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Badenoch urges Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels in court
Epping secured a temporary injunction blocking the use of the Essex town’s Bell Hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers on planning grounds.
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Thousands await GCSE results across Northern Ireland
Vocational qualification results are also set to be delivered later.
US woman to be sentenced over failed assassination plot in Birmingham
Aimee Betro’s co-conspirators were sentenced for their part in the revenge murder plot last year.
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Lucy Connolly set to be released from prison following jail term for hate tweet
She was jailed over social media posts in the wake of the Southport terror attack.
First new treatment for advanced bladder cancer in decades given green light
Experts said the approval of the new treatment combination would bring a ‘fundamental shift’ in care for patients with late-stage disease.
GCSE cohort receiving results ‘undoubtedly affected by Covid disruption’
Many of the pupils who sat their GCSEs this summer were in Year 6 when schools closed because of the pandemic.
What can pupils expect from this summer’s GCSE results?
Tens of thousands of pupils in England will get their grades in an app this year as part of a Government pilot.
Blood matching test to be offered to patients with rare conditions
About 300 people will be eligible for the test, which uses genetics to get detailed blood group information.
Majority of public back housing and developments in their area – poll
The research found that Labour backers (72%) and young people aged 25-34 (67%) were most likely to be ‘Yimby’ (yes in my backyard).
Smacking ban urged amid growing belief child physical punishment ‘unacceptable’
According to the Children Act 2004, it is unlawful to hit your child, except where it is ‘reasonable punishment’, and this is judged case-by-case.
Six ticket-holders scoop £1 million each in midweek Lotto jackpot rollover
The winning Lotto numbers were 01, 09, 10, 32, 44, 55 and the bonus number was 49.
Kneecap rapper faces month-long wait over whether terror charge is thrown out
Liam Og O hAnnaidh was greeted by hundreds of fans at court on Wednesday.
UK military chief meets US counterparts for Ukraine talks
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin met senior US defence officials alongside other European military chiefs in Washington DC on Wednesday.
Ice cream man stabbed to death in north-west London named by police
Shazad Khan was pronounced dead at the scene after officers responded to reports of an altercation in Monks Park in Wembley at 6.10pm on Tuesday.
‘Ice cream seller stabbed eight times’ as police arrest two in murder probe
A 41-year-old man was treated for stab wounds in Monks Park, Wembley, on Tuesday evening but died at the scene.
The £400 million asylum king who owns the Britannia Hotel and 17 other migrant hotels
The Canary Wharf Britannia Hotel is part of the chain owned by Alex Langsam, the man dubbed the ‘asylum king’
Man jailed after ‘hunting down police’ with crossbow
Jason King was jailed for nine years with a further three years on extended licence for shooting an officer with a crossbow and stabbing a neighbour.
Oxford Street rough sleepers were ‘evicted from homeless encampment’
Park Lane encampment was dismantled by Transport for London (TfL) earlier this summer
Antrim and Newtownabbey Council probes hotel being used for asylum seekers
DUP MLA Trevor Clarke said councillors from his party are pressing for similar investigations in other areas.
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East London council reveals it has £12.6 million budget gap
A report said that without changes, the shortfall would rise to £16.8 million for the 2028-2029 financial year