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- Keir Starmer says he was ‘ruthless’ over Corbyn ban amid warning Labour must win over ‘Stevenage woman’by Eleanor Noyce and Adam Forrest on 2nd April 2023 at 8:07 am
Starmer defiant as he warned Labour must win over socially-conservative suburban voters in new report
- ‘Stevenage woman’ key to Labour success, says Starmer-backing think tankby Dominic McGrath on 2nd April 2023 at 8:00 am
Labour Together, a think tank with close ties to the party leader and his top team, has suggested that the party needs to win over Stevenage Woman’.
- Nicola Sturgeon laughs off online gossip of affair with French diplomatby Adam Forrest on 2nd April 2023 at 7:44 am
Search from privacy in wake of internet rumours ‘part of the reason’ for resignation, says ex-SNP leader
- Father dies of sepsis caused by flesh-eating bug after ‘noticing spot on his leg’by Thomas Kingsley on 2nd April 2023 at 6:52 am
Brett Dymond, 38, started experiencing hallucinations and deteriorated in a matter of days
- Suella Braverman to make reporting sex abuse mandatory for those working with childrenby Eleanor Noyce on 2nd April 2023 at 6:28 am
In October 2022, the seven-year Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published damning evidence from a total of 725 witnesses
- Windows designed by Cambridge student ‘make homes liveable’ in war-torn Ukraineby Ellie Ng on 2nd April 2023 at 6:00 am
The project, Insulate Ukraine, replaces bullet and bomb-damaged windows with plastic ones designed by PhD student Harry Blakiston Houston.
- Sturgeon: Online rumours about me played part in resignation decisionby PA Reporter on 2nd April 2023 at 5:59 am
She stepped down as Scottish first minister and SNP leader earlier this week.
- What the papers say – April 2by PA Reporter on 2nd April 2023 at 1:47 am
Animal activists are reportedly planning to sabotage the Grand National.
- Legal reporting requirement on child sex abuse needed, says Bravermanby Dominic McGrath on 1st April 2023 at 11:01 pm
The Government is expected to set out details of plans in the coming days to tackle grooming gangs and better protect children.
- David Mylchreest: Normandy veteran and one of the first Allied soldiers to cross the Seine in 1944by Phil Davison on 1st April 2023 at 11:01 pm
At just 20 years old, Mylchreest helped liberate the key town of Vernon and took part in some of the fiercest battles of the Normandy campaign
- New review aims to close employment gap for people with autismby Aine Fox on 1st April 2023 at 11:01 pm
Businesses, employment organisations, specialist support groups and autistic people will be asked to identify barriers to work.
- ‘I need a life’: Afghans stuck in Pakistan hotels living in fear as they await evacuation to UKby Holly Bancroft and May Bulman on 1st April 2023 at 10:01 pm
Some of those who have been stranded in hotels in Islamabad for months talk of their anxiety and distress
- Three British men detained in Taliban custody in Afghanistanby Pa Reporters on 1st April 2023 at 9:46 pm
Non-profit organisation the Presidium Network is assisting two of the men.
- Police arrest man near First Minister’s official residenceby Lucinda Cameron on 1st April 2023 at 9:30 pm
The force said there was no threat to the wider public.
- Public authorities to get a free official portrait of the Kingby PA Reporter on 1st April 2023 at 9:30 pm
Councils, courts and schools are among institutions to be offered a new official portrait in a £8 million government-funded scheme, the Cabinet says
- Bosses urged to end ‘discrimination’ against autistic workersby Simon Walters on 1st April 2023 at 8:32 pm
The UK’s leading expert on the condition said it was shocking nearly nine in 10 people with autism are unemployed
- Alberta Whittle exhibition opens in Edinburghby Lucinda Cameron on 1st April 2023 at 8:17 pm
The artist represented Scotland at last year’s Venice Biennale.
- Extra night sailings to try and clear Port of Dover traffic backlogby Catherine Wylie on 1st April 2023 at 8:17 pm
The port declared a critical incident amid high volumes of coach traffic heading to France for the Easter holidays.
- Teenagers bailed amid murder probe over 82-year-old woman’s deathby Ted Hennessey on 1st April 2023 at 7:56 pm
Joy Middleditch died on Monday after being robbed in her own home in Pakefield, Suffolk.
- Three British nationals including ‘danger tourist’ held by Taliban in Afghanistanby Eleanor Noyce on 1st April 2023 at 7:24 pm
One has been named as so-called ‘danger tourist’ Miles Routledge, who was previously evacuated from Afghanistan by the British Army in 2021
- Man arrested on suspicion of murder as woman found dead in marinaby Eleanor Noyce on 1st April 2023 at 6:18 pm
The body of a woman was found in the water at the Thames & Kennet Marina on Saturday morning
- Unionists should ‘bank the wins’ in new Brexit trading deal, says Julian Smithby David Young on 1st April 2023 at 6:09 pm
The DUP is currently blocking devolution at Stormont in protest at post-Brexit trading arrangements.
- King Charles wins hearts in Germany with ‘very well-received’ visitby Sravasti Dasgupta on 1st April 2023 at 4:36 pm
The visit came with Britain and Germany trying to rebuild frayed ties after Brexit
- Anger at government U-turn on promised ban on fur importsby Jane Dalton on 1st April 2023 at 4:23 pm
Ministers accused of ‘betrayal of both animals and voters’ after refusing to change law
- Man dies after suffering ‘serious injuries’ in white-collar charity boxing matchby Andy Gregory on 1st April 2023 at 4:06 pm
Individual died in hospital following amateur sporting event at Harvey Hadden Sports Village
- Man arrested after woman’s body found in water at marinaby Helen William on 1st April 2023 at 3:49 pm
A woman’s body was found in the water at the Thames and Kennet Marina, Berkshire.
- Scottish boxing great Ken Buchanan dies aged 77by Pa Sport Staff on 1st April 2023 at 3:39 pm
Former world lightweight champion Buchanan was was made an MBE in 1972.
- Abandoned by the country they served: Hundreds of Afghans eligible for UK stranded in Pakistanby Holly Bancroft and May Bulman on 1st April 2023 at 3:11 pm
Exclusive: The government has stopped evacuation flights from Islamabad and tells those waiting they must find their own place to live or face a year-long delay
- SNP will work to ensure transparency – Humza Yousafby Lucinda Cameron on 1st April 2023 at 3:09 pm
The SNP National Executive Committee met in Glasgow on Saturday.
- Water companies face unlimited fines in crackdown on sewage spillsby Kate Devlin on 1st April 2023 at 3:08 pm
There were an average of 824 waste spills a day last year, and ministers want to make polluters pay