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The party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said a Labour government would give women ‘the best start at working life’.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conducted a meeting in No 10 with vice-chancellors from leading UK universities to tackle antisemitism on campuses.

The increase in home repossessions is largely due to older cases working through the court system, UK Finance said.

Anneliese Dodds said the MP had been through a parliamentary process over remarks about her ex-husband who was convicted in 2020 of sexual assault.

UK Health Security Agency data shows there were 2,793 cases reported to the end of March, compared to 858 for the whole of 2023.

His re-election was a rare bright spot for the PM in the local elections but he was scathing about the state of the Conservative Party.

Henry De Los Rios Polania was stabbed at his home in north-east London.

Government guidance says: “The majority of vehicle flags currently on sale are legal, provided they are fitted to the vehicle in a sensible manner.”

The Italian master’s Venus and Mars will go on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.

Huge plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky as firefighters tackled the blaze near the A460 Orbital Island in Cannock.

Images show two people in hooded tops climbing through a window at Ely Museum in Cambridgeshire in the early hours of Tuesday.

Conservative MPs account for the majority of members not seeking re-election.

About 130 properties were evacuated after ‘suspicious items’ were found during a police operation in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire.

The group said ITV Studios revenues tumbled 16% to £382 million in the first quarter.

It came as the boss of the London-listed arms firm said it has seen a ‘strong’ operational performance and is on track to meet its targets.

However significant opposition to the move was voiced by the Scottish Greens, Tories and Labour.

The MP for Stratford-on-Avon is to leave Westminster after 14 years in Parliament.

The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is widely expected to hold interest rates at 5.25%.

The country has faced calls to be excluded from the contest amid the war in Gaza.

The police force credits six months of its Right Care, Right Person scheme as the cause for responding to 18% more urgent robbery calls.