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Ex-councillor jailed over £430k Eat Out to Help Out fraud

Ex-councillor jailed over £430k Eat Out to Help Out fraud

Ex-councillor jailed over £430k Eat Out to Help Out fraud

31 March 2023

Mohammed Ikram made 19 fraudulent claims under then-chancellor Rishi Sunak’s initiative over four weeks in August and September 2020.


Tories write to top civil servant to complain over independence minister

Tories write to top civil servant to complain over independence minister

Tories write to top civil servant to complain over independence minister

31 March 2023

Jamie Hepburn was appointed to the position this week.


King and German president lay wreaths at Hamburg war memorial

King and German president lay wreaths at Hamburg war memorial

King and German president lay wreaths at Hamburg war memorial

31 March 2023

The spire of St Nikolai Memorial Church has become a monument against war.


Kingsmill inquest ‘a painful and frustrating process for victims’ families’

Kingsmill inquest ‘a painful and frustrating process for victims’ families’

Kingsmill inquest ‘a painful and frustrating process for victims’ families’

31 March 2023

The long-running proceedings heard final submissions on Friday.


Pledge to freeze council tax ‘not hypothetical’, insists Keir Starmer

Pledge to freeze council tax ‘not hypothetical’, insists Keir Starmer

Pledge to freeze council tax ‘not hypothetical’, insists Keir Starmer

31 March 2023

The Tories say the commitment ‘isn’t worth the paper it’s written on’ because Labour has no plans to introduce it if in power.


Police seek man released from prison by mistake two days after sentencing

Police seek man released from prison by mistake two days after sentencing

Police seek man released from prison by mistake two days after sentencing

31 March 2023

Rayon Newby, 20, from east London, had been sentenced to more than three months on March 15 for assault, harassment and burglary.


Tributes paid to ‘irreplaceable’ teenager who died playing football at school

Tributes paid to ‘irreplaceable’ teenager who died playing football at school

Tributes paid to ‘irreplaceable’ teenager who died playing football at school

31 March 2023

A funeral has been held for Andrew MacKinnon, 15, in Edinburgh.


Two boys, aged 14 and 15, held on suspicion of murdering pensioner

Two boys, aged 14 and 15, held on suspicion of murdering pensioner

Two boys, aged 14 and 15, held on suspicion of murdering pensioner

31 March 2023

Joy Middleditch, who lived in Pakefield, Suffolk, dies in hospital on Monday.


Frozen taxes set to raise £25bn by 2027-28, says think tank

Frozen taxes set to raise £25bn by 2027-28, says think tank

Frozen taxes set to raise £25bn by 2027-28, says think tank

31 March 2023

High inflation has pushed up the projected revenue take from the Government’s personal tax threshold freeze, the Resolution Foundation said.


Football fan sentenced over ‘vile’ tweet about Burnley striker Michael Obafemi

Football fan sentenced over ‘vile’ tweet about Burnley striker Michael Obafemi

Football fan sentenced over ‘vile’ tweet about Burnley striker Michael Obafemi

31 March 2023

The player said he felt ‘shocked’ at seeing the racist tweet and asked the judge to make an example of Josh Phillips who sent it.


Liverpool venue to host Eurovision received ‘overcrowding’ reports last year

Liverpool venue to host Eurovision received ‘overcrowding’ reports last year

Liverpool venue to host Eurovision received ‘overcrowding’ reports last year

31 March 2023

Operators of the 11,000-capacity Liverpool Arena confirmed they had ‘operational issues’ at the gig for singer Jamie Webster.


Autumn trial for man accused of attacking woman he thought was linked to GCHQ

Autumn trial for man accused of attacking woman he thought was linked to GCHQ

Autumn trial for man accused of attacking woman he thought was linked to GCHQ

31 March 2023

Joshua Bowles, 29, is accused of punching and stabbing the woman at a leisure centre three miles from the UK intelligence agency’s Cheltenham base.


Government hails increase in National Minimum Wage

Government hails increase in National Minimum Wage

Government hails increase in National Minimum Wage

31 March 2023

Millions of the lowest paid workers across the UK will receive a pay increase.


Murder accused was ‘really keen’ to visit Arthur’s Seat, trial told

Murder accused was ‘really keen’ to visit Arthur’s Seat, trial told

Murder accused was ‘really keen’ to visit Arthur’s Seat, trial told

31 March 2023

Kashif Anwar, 29, denies killing Fawziyah Javed, 31, in Edinburgh on September 2, 2021.


Cheaper HRT prescriptions come into force across England

Cheaper HRT prescriptions come into force across England

Cheaper HRT prescriptions come into force across England

31 March 2023

A prescription prepayment certificate will last for 12 months and cost £19.30 for the year.


Man, 65, admits ‘reckless’ promotion of banned far-right group

Man, 65, admits ‘reckless’ promotion of banned far-right group

Man, 65, admits ‘reckless’ promotion of banned far-right group

31 March 2023

Alan Madden pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to dissemination of a terrorist publication and three counts of stirring up racial hatred.


Judge ’emphatically rejects’ Enoch Burke accusations emailed to High Court

Judge ’emphatically rejects’ Enoch Burke accusations emailed to High Court

Judge ’emphatically rejects’ Enoch Burke accusations emailed to High Court

31 March 2023

The management of Wilson’s Hospital School and the teacher, who is an Evangelical Christian, are involved in a dispute at the court in Dublin.


Government turning waterways into open sewers, says opposition

Government turning waterways into open sewers, says opposition

Government turning waterways into open sewers, says opposition

31 March 2023

New data shows more than 300,000 spills last year, down from 2021 but because of dry weather, not water company action, the Environment Agency said.


Around 100 Northern Ireland groups to benefit from UK fund to replace EU support

Around 100 Northern Ireland groups to benefit from UK fund to replace EU support

Around 100 Northern Ireland groups to benefit from UK fund to replace EU support

31 March 2023

The announcement came 24 hours after European Social Fund cash was due to run out.


Sunak says voters will decide whether they think he is out of touch

Sunak says voters will decide whether they think he is out of touch

Sunak says voters will decide whether they think he is out of touch

31 March 2023

The Prime Minister visited Darlington as he campaigns for the Tories in the run-up to the May local elections.


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