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Ministers expected to cut number of hotels used to house asylum seekers

Ministers expected to cut number of hotels used to house asylum seekers

Ministers expected to cut number of hotels used to house asylum seekers

24 October 2023

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick is set to confirm contracts are set to be terminated.


Unemployment rate unchanged but signs point to cooling jobs market

Unemployment rate unchanged but signs point to cooling jobs market

Unemployment rate unchanged but signs point to cooling jobs market

24 October 2023

Estimates from the ONS revealed that the unemployment rate for those aged 16 and over was 4.2% in the three months to August.


Extending diabetic eye screening to two years could risk sight loss, study finds

Extending diabetic eye screening to two years could risk sight loss, study finds

Extending diabetic eye screening to two years could risk sight loss, study finds

24 October 2023

Researchers said ‘the incentive of biennial screening is to release capacity in the NHS’ and ‘lessen the inconvenience’ for diabetics at low risk.


Shamima Begum’s legal fight reaches Court of Appeal

Shamima Begum’s legal fight reaches Court of Appeal

Shamima Begum’s legal fight reaches Court of Appeal

24 October 2023

The 24-year-old previously lost a challenge against the decision to strip her of her British citizenship on national security grounds.


What the papers say – October 24

What the papers say – October 24

What the papers say – October 24

23 October 2023

The Israel-Hamas conflict remains firmly at the top of the agenda on the UK’s front pages.


Headteacher who helped young Ukrainian refugees to be honoured at Windsor Castle

Headteacher who helped young Ukrainian refugees to be honoured at Windsor Castle

Headteacher who helped young Ukrainian refugees to be honoured at Windsor Castle

23 October 2023

Inna Hryhorovych helped mould St Mary’s as a school that could provide education and a caring environment to displaced Ukrainian children.


Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry to begin

Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry to begin

Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry to begin

23 October 2023

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry will explore the Scottish Government’s response to the pandemic.


Foreign Office to work for more hostage releases as British woman’s mother freed

Foreign Office to work for more hostage releases as British woman’s mother freed

Foreign Office to work for more hostage releases as British woman’s mother freed

23 October 2023

London-based Sharone Lifschitz spoke of her relief that her Israeli mother Yocheved was handed over by Hamas.


Parents of critically ill baby aim to take case to Europe

Parents of critically ill baby aim to take case to Europe

Parents of critically ill baby aim to take case to Europe

23 October 2023

Indi Gregory’s parents, Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth, have lost High Court and Court of Appeal fights in London.


Fresh deluge of rain forecast in areas hit by flooding during Storm Babet

Fresh deluge of rain forecast in areas hit by flooding during Storm Babet

Fresh deluge of rain forecast in areas hit by flooding during Storm Babet

23 October 2023

The warning for heavy rain will be in place between 3am and 4pm on Tuesday.


British woman speaks of relief after hostage mother released by Hamas

British woman speaks of relief after hostage mother released by Hamas

British woman speaks of relief after hostage mother released by Hamas

23 October 2023

The Palestinian militants said they had released two hostages for humanitarian reasons on Monday evening.


Lib Dem MP hits out at ‘masters of spin’ over distraction tactics

Lib Dem MP hits out at ‘masters of spin’ over distraction tactics

Lib Dem MP hits out at ‘masters of spin’ over distraction tactics

23 October 2023

Richard Foord said that what began as political spin has now morphed into a practice bordering on deceit.


Tory MPs oppose Government’s plans for reform of rental housing sector

Tory MPs oppose Government’s plans for reform of rental housing sector

Tory MPs oppose Government’s plans for reform of rental housing sector

23 October 2023

A group of Conservative MPs said the Renters Reform Bill would add ‘to the burden of landlords’.


15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murdering teenager in Bath

15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murdering teenager in Bath

15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murdering teenager in Bath

23 October 2023

Mikey Roynon died from a single stab wound at a property in the Weston area of Bath on June 10.


Scottish Water workers could go on strike after talks fail

Scottish Water workers could go on strike after talks fail

Scottish Water workers could go on strike after talks fail

23 October 2023

Scottish Water’s chief operating officer, Peter Farrer, said: ‘We are bitterly disappointed at this outcome.’


In Pictures: London Zoo animals celebrate Halloween with pumpkin treats

In Pictures: London Zoo animals celebrate Halloween with pumpkin treats

In Pictures: London Zoo animals celebrate Halloween with pumpkin treats

23 October 2023

Sumatran tigers, okapis, Galapagos tortoises and a Komodo dragon embraced the spooky season at London Zoo.


Medium flood risk for England and Wales after Storm Babet death toll rose

Medium flood risk for England and Wales after Storm Babet death toll rose

Medium flood risk for England and Wales after Storm Babet death toll rose

23 October 2023

The Environment Agency issued more than 300 flood warnings and received more than 1,800 calls to its flood line at the storm’s peak, a minister said.


MP stopped from boarding flight to Canada ‘because his name was Mohammad’

MP stopped from boarding flight to Canada ‘because his name was Mohammad’

MP stopped from boarding flight to Canada ‘because his name was Mohammad’

23 October 2023

Labour’s Mohammad Yasin was due to fly to Canada with a group of other MPs from a Commons committee when he was delayed for extra questioning.


Man treated for stab wounds day after Ashling Murphy’s death, paramedics tell court

Man treated for stab wounds day after Ashling Murphy’s death, paramedics tell court

Man treated for stab wounds day after Ashling Murphy’s death, paramedics tell court

23 October 2023

The prosecuting barrister told the court the man is Jozef Puska.


Parents of critically ill baby lose latest stage of life-support treatment fight

Parents of critically ill baby lose latest stage of life-support treatment fight

Parents of critically ill baby lose latest stage of life-support treatment fight

23 October 2023

A High Court judge had ruled that doctors could limit treatment provided to Indi Gregory and appeal judges have refused to overturn that decision.


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