The Conservatives have accused the new government of undermining the civil service's impartiality.

Minister defends Labour donor's civil service job

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 Scottish ministers will decide if controversial plans for a development on part of the Bannockburn battlefield site should go ahead – with the Government intervening after local councillors granted permission.The Scottish Government has now formally “called in” Stirling Council’s decision last month to approve a trotting track for harness racing on the site.With the final decision on the development now resting with ministers, conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland urged them to reject the “damaging and unsuitable proposal” – claiming the track would “desecrate one of Scotland’s most significant heritage sites”.We hope that Scottish ministers will take heed...

Ministers intervene and ‘call in’ plans to build on battlefield site

 Labour will not use its first Budget to scrap the two-child benefit cap, a member of Sir Keir Starmer’s government has said.Torsten Bell, parliamentary private secretary to the influential Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden, predicted the measure would not be repealed in the October 30 statement.The former chief executive of the Resolution Foundation and new MP for Swansea West warned against politicians making undeliverable or unfunded promises.Speaking at the Edinburgh Book Festival, Mr Bell said: “You’ve got to be clear where that money’s coming from and that’s what budgets are for and the government’s committed to a child poverty...

Labour will not scrap two-child benefit cap in October, senior figure warns

High levels of waste and fly-tipping are causing a problem with rats, residents claim.

'Rats the size of dogs' outside rubbish-hit homes

Two drug dealers have been jailed after cannabis plants worth more than £300,000 were discovered. Marjus Gashi, 34, and Albjon Kucuku, 31, were arrested on 2 May at the former’s home in Shelton Road, Stanground, Peterborough, after Cambridgeshire Police executed a warrant and found 285 plants worth up to about £240,000.

Pair jailed after police uncover cannabis factory

The funeral for British teenager Jay Slater, who died while on holiday on Tenerife, will be held in Accrington, Lancashire on Saturday.Well-wishers who attend the service have been asked to wear something blue in his memory.Mr Slater’s loved ones have also asked that instead of flowers, people could donate to LBT Global, an overseas crisis support charity which helped his family through their heartache.A post-mortem examination found the 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, who died on June 17, found he died of traumatic head injuries, consistent with a fall from height.His death would have been instantaneous.The “celebration of life service” is...

Funeral for teenager Jay Slater who died on Tenerife to be held

Two motorcyclists who died in a crash near a Derbyshire town have been named by police. Derbyshire Police were called to the A6 near Tom Thorn between Buxton and Dove Holes at about 10:18 BST on Sunday to reports of a crash involving two motorbikes and a car. On Monday,...

Police name two motorcyclists killed in crash

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman and child were bitten by a dog in Devon. Officers said the attack happened at the Sidmouth seafront area at about 19:30 BST on Sunday 11 August and involved a rottweiler-type dog. "It was reported that following a conversation involving the dog’s...

Mum and child taken to hospital after dog attack

The boss of Foxtel - a majority News Corp-owned cable television company in Australia - has "unreservedly" apologised after an image surfaced of him performing a Nazi salute. Patrick Delaney said he believed he was showing "the similarity" between the gesture and one used by some fans of a Western Sydney soccer club when the photo was taken a decade ago.

News Corp boss apologises for doing Nazi salute

The survey monitors the river's health as well as fish stock levels for anglers.

More than 600 fish found during river survey

Previous Home Office plans would have seen the hotel used by migrants

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

The Grade II listed property in East Horsley is being sold as it is "too costly" to modernise.

‘Inhabitable’ historic manor house for sale at £1.5m

Betty Rout was asleep when two men broke into her house and later stole her late husband's medals.

Thief said 'sorry' to woman, 101, as he stole medals

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Work to reveal part of the River Sheaf covered for more than a century is due to begin next week.

Hidden river to be revealed after a century

Archaeologists have unearthed a "stunning" Bronze Age burial chamber on one of Dartmoor’s most isolated hills. Experts discovered a stone-built box, sometimes known as a cist, at Cut Hill during a three-day dig earlier this month. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal found inside suggests the chamber, used to bury the...

'Stunning' burial chamber unearthed on Dartmoor

The Grade II listed pier is the only one in the UK to link to an island.

Work to restore crumbling historic pier approved

A court heard Adriana Orme played a major role in an online group that paid for baby monkeys to be taken from their mothers.

Woman admits being part of monkey torture network

 Douglas Ross has said he would have been ousted as Scottish Tory leader even if he did not stand for a Westminster seat.The current Scottish Tory leader – who will be replaced next month – told a fringe audience he would not have stood for the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East seat if he knew he “wasn’t going to win”.However, Mr Ross, who has faced criticism from within his own Holyrood party in recent weeks, said he did not think the “final outcome would have been any different”.Stating that MSPs within his own party were often “briefing against him”,...

Ross: I would’ve been ousted as Scottish Tory leader regardless of MP bid

An ex-mayor accused of spying for China and having ties with criminal syndicates has fled the Philippines, stirring fury. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Wednesday that "heads will roll" after officials admitted Alice Guo had left the country undetected one month ago and travelled to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Mr...

Fury as suspected China spy flees the Philippines

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Labour Welsh minister's fuel payment cut warning

Jane Hutt says scrapping universal pensioner winter fuel payments risks pushing some into...

Labour Welsh minister's fuel payment cut warning

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