The Independent

Four Welsh ministers have quit the Government in protest against First Minister Vaughan Gething’s leadership, telling him they cannot get on with the job “without you standing down”.Mick Antoniw, Julie James, Lesley Griffiths and Jeremy Miles resigned on Tuesday morning, posting separate letters on social media in which they called for Mr Gething to go.The First Minister has come under sustained criticism in recent months for his decision to sack former minister Hannah Blythyn, and over a series of rows concerning donations he took while running to be Welsh Labour leader.This led to the collapse of a co-operation agreement between...

Four Welsh ministers quit and call for First Minister to stand down

Vaughan Gething has reshuffled his top team the day after announcing his intention to resign as First Minister of Wales.Four members of the Welsh cabinet quit on Tuesday morning, precipitating Mr Gething’s decision to stand down and making a reshuffle necessary for the Welsh Labour top team.Julie James, cabinet secretary for housing and local government, Jeremy Miles, cabinet secretary for economy, energy and Welsh language, Lesley Griffiths, cabinet secretary for culture and social justice, and counsel general Mick Antoniw all left government on Tuesday.On Wednesday evening, Mr Gething announced that Jayne Bryant, minister for mental health and early years, would...

Vaughan Gething reshuffles Welsh Labour top team after resignations

 Vaughan Gething has dramatically resigned as the first minister of Wales just hours after four of his ministers quit his government.In a parting shot, the group told him they could not do their jobs “without you standing down”.Mr Gething said he recognised that “rebuilding and renewal” was “not possible” under his leadership.In a statement announcing his resignation, he said: “I have this morning taken the difficult decision to begin the process of stepping down as leader of the Welsh Labour Party and, as a result, first minister.“Having been elected as leader of my party in March, I had hoped...

Vaughan Gething quits as Welsh first minister after just four months

Speaking shortly before first minister's questions, Huw Irranca-Davies, climate change and rural affairs minister, spoke to BBC Wales. He says it's a "very difficult day" and Vaughan Gething had made a "brave decision" to step down. He says he had not planned to step down after four members of Vaughan...

My integrity is intact, Gething tells Welsh Parliament after quitting as first minister

The former PM had argued official documents criticising her premiership showed political bias.

Officials drop Truss budget 'disaster' reference

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

The daughter of Dubai's ruler appears to have announced her divorce on social media. A post from the verified Instagram account of Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said she was ending her marriage, and reads: "I hereby declare our divorce." The BBC has reached out to officials...

Instagram account of Dubai princess announces divorce

A drug commonly prescribed to thin blood can be repurposed as a cheap antidote to cobra venom, a team of scientists based in Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the UK has discovered. Snakebites kill about 138,000 people a year, mostly in poorer rural areas in low- and middle-income countries in...

Common blood-thinning drug neutralises cobra venom

Irish Star

Ms Towey, a 28 year old stewardess, was blocked from leaving the United Arab Emirates after receiving hospital treatment for severe bruising and other injuries

Irish woman Tori Towey 'travel ban lifted' after being blocked from leaving Dubai due to 'suicide bid'

The 28-year-old from Roscommon had been working as a flight attendant based in Dubai

Tori Towey's nightmare nearly over as Dubai police make major update to attempted suicide charge

The Mirror US

Former Metropolitan Police officer Mark Williams-Thomas has spoken out on how Jay Slater's disappearance from the Canary Island has links to an "established criminal network"

Jay Slater disappearance has links to 'established criminal network' in Tenerife, ex-cop says

Plans to build 120 homes on the edge of a village can go ahead after the developers successfully appealed against a council decision to reject the proposal. Developers, including Bellway Homes, saw their project for land to the east of Ploughley Road in Ambrosden, Oxfordshire, turned down by Cherwell District Council in July 2023.

Developers win appeal to build 120 village homes

Jack Black has said he’s cancelled the rest of the Tenacious D world tour after his bandmate Kyle Gass sparked an outcry with a comment about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The comedy rock group were on stage in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday when Gass was asked to...

Jack Black axes tour over bandmate's Trump comment

Police are appealing for more information about the attacker as the victim remains in hospital.

Woman stabbed and robbed in hospital car park

A female prison officer was arrested following allegations she had an "inappropriate relationship" with an inmate. The HMP Highpoint worker was held on suspicion of misconduct in a public office. The Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) - which is made up of staff from seven police forces in the...

Prison officer arrested over 'inmate relationship'

Three men are arrested after the victim is pronounced dead at the scene.

Murder investigation launched after body found

Bills in the King's Speech took years of struggle by campaigners. Is that how the system should work?

Bereaved families forced law changes - why did it take so long?

Human remains found in a park have been identified as those of a man who had been missing for more than two years. Karandeep Singh was initially reported missing from Slough on 13 December 2021. The formal identification follows the discovery of the remains in Herschel Park, Slough, on 7...

Remains identified as man missing for two years

Steven Millar's messages were "sexually motivated", a Teaching Regulation Authority Report finds.

Teacher messaged undercover officer posing as girl, 14

The Week

Tori Towey was charged with attempted suicide and consuming alcohol after being attacked in her home

Irish flight attendant breaks silence after 'distressing' Dubai charges dropped

NewsBreak

Leaked government texts sent to Covid-19 inquiry

The leaked Welsh government chat messages led to Vaughan Gething sacking minister Hannah...

Leaked government texts sent to Covid-19 inquiry

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