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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's new government said on Wednesday it will strengthen the role of the country's official budget watchdog under new laws that Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes will boost Britain's attractiveness to investors.

UK plans to bolster budget watchdog after 'mini-budget' crisis

The Independent

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is facing further calls to scrap the two-child benefit cap, as MPs claim it would lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.Labour has faced consistent pressure to scrap the limit since before the election, from charities and its own backbenchers.MP John McDonnell said the legislation put in place by the Tories is an “attack on the poorest” and argued that his party should plan to abolish the policy “within weeks”.Meanwhile, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said he was “disappointed” that getting rid of the “heinous” cap did not feature in the King’s Speech.It was...

Starmer faces further calls from MPs to scrap two-child benefit cap

 Trade union leaders have pushed Sir Keir Starmer for “oven ready” legislation to reverse Tory anti-strike laws ahead of the King’s Speech.With 35 bills set to be contained in Labour’s first legislative programme in 14 years, there are fears in the trade union movement that Sir Keir may deprioritise his pledges on workers’ rights on Wednesday.Speaking exclusively to The Independent, Trades Union Congress (TUC) president Matt Wrack, who is also general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), warned that “words will not be enough” from the new Labour prime minister and rapid action is expected.The concerns have come...

Unions demand ‘oven ready’ workers’ rights laws in Starmer’s first King’s Speech

Text describing Liz Truss’s mini-budget as a “disaster” has been removed from Government documents after the former prime minister complained that it breached civil service rules.Ms Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, had written to the head of the civil service, Simon Case, complaining that references to her in documents released alongside the King’s Speech were “untrue political attacks”.Briefing notes about the contents of the speech, delivered by the King on Wednesday, included references to the “mistakes” of Ms Truss’s economic policy.More evidence of a lack of Civil Service impartiality. 👇 pic.twitter.com/VYXxKBtdwf— Liz Truss (@trussliz) July 17, 2024In her letter, she...

References to Liz Truss removed from King’s Speech papers after ex-PM complains

 Rishi Sunak was warned he was losing his grip on his own MPs after he was hit by a mass strike in the last days of his premiership.In a sign of the pressure Mr Sunak was under before he shocked Westminster by calling a snap general election, the then prime minister was told the situation was unsustainable.On a single day Conservative whips received a request from around 200 Tory MPs – well over half of the parliamentary party - to be slipped, or excused from voting, a former senior Downing Street insider said.The phrase refers to allowing MPs to...

Rishi Sunak hit by mass strike of Tory MPs before surprise snap election

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

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Death Disclosure Laws and Property Disclosures in North Carolina. In North Carolina, there is no legal obligation for homeowners or real estate agents to disclose if a death has occurred in a home, whether by natural causes, murder, or suicide. However, if a potential buyer directly inquires about any deaths on the property, the seller is required to provide that information.

If someone dies at your house do you have to tell a potential buyer? What North Carolina law says

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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

Teachers at a Nottingham secondary school are set to strike over "detrimental" staffing issues. National Education Union (NEU) members at The Trinity Catholic School in Aspley will walk out on Wednesday and Thursday. The union says 10 members of teaching staff are set to leave the school at the end...

Teachers to strike at school over staffing issues

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

Residents living near a cemetery in Kent are being urged to check CCTV footage after reports of a man exposing himself. The incident took place around midday on Saturday as two females were in the grounds of All Souls' Church, in Crockenhill, Swanley. Police say the suspect was around 6ft...

CCTV appeal after indecent exposure in cemetery

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

James Roddis is one of the most senior army officers to be court-martialled in the last 200 years.

Ex-Major General admits disgraceful conduct

A woman has fostered a Labrador that was destined for a dog meat festival in China after being abused for years. Jackie Head, who volunteers for dog rescue charity Yappy Ever After, decided to give Toby a new home after spotting him on a charity website. Believed to be aged...

Labrador saved from being sent to meat festival

The court hears he hit his son-in-law in the head from behind.

Man, 71, jailed for meat cleaver attack

Knives, drugs and an air rifle have been seized as part of a major drugs operation in Plymouth, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said it joined forces with the Project Medusa County Lines team from Merseyside Police on 9 and 10 July to detect and disrupt drugs supply in the city.

More than 30 arrested in major drugs operation

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With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

A man who was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer has urged people to not be afraid to talk about poo. Dave Jones, 35 and from Great Barr, Birmingham, was diagnosed with cancer in December 2022 which came as a massive shock as he had always been fit and healthy.

Bowel cancer survivor urges talks about poo

Twenty-two teenagers were taken to hospital, including a 17-year-old girl who later died, during a drum and bass event, papers have shown. The teenager who died in hospital of a suspected MDMA overdose after attending the Worried About Henry gig at Dreamland, Margate, on 29 June, has been named locally as Emily Stokes.

22 teens in suspected overdose at gig - report

The Yemeni Houthi rebels has released a video of an attack it claims to have carried out on an oil tanker in the Red Sea. The footage shows a small vessel approach, then collide with the left side of the ship, resulting in a large explosion. BBC Verify has confirmed...

Watch: Yemeni Houthi rebels attack oil tanker

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New law aimed to prevent repeat of Truss mini-budget

A new law is set to prevent any future government from sidelining the UK's independent forecaster from assessing its economic plans like former prime minister Liz...

New law aimed to prevent repeat of Truss mini-budget

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