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Father says 12-year-old was told event in Rugby was ‘not for her as she gets to celebrate being British every day’A diversity day at a secondary school in Warwickshire ended in upset and apologies after a 12-year-old girl wearing a union flag dress was…
Union had raised concerns about hundreds of assembly line jobs at defence company’s factory in LancashireThe British weapons manufacturer BAE Systems has said it is confident of receiving further export orders for the Typhoon fighter jet, a development…
Hundreds of mechanical engineers stopped work in protest over ‘management practices’ at construction siteHundreds of workers at the Hinkley Point C nuclear construction site in Somerset have staged a wildcat strike in protest against alleged bullying b…
Pat McFadden reacts over concerns foreign powers could use untraceable money to affect British democracyElection officials should consider banning political donations made in cryptocurrency, a minister has said, amid concerns that foreign powers are us…
Tory peer Tariq Ahmad denies contact while in office with King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful CoexistenceA former UK Middle East minister has been accused of breaching transparency rules over a paid advisory role with an influential Bahraini centre t…
Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, sentenced for act of criminal damage that sparked widespread sadness and angerTwo men who carried out a “moronic mission” to fell one of the most loved and photographed trees in the UK have been jailed.Daniel…
Growing number of campaigners urge government to ensure green investment is not done ‘on backs of the poor’What is a wealth tax and would it work in the UK?A growing number of climate groups are campaigning for the introduction of a wealth tax to ensur…
It would be popular and could raise big money, but some fear it would be costly to administer and drive the rich awayClimate groups call for UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economyA wealth tax is an annual levy on an individual’s tota…
Twenty-two union leaders criticise Met over arrest of people who took part in pro-Gaza march in JanuaryMore than 20 union leaders have expressed their deep concern over the apparent erosion of the right to peaceful protest, piling pressure on the Metr…
Despite culture secretary saying he has overseen ‘series of catastrophic failures’, Davie insists BBC can thrive under himTim Davie has insisted he is still the right person to lead the BBC, after a succession of issues that has seen the culture secret…