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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Last month, in a disturbing but not entirely unsurprising development, the leader of a Reform UK council effectively barred a local newspaper and website from interacting…
LONDON: A blogger from Navi Mumbai on a solo round-the-world tour has slammed British police for failing to stop crimes after his motorbike, loaded with his passport and belongings, was stolen from a park in Nottingham.Yogesh Alekari (33) was 24,000km and four months into his world motorbike tour. He had by then motorbiked to 17…
Haider Ali Found Not Guilty in UK Rape Case. Photo: X Pakistan international cricketer Haider Ali has been cleared of rape charges in the UK after the Police found no conclusive evidence to proceed with the case. Greater Manchester Police and the Crown Prosecution Service have reportedly closed the investigation, and the 24-year-old is allowed…
The UK’s second largest supermarket chain has informed staff in two stores that it will start an eight-week trial before potentially rolling out the technology nationwide. Sainsbury’s has said the technology is part of its efforts to identify shoplifters and curb a sharp increase in retail crime in recent years. However, use of facial recognition…
It’s been six weeks since rock legend Ozzy Osbourne passed away. Tributes from across the music world painted him as a heavy metal pioneer and beloved cultural icon. However, not everyone joined the chorus. In an unexpected feud, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters dismissed the late Black Sabbath icon with unusually blunt remarks, saying he…
The UK’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation has been met with alarm well beyond its borders, with Irish artists, writers and musicians prominent among those denouncing the move. For many, the issue is not just about support for the group’s tactics and objectives but also whether the UK is abandoning its…
As Farage left the chamber, the US congressman Jamie Raskin tried to ask him another question, speculating again that he was on his way to lunch with President Trump. “One more,” Raskin said as Farage left the chamber. “Blame it on me.” The Centre for Countering Digital Hate, a British-American non-profit group, said the comparison…
Topshop and Topman clothes will be sold in John Lewis shops nationwide from February next year as part of a new partnership between the firms. It comes amid efforts from the department store chain to drive its growth as it continues with a major transformation plan under boss Peter Ruis. He said the brand, which…
Sir Tony rose to Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) four years ago after decades of service both ashore and afloat, including on HMS Blazer and the frigate HMS Norfolk. He has served as the UK’s strategic commander as well as principal military adviser to the prime ministers and secretaries of defence since 2021. On leaving…
The proposed reorganisation of council boundaries was probably not the issue which prompted British voters to elect hundreds of Reform councillors at May’s local elections. Nigel Farage’s surging party won 677 seats and gained control of ten councils, including Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands. There, a choice about whether the districts of Gedling or Rushcliffe…