Category: United Kingdom

Measures tabled to freeze ‘ill-gotten gains’ of dictators

New powers to stop “blood-stained dictators” and despots from laundering their money through the UK by freezing their assets have been tabled by the Government. Security Minister Ben Wallace said the move would send a “major signal” around the world that the UK could not be used as a base to hide “ill-gotten gains”.

Mr Nuttall said he had spent three hours speaking to officers with Operation Resolve

The under-fire parliamentary hopeful, who faced the resignation of two senior officials on Monday in protest at the party’s “crass insensitivity” over the tragedy, said he had spent three hours giving a witness statement to Operation Resolve. Mr Nuttall faced a fierce backlash and calls to resign as an MEP after it emerged claims that he lost close personal friends at Hillsborough were false.

Town centre road to go traffic-free

Tarrant Street will be closed to cars every third Saturday of the month, coinciding with the farmers’ market, beginning on March 18. From 10am pedestrians will be able to explore the shops, galleries, restaurants and bars in a relaxed, vehicle-free area. Arundel Town Council and the Arundel Chamber of Commerce have chosen the same days as the award-winning Arundel Farmers’ Market, which already draws people from the surrounding towns and villages to Arundel.

Primark pulls “shocking” and “racist” Walking Dead t-shirt from stores after angry complaint

Primark has removed a t-shirt promoting hit US TV show The Walking Dead from its stores after it was branded “fantastically offensive” and “racist” by an angry shopper. Outraged Ian Lucraft was so offended by the “explicit” t-shirt that he complained directly to the discount clothing store’s chief executive – and Primark has now apologised and removed the men’s t-shirt from its branches.

Three-year-old boy falls out of lorry on Rugby roundabout

A three-year-old boy fell out of a flatbed lorry and went under the vehicle after the nearside door flew open as it went round a Rugby traffic island. Driver Brian Medcraft jumped from the cab and scooped the badly-injured boy up in his arms, put him back inside and drove off before being stopped by the police.

UK lawmakers debate downgrading Trump invite for state visit

President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May walk along the colonnades of the White House in Washington, Friday, January 27, 2017. US President Donald Trump should not be afforded the “rare privilege” of a state visit, a British opposition lawmaker said yesterday as Parliament debated a call for Trump’s invitation to be downgraded and stripped of its royal seal of approval.

David Spaven: Get freight on track for a better future

When the Scottish Parliament unanimously backed the Climate Change Act in 2009, much was made of this being the most ambitious climate change legislation anywhere in the world. In the intervening years, good progress on emissions has been made in a number of sectors – but the glaring exception has been transport.

PM steps up Brexit Bill pressure as she sits in on peers’ debate

Prime Minister Theresa May sits behind the Speaker, back row, as Baroness Smith of Basildon speaks in the House of Lords The House of Lords will conclude the first stage of a crucial Brexit debate after Theresa May and Boris Johnson ramped up pressure on them not to block or delay Britain’s exit from the European Union. In a highly unusual move on Monday, the Prime Minister sat on the steps in front of the Royal Throne in the Upper Chamber as Lords Leader Baroness Evans of Bowes urged peers not to frustrate the passage of the Brexit Bill.

Amid protests, UK lawmakers debate downgrading Trump visit

Thousands of protesters against U.S. President Donald Trump rallied outside Britain’s Parliament on Monday, while lawmakers inside urged the government to rescind its offer to the president of a state visit stamped with pomp, pageantry and royal approval. In a passionate debate that’s unlikely to change the British government’s position, Trump was labeled a misogynist, a bigot and a “petulant child” by opposition legislators.

Planned Newport council tax increase cut by 0.5 per cent

Proposals to outsource domiciliary care to a private company have also been scrapped under Newport City Council ‘s revised budget for the 2017-2018 financial year, while an extra A 1.1 million will be handed to the city’s cash-strapped schools. The budget was discussed at a meeting of the council’s cabinet yesterday, Monday, where leader Cllr Debbie Wilcox said the two issues had been those raised the most frequently during the consultation period.

A Muslim teacher removed from a plane while on a school trip to the…

Juhel Miah, 25, was travelling to New York with a group from Llangatwg Comprehensive when he was removed from the plane A Muslim teacher who was removed from a US-bound plane by security officials while on a school trip said he was “made to feel like a criminal”. Juhel Miah was travelling with a group from Llangatwg Comprehensive in Port Talbot on a trip to New York when he was removed from the aircraft in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Thousands protest as MPs debate Donald Trump’s state visit

In a packed Westminster Hall, MPs were considering Theresa May’s decision to extend the invitation to the US president in a debate being held in response to petitions signed by millions of Britons. Anti-Trump chants were heard from Parliament Square before the debate, and appeared to die down as Labour MP Paul Flynn opened proceedings.

Two senior Ukip officials quit over party’s ‘insensitivity’ about Hillsborough

The resignations are another blow to Ukip leader Paul Nuttall just days before the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election where he is hoping to oust Labour Stuart Monkcom, the chairman of leader Paul Nuttall’s own branch in Liverpool, and Adam Heatherington, chairman of the Merseyside regional branch, comments made by party figures had been “upsetting and intolerable” for the victims of the families. The announcement is another blow to Mr Nuttall just days before the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election where he is hoping to oust Labour.

Pembrokeshire director nominated for Wales Theatre Award

A POWERFUL bilingual play aimed at dispelling the myths of dementia has earned a Milford Haven director a Wales Theatre Awards 2017 nomination. The Torch Theatre ‘s artistic director Peter Doran, has been nominated in the Best Director category for Belonging/Perthyn, in association with Chapter Arts.

Letter: Scotland’s NHS is meeting the challenges

I read with interest your article on NHS waiting times . Towards the end of last year I consulted my GP, who referred me to Stirling Community Hospital for an ultrasound examination, and I was given an appointment for January 9. Two days after that I again visited my GP to discuss the outcome of the ultrasound and was told I required to have an MRI scan at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert; that procedure took place on February 10. At all of these GP and hospital appointments I was seen on time and received courteous and professional attention in a calm atmosphere from all the health professionals concerned.

Children urge drivers to slow down outside school as part of road safety campaign

Pupils from St Michael’s RC Primary in Chatham, Maudene Primary in Walderslade, and St Margaret’s Church of England Junior in Rainham, had a visit from the council’s road safety team to teach them about the importance of road signs and zig-zag lines to help keep them safe. Every child also had the chance to design a poster aimed to encourage drivers to slow down near the school and to park safely.

Church set for windfall after oil painting priced around 10,000 at auction

A Watford church is set for a A 10,000 windfall next month when it sells a 100 year old oil painting by a Bushey artist. St Michael and All Angels Church, in Mildred Avenue,Watford, is selling the painting titled Love Divine at an auction at Bonhams in London on March 1. The six feet by three feet picture was painted in 1910, and exhibited at the Royal Academy in London that year, by George Henry Grenville Manton, who lived and worked at Pen-y-Bryn, in Bushey Grove Road, Bushey.

SNP seize on Blair’s comments that case for Scottish independence is…

SNP seize on Blair’s comments that case for Scottish independence is “much more credible” in light of Brexit vote THE SNP leadership has seized on Tony Blair’s remarks that the case for Scottish independence was “much more credible” after the Brexit vote and that a second referendum was now “back on the agenda”. In a keynote speech in London for Open Britain, which campaigns against a so-called “hard Brexit” outside the European single market, the former Prime Minister called on pro-Europeans to “rise up” and persuade Leave voters to change their minds in the face of a Conservative Government bent on pursing “Brexit at any cost”.

Marcel Braithwaite Wins In Liverpool, Remains Unbeaten

Braithwaite, who trains at Golden Gloves ABC in the city and has been flawless in the paid code to date, didn’t produce his best but still came out with the win against game Jules Phillips at Fusion Nightclub. ‘The Chosen One’ had the superior skill and technique but throughout the four-round distance was far too concentrated on dispatching of his opponent who in defeat slipped to 0-3 inside the distance.

Fire service issues kitchen warning after busy night

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is repeating warnings about cooking fire safety after several incidents in West Sussex yesterday evening. The service is raising awareness of kitchen safety this month as more fires and fire injuries are caused in the kitchen than anywhere else in the home.

Celebrating Creation and Community will take place in Cheddleton this Spring

The ‘Celebrating Creation and Community’ will take place at St Andrew’s Church in Ostlers Lane in Cheddleton, near Leek on Saturday, March 11. The free-to-enter event, which will run from 1.30pm until 4pm, will include a variety of stalls and activities as well as local information displays. Animal Magic Mini Zoo will also make a special appearance to give visitors an opportunity to meet some exotic animals.

No ID on lost lambs located in Dervock field

PSNI Ballymoney explained on a Facebook posting: “There is no identification on these lambs which are Texel crossbred and are approximately 70kgs live weight. “If you have lost any lambs over the last few months, please contact Constable McMullan or McCaughan at Ballycastle Neighbourhood Police Team.”