A former Labour MP has been convicted of submitting a series of fraudulent expenses claims after a trial heard he had a serious cocaine addiction while in Parliament and owed thousands of pounds to a drug dealer. Jared O’Mara, 41, defeated the then-Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, a Liberal Democrat, in the Sheffield Hallam constituency…
Former Labour MP Who Made Fraudulent Expenses Claims to Fund Cocaine Habit Found Guilty
Ministers Defeat Lords Who Wanted to Withhold Right to Sue Universities on Free Speech Bill
The UK government has won a vote in upcoming legislation that’ll ensure that cancelled academics and students will have the right to sue universities over free speech infringements. Lord’s amendments to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill were debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday and Amendment 10—which sought to remove the right…
UK Government Strategy Has ‘Double Standard’ When Dealing With Extreme Right and Islamism, Says Independent Review
An independent review of the British government’s Prevent strategy has found it is “not doing enough to counter non-violent Islamist extremism” and “has a double standard when dealing with the extreme right-wing and Islamism.” The review was ordered by former Home Secretary Priti Patel in 2019 but on Wednesday her successor, Suella Braverman, said the…
UK Attorney General Says Sentence for Serial Rapist Police Officer to Be Reviewed as Too ‘Lenient’
The Attorney General’s Office has confirmed the prison sentence handed out on Tuesday to serial rapist and former police officer David Carrick will be reviewed by the Court of Appeal. Carrick, 48, was jailed for life with a minimum tariff of 30 years after pleading guilty to 24 counts of rape and 25 other serious sexual…
UK Pledges to Train Ukrainian Pilots as Zelenskyy Makes 1st Visit Since Russian Invasion
Britain has announced plans to train Ukrainian pilots to fly NATO-standard fighter jets, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes the first visit to the UK since the Russian invasion began a year ago. The Ukrainian leader will have an audience with King Charles and address Parliament during the trip, which is only his second overseas visit…
Kidney Donor for Nigerian Politician’s Daughter ‘Became Scared’ and Went to Police, UK Trial Told
LONDON—A young street trader from Lagos who had been offered money to give a kidney to the daughter of a wealthy Nigerian politician fled the home of a facilitator, spent several days homeless in London, and then walked into a police station and told them his story, a trial has heard. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his…
UK Courts Ordered to Halt Cases Involving Force-Fitted Energy Prepayment Meters
One of the UK’s most senior judges has ordered magistrates’ courts to stop listing cases involving the force-fitting of energy prepayment meters in customers’ homes. Lord Justice Edis issued the direction on Monday to all court staff in England and Wales. In the letter, seen by The Epoch Times, Edis said that judges “must act…
Foreign Office Dealing With State-Level Hostages Needs to Beware of ‘Playground Bully,’ UK MPs Told
An experienced hostage negotiator has told a committee of MPs “state-level hostage situations” such as the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe often revolve around the importance of the Foreign Office recognising they are dealing with a “playground bully.” Last month Iran executed Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defence minister in Iran who was also a British…
Former Newcastle Winger Atsu Pulled Alive From Turkey Earthquake Rubble
Ghana international winger Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble in the earthquake that hit Turkey, the vice president of his club Hatayspor told media on Tuesday. Atsu, who plays for Hatayspor, was reported missing in Turkey’s Hatay Province following the 7.8 magnitude quake that brought down thousands of buildings, killing…
Deaths of UK Headteacher and Family Treated as Homicide, Police Say
The deaths of a boarding school headmistress and her husband and daughter in Surrey could be a homicide, police said on Tuesday. Emma Pattison, 45, headmistress of Epsom College in Surrey, England, was found dead in a college property in the early hours on Sunday along with her 39-year-old husband George and 7-year-old daughter Lettie….
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