Dimitris Kouimtsidis

2 weeks ago | gbnews.com | James Saunders |Dimitris Kouimtsidis

Swathes of Labour MPs are in uproar over the party's controversial grooming gangs U-turn after Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips pared back the Home Office's plans for a series of locally-led inquiries. Yesterday, ex-Equalities and Human Rights Commission boss Sir Trevor Phillips called the move "utterly shameful" as he warned that the decision was "obviously political" because of the "demographic of people involved".

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Dimitris Kouimtsidis

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2 weeks ago | gbnews.com | Dimitris Kouimtsidis

The RAF has finally cleared Tunnock's Tea Cakes for flight after a 60-year ban, following tests that proved the sweet treats don't pose a danger at high altitude. The popular Scottish confections were originally prohibited on military aircraft after an incident where they reportedly exploded during emergency depressurisation. When a captain pulled an emergency switch, the tea cakes blew up, sending pieces of chocolate and marshmallow onto the windscreen, flight controls and uniforms.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Dimitris Kouimtsidis

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2 weeks ago | gbnews.com | Dimitris Kouimtsidis

The Home Office has scrapped controversial plans to use Wates House in Fareham for asylum seeker housing. Fareham Borough Council was informed that the government would not be proceeding with the proposal to procure the apartment block. The decision comes after months of opposition from various parties including the council, police and local Conservative MP Suella Braverman. The council said it had been working "quietly in the background through the correct channels" to achieve this outcome.