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1 week ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Claudia Savage |Will Durrant |Richard Wheeler
Three men arrested by counter-terror police are the first Iranian nationals to be detained under the National Security Act, the security minister has said. Dan Jarvis told the Commons two operations that took place on Saturday were some of the “largest counter state threats and counter-terrorism actions we have seen in recent times”.
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2 weeks ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | David Hughes |David Lynch |Richard Wheeler |Will Durrant |Claudia Savage
Starmer: Kyiv attacks are sign that Russia’s Putin is aggressor in the warThe UK stepped up demands on Russia’s Vladimir Putin to agree to an immediate unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine after a “brutal” overnight strike on Kyiv. Sir Keir Starmer said the attack demonstrated that Mr Putin was “the aggressor here” – comments which came after US President Donald Trump suggested Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky was the barrier to peace.
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2 weeks ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Richard Wheeler |Will Durrant |Claudia Savage |Christopher McKeon
Britain has urged Vladimir Putin to agree to a “full and immediate ceasefire without conditions” as it condemned Russia’s “brutal” overnight strike on Kyiv. At least nine people were killed and more than 70 injured after a Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital amid further difficulties in peace talks.
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1 month ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Anahita Hossein-Pour |Rhiannon James |Richard Wheeler
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) looked at institutional failings and found there were tens of thousands of victims across England and Wales. It made 20 recommendations when the report was published in 2022. The wait for the recommendations to be implemented hit the headlines in January after billionaire X owner Elon Musk criticised the Prime Minister and Home Office minister Jess Phillips over the UK’s handling of child grooming scandals.
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1 month ago | 
aberdeenlive.news | Richard Wheeler |Rhiannon James |Will Durrant |Claudia Savage
The Government will be “guilty of increasing slavery” if it does not tackle exploitation in the supply chains of green energy, MPs have warned. Energy Minister Michael Shanks sought to assure members Aberdeen-based Great British Energy will tackle modern slavery “head on”, as they voted down a Lords amendment to the GB Energy Bill.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Richard Wheeler |Claudia Savage |Harry Taylor
Ministers must heed warnings from the creative industries over the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on copyright and provide them with legal protections, according to MPs.The Data (Use and Access) Bill was amended by peers in a bid to protect creatives from having their copyrighted work used to train AI models without permission or remuneration. Join the Belfast Telegraph WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with some of Northern Ireland's biggest stories
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Richard Wheeler |Kate McMullin
Her legal team last month said they would make a fresh bid to challenge her convictionsA lawyer for convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby is being denied access to evidence, an MP has claimed. Conservative former minister Sir David Davis used justice questions to raise concerns on behalf of Letby’s legal team, who are seeking to reopen her case.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | David Lynch |Richard Wheeler |Helen Corbett
Joining a pan-European agreement which could bolster post-Brexit trade would not cross the Government’s “red lines” for its future relationship with the EU, Downing Street has indicated. Maros Sefcovic, the official who led post-Brexit negotiations for the EU, told the BBC that the UK joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM) is “something we could consider”. Join the Belfast Telegraph WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with some of Northern Ireland's biggest stories
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Richard Wheeler |Will Durrant
The Government has refused to reveal which matters the Attorney General will recuse himself from advising ministers on, prompting suggestions that his position is not “tenable”. Questions were raised over how Lord Richard Hermer KC’s previous work, including representing former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, could result in possible conflicts of interest in his role as the Government’s top legal adviser.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
standard.co.uk | Richard Wheeler
Sir Gavin Williamson wants further action taken against those named in the Makin Review (Peter Byrne/PA)PA ArchiveGet our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysisI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Church of England (CoE) leaders named in an abuse scandal report should be removed from their jobs, according to a former cabinet minister.
