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Extinction Rebellion ‘expects up to 50,000 protesters’ on day of London Marathon
The group has promised to avoid disrupting the race.
Nadine Dorries pays for Twitter Blue as Matt Hancock has verification turned off
A mass cull of blue ticks from legacy accounts began on Thursday afternoon.
Reform how complaints against ministers are handled, says union boss
The FDA’s union boss said allowing the PM to act as ‘judge and jury’ was not a suitable way of dealing with civil service allegations.
Foreign secretary cuts short Pacific trip to deal with Sudan crisis
James Cleverly cancelled a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart to fly home early to deal with the Sudan situation.
Ignoring ECHR orders would threaten rule of law, legal figures warn
A former Lord Chief Justice and the Law Society of England and Wales have expressed concern about reported amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill.
More than 1,300 homeless people died in UK in 2022, figures show
New figures also suggest how many deaths took place in supported housing exempt from local caps on housing benefit.
‘Delusional’ Brexiteers will die soon, says Ryanair boss
“Everything that was promised to the UK population were shown to be a tissue of lies", Michael O’Leary said.
India to become world’s most populous country as China experiences its first modern decline
The South Asian country’s population will have an estimated 1.4286 billion people by the middle of the year, a UN report says.
Britain’s status as a ‘science superpower’ in jeopardy
Sir Paul Nurse has warned that not associating with the Horizon Project could see the UK "drift off into the cold north-east Atlantic rather by ourselves.”