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Drunk and dangerous motorists could face immediate bans after plea to MPs from father whose son’s hit-and-run killer kept his licence for 11 months before being jailed Family of Tom McConnachie, 34, set up parliamentary petition called Tom’s Law Tom’s Law would see licences suspended until drivers stand at court trial Mr McConnachie was killed … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn loses first round of his court battle with Labour chiefs over his suspension in anti-Semitism row Jeremy Corbyn may sue after his suspension from Parliamentary Labour Party Ex-Labour leader is now sitting as an independent but wants to be reinstated Judge refused his bid for Labour Party documents relating to be disclosed By … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn edges closer to High Court battle against Labour after he was suspended for claiming anti-Semitism in the party was ‘dramatically overstated for political reasons’ Jeremy Corbyn was suspended from Labour in October over anti-semitism He had claimed the scale of the problem had been ‘dramatically overstated’ Was reinstated as a member weeks later … Read more
Tens of thousands of learners across the UK have been unable to take their driving tests due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic – and that means some £1.1million in passed theory tests has been lost, according to a study. Provisional licence holders could be out-of-pocket as much as £2.3million from a combination of … Read more
Could Labour lose £30million amid anti-Semitism row? Five of the party’s biggest backers stay loyal to former leader Jeremy Corbyn and criticise his successor Keir Starmer Mr Corbyn, was suspended last week for questioning the findings of a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission He said the issue of anti-Semitism within the Labour … Read more
Hard-Left activists and unions are considering a legal challenge against Labour’s decision to suspend Jeremy Corbyn. The former leader was stripped of the party whip after he questioned the scale of the party’s anti-Semitism problem. This came after a damning report found Labour guilty of breaking equality laws over its treatment of Jews. Amid warnings … Read more
Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn poured around £10,000 into a ‘legal fund’ for the former Labour leader on Thursday as he was suspended from his party for downplaying a damning report into anti-Semitism. The donations were made to a Go Fund Me site set up in July by a supporter after Mr Corbyn faced legal action … Read more
When in flight, a bird’s wings are capable of acting like an automatic suspension system, dampening the effects of turbulence even in stormy conditions. Working with a trained owl, British researchers found that birds change their wing shape and posture to essentially ‘reject’ gusts of wind. The findings of the study, the team said, could … Read more
Kim Kardashian was spotted on Thursday at an office building, one day after her husband Kanye West was suspended for 24 hours by Twitter for posting the phone number of a Forbes editor. The star’s rapper husband included the private phone number of the editor in his bizarre Twitter rant on Thursday, as well as … Read more
A model railway enthusiast who has been given just weeks to live has managed to see his final project completed before he dies. John Bint, 82, from Coventry had set himself the task to complete a one-of-a-kind replica model of the world’s oldest electric suspension train back in December. However, the grandfather-of-five suffered a stroke in … Read more