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The first Indian female president of Oxford University’s students’ union has stepped down after she was accused of making ‘racist’ and ‘insensitive’ social media posts. Rashmi Samant last night announced she is withdrawing as President-Elect of the union following widespread criticism of several online posts, for which she has since apologised. In the posts, which … Read more
Plans to help school students catch-up from a year of Covid disruption were thrown into doubt last night after teaching unions issued a fresh pay demand. Britain’s largest teaching union, the National Education Union (NEU), said any plans to lengthen the school day or extend terms dates would require a new pay deal. It comes … Read more
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union hold hands while heading out to a romantic dinner in West Hollywood By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 17:26 GMT, 7 February 2021 | Updated: 17:26 GMT, 7 February 2021 He recently celebrated his 39th birthday. But it seemed like just another romantic night out for Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle … Read more
Revealed: Secret No 10 plan to send Prince Edward to live in Edinburgh palace in attempt to quash rising support for SNP and another independence referendum No 10 wanted Edward and his wife to relocate to Scotland to save the Union It came amid a surge in the polls for the SNP calling for a … Read more
Labour looks to brandishing Union Jack and dressing smartly to win back voters in leaked strategy blueprint A leaked document shows Labour must brandish the Union flag to win voters Researchers found that voters could not decide what or who Labour stands for Labour’s new strategy is based on extensive focus groups in places like … Read more
First look at new Union Jack number plates as EU flag vanishes from UK cars in the wake of Brexit European Union flags have been removed from new number plates and licences Transport Secretary Grant Schapps tweeted an image of new design for cars Makeover ‘signifies beginning of new chapter for the UK’, says the … Read more
Unite the Union paid a firm owned by a friend of its leader Len McLuskey £95 million for a hotel project that was only supposed to cost £7 million, it has been reported. Flanagan Group – run by McCluskey’s friend Paul Flanagan – received the money as the primary contractor for the building of a … Read more
Zach Braff signs on to star with Gabrielle Union in Cheaper By The Dozen reboot for Disney+ By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 23:50 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 23:53 GMT, 28 January 2021 He found fame as the star of medical sitcom Scrubs. And on Thursday, it was reported that Zach Braff has … Read more
1603 James IV of Scotland becomes James I of England, after succeeding Elizabeth I. From this point on the nations have the same monarch. 1707 England and Scotland are formally joined in the Act of Union. 1934 The Scottish Nationalist Party is formed, calling for the creation of a separate Scottish assembly. 1942 The SNP … Read more
Should your gas boiler break down or there be an interruption to energy supplies in the midst of the bleak winter pandemic, don’t expect an immediate response from your British Gas engineer. At a moment in time when unemployment queues are lengthening, insolvencies surging and the NHS is working to capacity, the GMB union is … Read more