Voters in Rochdale will today choose their new MP as polling stations open across the constituency. The by-election was called after the death of Labour stalwart Sir Tony Lloyd last month, who had been suffering from an aggressive and untreatable form of leukaemia. There are now 11 candidates vying to …...Read More
Voters head to the polls in Rochdale by-election
Michael Gove under investigation by standards watchdog
Michael Gove has been placed under investigation by parliament's standards watchdog. It relates to the housing secretary's register of financial interests. Further details will remain confidential until the inquiry is concluded - and those under investigation are barred from discussing the allegations. Although the cause of investigation has not been …...Read More
Rishi Sunak declines to back under fire Post Office boss Nick Read
Rishi Sunak has declined to say whether he has confidence in the chief executive of the crisis-hit Post Office, Nick Read, following confirmation of an investigation into his conduct. The issue was put to him at Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons after news of the probe was explosively revealed …...Read More
East London: Images released after ‘corrosive liquid’ thrown at two boys at Tube station
Police have released two images as part of an investigation after a suspected corrosive substance was thrown over two boys in a London Tube station. The boys were reported to have a liquid thrown at them at Elm Park station in east London at just after 8pm on Saturday. They …...Read More
Mother accused of murdering her three-year-old son was 'calm' and 'unpanicked', court told
A mother accused of murdering her three-year-old son was "quite calm" and "unpanicked" as paramedics tried to save his life, a court has heard. Christina Robinson, 30, admits hitting her son Dwelaniyah with a bamboo cane because the Bible told her she could chastise her child, Newcastle Crown Court has …...Read More
Kate Bush announces Record Store Day ambassador role - and collectible vinyl
Kate Bush announces Record Store Day ambassador role - and collectible vinyl Following in the footsteps of Noel Gallagher and Taylor Swift, Kate Bush will be the Record Store Day ambassador for 2024. It follows the resurgence of her hit song Running Up That Hill, which topped the charts for …...Read More
Ja Rule denied entry to the UK - days before tour starts
US rapper Ja Rule says he is "devastated" after being denied entry to the UK - days before his tour begins. The Livin' It Up star, whose real name is Jeffrey Bruce Atkins Senior, is due to kick off his Sunrise tour in Cardiff on Friday before further gigs in …...Read More
Primary school evacuated after 'gas explosion' in nearby house
A primary school has been evacuated after a suspected gas explosion at a nearby house in Greater Manchester. Tamoor Tariq, a local councillor, said staff and children had fled St Luke's Church of England Primary School following the blast at a property "just yards away" in the Fishpool area of …...Read More
UK weather: Snow in the forecast as conditions turn 'cold and unsettled'
Snow could blanket parts of the UK later this week as conditions turn "colder and more unsettled". The Met Office said heavy rain is also possible as wet weather spreads in the next 24 hours. In its outlook, it said: "Turning colder and more unsettled on Friday and Saturday, with …...Read More
Second man charged amid murder probe into death of Alan Lawson in North Ayrshire
A second suspect has been charged as part of a murder investigation into the death of a man in North Ayrshire. Alan Lawson was assaulted at a property in Alexander Avenue, Largs, over the weekend of Saturday 3 February. The 36-year-old, from Saltcoats, died in hospital on Tuesday 6 February …...Read More
