In her traditional Christmas Day broadcast, the Queen has highlighted the importance of people with strongly opposing views bridging the gap between one another, by being civil and acting with common decency.As head of state, the Queen remains publicly neutral on politics, but many may interpret her words as a Read more
Independent Office for Police Conduct to investigate following fatal collision on Scotland Road Via: Pedestrian killed after being hit by police car in Liverpool on Christmas Day
Bosses must tackle gender imbalance when replacing Mark Carney, say MPsThe Treasury needs to work harder to find a woman to succeed Mark Carney as governor of the Bank of England, according to two of parliament’s most influential select committee chairs.The Labour MP Rachel Reeves, who chairs the business select Read more
Booming sector received nearly £1.6bn from investors in first eight months of 2018 Biotech is one of the most promising parts of the British drug industry, not least according to the investors who continue to pump vast sums into the sector despite the looming shadow of Brexit. In the first Read more
Ahead of Boxing Day hunts, party says legislation needs tightening to stop wild animals being killed unlawfully Via: Labour to consider prison sentences for people taking part in illegal fox hunts
Jeremy Hunt admits government ‘can and must do more’ amid rising violence Via: Government orders review of how UK can help persecuted Christians overseas
MP and peer suggest Metropolitan Police could lead probe instead Via: Gatwick drones: Sussex Police facing calls to hand over control of investigation
Former Conservative prime minister put forward amid controversy over her scientific credentials Via: Margaret Thatcher and Stephen Hawking shortlisted to feature on new £50 note
Abbas Edalat of Imperial College London had been held on ‘security charges’ A British-Iranian dual national academic and anti-war activist who was detained in Iran has been released and returned to the UK.Abbas Edalat, a professor in computer science and maths at Imperial College London, had been held in custody Read more
Libel lawyer says Paul Gait and Elaine Kirk could win £75,000 from newspapers who identified themThe couple arrested and released without charge in relation to the Gatwick drone incident could win at least £75,000 from the newspapers who identified them, according to a leading libel lawyer.Mark Stephens, head of media Read more