Cast, DoncasterSharon Watson’s show retraces the steps of the Caribbean passengers who landed on British shores 70 years agoIt’s been 70 years – a lifetime – since 492 Caribbean men arrived in Tilbury, Essex, on the Empire Windrush, marking the start of the first postwar wave of UK immigration and, Read more
Newsnight’s report shows that Andrea Leadsom’s committee is no threat to Westminster’s toxic culture of entitlementIn January of this year, I was interviewed for the Guardian alongside two other women who’d made complaints of sexual harassment against politicians. We were a Tory, a Liberal Democrat and a Labour activist. Supporting Read more
'I've never seen him so sad as when he has been without my mum' Via: Elderly couple reunited after being sent to separate care homes
Actor and lecturer had lost his job in the wake of accusations from students as the #MeToo movement gathers momentum in his countryA South Korean actor accused of sexual assault has been found dead. Jo Min-ki, who had been accused of assaulting at least eight people, was found hanged in Read more
Mark McDonald’s decision to continue as independent after resigning from SNP prompts widespread angerWomen from across Scotland’s political spectrum have described their growing anger and frustration at Mark McDonald, the former childcare minister who resigned from the Scottish National party over inappropriate behaviour but refuses to stand down from parliament.McDonald Read more
Troops and experts helping to remove and investigate vehicles and other items from Salisbury Via: Russian spy latest: 100 military personnel deployed to Salisbury to aid investigation into nerve agent poisoning
The IFS stressed an improvement in public borrowing did not mean the pain of the cuts already pencilled in for benefits or public spending were likely to be cancelled Via: 'Austerity not over', warns Institute for Fiscal Studies ahead of Chancellor Philip Hammond's Spring Statement
Home Secretary described attack as 'outrageous' before meeting with seriously ill officer Via: Russian spy: Amber Rudd visits Salisbury and confirms Sergei Skripal and his daughter remain in critical condition after being poisoned with nerve agent
US President announces levy to stop 'assault on our country' from cheap overseas metal Via: Liam Fox brands Trump's steel tariffs plan as 'absurd' amid fears of global trade war
Yesterday, Nick Clegg was knighted by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace in what is surely one of the most glaring examples of reward for failure in modern times, says LEO MCKINSTRY. Via: Nick Clegg gets a knighthood despite destroying his party