Widow of M1 smart motorway crash victim calls for urgent action

‘How many more have to die?’ Widow of M1 smart motorway crash victim calls for urgent action after two MORE people died on same stretch of road over Easter Claire Mercer’s husband Jason, 44, was killed on the M1 in Sheffield in 2019  South Yorkshire Police today revealed two further people died on same road  … Read more

Campaigners start legal action over Covid ban stopping home residents aged over-65 from taking trips

Campaigners start legal action over Covid ban stopping care home residents aged over-65 from taking trips to see family and friends during pandemic The action is being taken by dementia rights pressure group John’s Campaign  Government guidance says only under-65s can be allowed out to see people It blames rule on risk older care home … Read more

Scottish elections: Alex Salmond threatens legal action if Alba Party barred from TV debates

Alex Salmond threatens broadcasters with legal action if he is barred from taking part in live TV debates ahead of the Scottish elections as he says there is an ‘unanswerable’ case for including his new Alba Party Alba leader is to write to broadcasters and regulator Ofcom to demand a place  He was was unveiled as … Read more

Met Police officer, 22, is found guilty of belonging to banned neo-Nazi terror group National Action

A Metropolitan Police officer has today been found guilty of belonging to banned neo-Nazi terror group National Action. Ben Hannam, from Edmonton in north London, became the first police officer to be convicted of involvement in far-right terrorism following a trial at the Old Bailey.  The 22-year-old, who started at the Met as a trainee in … Read more

Alex Salmond launches NEW legal action against Scottish Government after Nicola Sturgeon cleared

Most of the critical findings in the report were decided by majority, with the SNP trying to block them but their usual allies the Greens siding with the opposition.  NICOLA STURGEON ‘FAILED TO RECOLLECT’ KEY MEETING  The committee considered a meeting Nicola Sturgeon had with Alex Salmond’s aide Geoff Abberdein on March 29, 2018. She … Read more

MPs rage at the FA over lack of action on dementia going back 20 years

MPs have accused the Football Association of being ‘too embarrassed’ to admit how little it spends on research into brain injuries among players during a bruising encounter in Parliament. The politicians became exasperated during an investigation into the link between sport and dementia, which led one member to rebuke the FA’s head of medicine, Dr … Read more

Brussels launches legal action against UK over multinational firms operating in Gibraltar 

Brussels launches legal action against UK over ‘unfair advantage’ given to multinational firms operating in Gibraltar European Commission VP Margrethe Vestager made the statement earlier today It said Britain had failed to recover €100million in tax exemptions from the firms  This is the latest in a string of spats between the EU and post-Brexit Britain  By … Read more

Over-75s could avoid legal action if they don’t pay the TV licence fee

Over-75s could avoid legal action if they don’t pay the TV licence fee, signals BBC director-general Tim Davie Over-75s will not be threatened with legal action over not paying TV licence fee Former cricketer Lord Botham welcomed director-general Tim Davie’s response  Pensioners started paying fee last year and only those in receipt of pension credit … Read more

Russia demands apology after Biden called Putin a killer and threatens further action

Vladimir Putin wished Joe Biden ‘good health’ on Thursday after the U.S. president called him a ‘killer’ – a description seen as an insult by the Russians and has escalated tensions between the two countries. The Russian president made the veiled threat in an interview on state TV. Western officials have accused Putin ordering the … Read more

EU launches legal action over Northern Ireland protocol row

EU ramps up tensions on Northern Ireland as it formally launches legal action over UK’s decision to suspend parts of Brexit protocol By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 14:12 GMT, 15 March 2021 | Updated: 14:36 GMT, 15 March 2021 The EU ramped up the row over Northern Ireland today as it formally … Read more