Boris Johnson vows to crack down on climate anarchists with tough new laws against mass protests as over 70 arrests are made following Extinction Rebellion demonstration Boris Johnson is drawing up plans for crackdown on climate change protests PM has consulted colleagues about drafting new public order laws after demo Mr Johnson may be strengthening … Read more
Lebanon’s president and prime minister were warned last month that a stash of ammonium nitrate at the port of Beirut could destroy the city if it exploded, it has emerged. Security officials wrote a letter on July 20 saying the industrial chemicals which had been idling in a warehouse since 2013 needed to be secured … Read more
Lebanon’s prime minister and his cabinet are set to resign today in the wake of the devastating Beirut explosion which has killed at least 163 people. PM Hassan Diab will address the nation tonight and his own health minister Hamad Hasan says Diab is expected to step down. Several ministers have already walked out amid public … Read more
Government plans to end automatic one-third reduction for guilty pleas if the suspect is ‘bang to rights’ before they get to court after outcry over sentences for PC Harper’s killers Govt. considering to scrap reduced jail sentences for ‘bang to rights’ criminals Follows backlash after one of PC Andrew Harper’s killers had sentence slashed Ministers … Read more
The government has followed Scotland’s decision to remove Luxembourg from list of travel exemptions for the whole of the UK following a ‘significant change’ in the number of confirmed cases. The Department of Transport say anyone arriving from European country from midnight tonight will need to self-isolate for two weeks. Data from the Joint Biosecurity … Read more
The start of European holiday crackdown? Scotland imposes 14-day quarantine on arrivals from Luxembourg over surge in coronavirus cases The measures will come into effect from midnight, the Scottish Government said Almost certain to be followed by similar moves in England and other UK nations SNP’s Humza Yousaf: there is a ‘clear indication’ virus is … Read more
Officials are ordered to find ‘imaginative’ ways to ban terrorists from bringing legal challenges at taxpayers’ expense following Shamima Begum’s victory Civil servants also told to come up with proposals to restrict terrorists’ legal aid Justice Secretary Robert Buckland told officials to find ‘imaginative’ proposals Boris Johnson described Shamima Begum’s taxpayer-funded flight to Britain as … Read more
David Lammy today called for the police watchdog to investigate the ‘shocking’ stop-and-search of black team GB sprinter Bianca Williams after she and her partner were pulled over in their Mercedes and handcuffed by the Met during a hunt for weapons. The shadow Justice Secretary said Ms Williams, 26, and Portuguese 400m sprinter Ricardo dos … Read more
Crackdown on statue vandalism: Justice Secretary Robert Buckland pledges new laws to protect monuments with tougher sentences for perpetrators after campaign by 120 Tory MPs Robert Buckland says laws against desecration of memorials are ‘inadequate’ MPs will present a proposed Desecration of War Memorials Bill this week Justice Secretary Mr Buckland said he ‘fully agrees’ with … Read more
Demonstrators who vandalise war memorials could be jailed for up to ten years under proposed plans as MPs look to make it easier to prosecute demonstrators who desecrate sacred monuments. The plans being considered by ministers come as at risk statues – including the Cenotaph, Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela – were covered up ahead of … Read more