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MPs have declared more than £6m in ‘freebies’ since 2010 Calls for urgent reform after figures show almost half of the donations since 2010 were given in the last two years. MPs have declared more than £6m in “freebies” since 2010 with the cash price of gifts given almost tripling over two years, analysis reveals, leading to calls for urgent reform. The value of “gifts, benefits and hospitality” declared by MPs was £1.3m in 2023, analysis shows, up from £483,507 in 2021. And the amount of gifts increased to 768 from 337 during the same period. MPs have declared more…

A Venezuelan illegal immigrant charged with a slew of crimes was released multiple times by authorities in Virginia despite Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pleas to transfer him into their custody, the agency said. ICE announced the arrest of 30-year-old Yohandri Roger Mosquera-Rosas, who is charged with malicious wounding, driving while intoxicated, hit-and-run and a number of gun crimes. He was arrested by ICE’s special response team in Springfield, Virginia on Sept. 12. Mosquera was released into the U.S. by border officials in October 2022. He was granted parole into the U.S. but violated the terms of his admission, the agency…

The British government says it has been securing extra flights as it asks UK nationals to register their presence. ‘Leave now’, Foreign Office urges Britons in Lebanon The British government has been securing extra flights for UK nationals to make their way out of Lebanon, as ministers continued to urge citizens still in the country to “leave now”.Official advice has been warning British nationals to leave the country for months. But with the escalation of tension following the killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, there have been fresh appeals to Brits to urgently secure…

Only 4.3% of stroke patients in England can access life-saving treatment Only 4.3% of stroke patients in England can access life-saving treatment. Mechanical thrombectomy can save a patient from permanent disability or death, but its availability depends on where they live. Most stroke patients in England suitable for treatment that can save them from serious disability or even death cannot access it, new figures reveal. It is estimated that at least 10% of stroke patients can benefit from a treatment known as mechanical thrombectomy. Under the procedure, a wire and stent are manoeuvred towards the brain to pull out the…

Boris Johnson claims Covid originated in lab, in U-turn in his views Former prime minister Boris Johnson has said he believes the Covid pandemic was caused by a leak from a laboratory in China, and did not originate in unsanitary conditions in a Wuhan market. He joins Donald Trump in dismissing evidence suggesting that the virus was transmitted “zoonotically” from infected animals. The US former president insisted that coronavirus emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. But just last week a new scientific study found it was “beyond reasonable doubt” that Covid-19 originated in a Chinese animal market. Researchers from the US and France…

Rosie Duffield quits Labour with damning attack on Keir Starmer Rosie Duffield has quit as a Labour MP, attacking Sir Keir Starmer’s “cruel and unnecessary policies” and the freebie row engulfing the party. The Canterbury MP and long time critic of Sir Keir will sit as an independent after resigning the Labour whip “with immediate effect”. In a damning resignation letter, Ms Duffield lashed out at Sir Keir’s acceptance of more than £100,000 of clothes, glasses and accommodation from Labour peer Waheed Alli. And she condemned the prime minister’s decision to retain the two-child benefit cap while scrapping winter fuel…

What’s happened today in Lebanon? World Leaders condemn the bombing of Lebanon in New York as protests to Israeli genocide intensify. Almost half the hall left the UN general assembly when Israeli PM took the stage. What’s happened today in Lebanon now UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that “the world cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza”

Do not approach patient who escaped secure mental health facility in Southall, that’s the advice being given by officers.

‘We f**king love yous’: Fontaines DC bring coolness to Glasgow TRNSMT stage Wearing shades and a black vest as temperatures soared in the Glasgow Green, lead singer Grian Chatten kicked off their punk indie set with Sha Sha Sha and Skinty Fia taken from their latest album of the same name. There was little chat from the band. Instead, they let the music do the talking with Televised Mind setting the tone for things to come. The advisoral Life Ain’t Always Empty was the prelude to the Boys in the Better Land which sent the crowd wild. Clearly, a festival anthem, Boyd…

Experience With Al Pacino coming to Glasgow The Scarface star will be at Double Tree Hilton as part of his UK tour in November, and it promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime event as it’s set to be his “last ever tour”. The Experience With Live event will be a Black Tie Dinner where the Oscar-winning actor, also known for his roles in The Godfather and The Irishman, will take part in an exclusive live on-stage interview. Unseen videos and photos will also be shown throughout the interview and there will be an auction with signed bespoke Pacino memorabilia. Al Pacino will be at the…