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Child dies after falling from upper-floor flat in south london | UK News There is no bias in the title provided. The child fell from an upper floor in Brixton (Picture: UKNIP)A child has died after falling from a high rise flat in south London earlier this afternoon. Metropolitan Police are reportedly not treating the death as suspicious, but are investigating the incident on Hotspur Street, Brixton. Paramedics and officers were unable to save the child. A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘Police were called at 4.23pm on Friday, May 24, to a child having fallen from the upper floor of a…

MPs urge under-16s UK smartphone ban and statutory ban in schools Commons education committee chair says online world poses serious dangers and parents face uphill struggle MPs have urged the next government to consider a total ban on smartphones for under 16-year-olds and a statutory ban on mobile phone use in schools as part of a crackdown on screen time for children. Members of the House of Commons education committee made the recommendations in a report into the impact of screen time on education and wellbeing, which also called on ministers to raise the threshold for opening a social media…

Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells booed by subpostmasters for saying their cases ‘bored’ her Wrongly convicted subpostmasters booed former Post Office boss Paula Vennells when it was revealed she had dismissed their stories of injustice as “hype and human interest”, saying she was more bored than outraged by them. The dramatic scenes occurred on the third day of her evidence to the Horizon IT scandal inquiry, during which the ex-chief executive apologised to a leading campaigner – who was accused of stealing £36,000 – for being rude to her. Subpostmasters in the public gallery at the hearing in London groaned when Ms…

Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom to stand down at general election Seventy-eight Tory MPs are quitting rather than standing, beating 1997’s record number Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom have joined the now record-breaking exodus of Conservative MPs from the Commons, with the former saying it was time for a “new generation” to lead the party. Gove’s announcement in a letter tweeted on Friday evening had been anticipated by some given the strong Liberal Democrat challenge he faces in his Surrey Heath constituency, but adds to the sense of Tories fleeing in the face of a likely general election loss. Continue…

Jeremy Corbyn expelled from Labour Party after confirming he will stand as independent in general election There is no bias in the title provided. Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailFormer Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been banished from the party after announcing he will stand as an independent candidate in Islington North in the general election.Mr Corbyn’s announcement on Friday morning will have come as a headache for leader Sir Keir Starmer, who banned his predecessor from standing for Labour after he claimed the scale…

China casts spierballen as punishment for ‘separatist’ Taiwan

Death of ex-Royal Marine charged with spying for China not suspicious, police say There is no bias in the title provided. Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailThe death of Matthew Trickett, an immigration enforcement officer who was accused of assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service, is not being treated as suspicious police said.The former royal marine, 37, was found dead in a park after being bailed from Westminster Magistrates’ Court last week, alongside Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, 38, and Chung Biu Yuen, 63.His body was…

Meet the top teams: the key election advisers to Sunak and Starmer We look at the people who will strategise for the prime minister and opposition leader in the coming weeks General elections are simultaneously an individual battle for party leaders and a mass effort by thousands of activists. In the middle sit the party’s top teams, the half a dozen or so key aides and advisers who will play a major role in how the campaign plays out. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/24/meet-the-top-teams-the-key-election-advisers-to-sunak-and-starmer

Gloom for Sunak as he admits Rwanda flights won’t take off – and five more Tories quit There is no bias in the title provided. Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailRishi Sunak suffered a catastrophic first day of campaigning after his decision to call a general election for 4 July.The prime minister began the day by infuriating Tory MPs as he was forced to admit deportation flights to Rwanda will not go ahead before the election, prompting senior figures to declare the policy “dead”.An exodus…

Mirror Sport – Paqueta facing huge ban  Lucas Paqueta has been charged by the FA for “intentionally seeking to receive a card from the referee” in matches since he joined West Ham from Lyon for £50million in August 2022 Summary West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta has been charged with misconduct related to alleged breaches of FA betting rules. Paqueta had attracted interest from Manchester City last summer after a strong debut season in the Premier League, where he scored five goals and provided seven assists in 39 appearances. City had a £70 million bid rejected for Paqueta, with West Ham…