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Proceedings against Bristol Rovers manager stayed as prosecutors decline to call Georgia Barton to give evidence The Bristol Rovers manager, Joey Barton, has been cleared of assaulting his wife after a judge ruled that he could not receive a fair trial because prosecutors would not call the alleged victim to give evidence. The former Premier League midfielder, 40, was accused of pushing Georgia Barton, 36, to the floor before kicking her during a row at their home in in Kew, south-west London, on 2 June last year. Continue reading… ​Proceedings against Bristol Rovers manager stayed as prosecutors decline to call…

  Birmingham New Street station has been evacuated after a hand grenade was found on platform 1, triggering a security alert. ​Birmingham New Street station has been evacuated after a hand grenade was found on platform 1, triggering a security alert. 

CWU says firm’s offer of below-inflation pay rise and changes to work practices are unacceptable The union that represents Royal Mail workers has reacted angrily to the company’s latest pay offer and programme for change, accusing it of a “declaration of war on posties” and raising the prospect of further postal strikes in the runup to Christmas. Royal Mail has proposed what it called a new “conditional pay-for-change offer” to the Communication Workers Union (CWU), in an attempt to end a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Continue reading… ​CWU says firm’s offer of below-inflation pay rise and changes to…

Three directors of Clearsprings Ready Homes share dividends of almost £28m, as profits rise sixfold A company contracted by the UK Home Office to manage hotels and other accommodation for asylum seekers increased its profits more than sixfold last year, with its three directors sharing dividends of almost £28m. Clearsprings Ready Homes has a 10-year contract to manage asylum seeker accommodation in England and Wales, a mix of hotel accommodation that the Home Office says is costing it more than £5m a day, and shared housing. Continue reading… ​Three directors of Clearsprings Ready Homes share dividends of almost £28m, as…

Graduate fast-stream recruitment to resume but jobs target could be replaced by budget cuts UK politics live – latest news updates UK ministers are planning to scrap the target of cutting 91,000 civil service jobs and resume recruitment of graduates through the fast-stream scheme, in a reversal of Boris Johnson-era policies. Two Whitehall sources told the Guardian that the announcements were likely to be issued to officials internally. Continue reading… ​Graduate fast-stream recruitment to resume but jobs target could be replaced by budget cuts UK politics live – latest news updatesUK ministers are planning to scrap the target of cutting…

  While Joe Biden campaigns in the crucial midterm election his popularity continues to sink with the American public, according to polls. ​While Joe Biden campaigns in the crucial midterm election his popularity continues to sink with the American public, according to polls. 

  Manston processing facility is at the centre of a storm concerning Home Secretary Suella Braverman. ​Manston processing facility is at the centre of a storm concerning Home Secretary Suella Braverman. 

  Britain is basking in a “hangover from summer” with a fortnight of freakish warmth a late knock-on effect of the July heatwave. ​Britain is basking in a “hangover from summer” with a fortnight of freakish warmth a late knock-on effect of the July heatwave.