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A university student who took her own life after being sent to prison for drink-driving had been “petrified” of fellow inmates who showered her with verbal abuse.

Tory group of MPs aim to force changes to Rwanda Bill A team of Conservative MPs, led by former immigration…

‘In the core city centre, you don’t have maximum speed limits of 50mph or higher, it’s a maximum of 20mph. You don’t have the infrastructure for driving very quickly.’

Pupils say the ‘discriminatory’ uniform rule has ‘disproportionately affected girls’.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has set an election date (sort of) ruling out an election in the first half of the year – that’s his “working assumption” anyway. 

The phrase “working assumption” does give Sunak wriggle room should circumstances change, and he has not ruled out a spring election.

But experts suggest a Mid-November election is most likely and with the Tories still trailing behind Labour by around 20 points in the polls, the longer Sunak can drag the year out, the better chance it’ll be for him. 

Polling suggests that despite the Tory noise around immigration, it’s the economy and the NHS that are the two top concerns for the British public.

But currently the RSPCA estimates tat there may as many as 5000 monkeys being kept as pets across the UK.

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Harry Pitman was 16 when he died on December 31 after being stabbed while waiting to watch the fireworks in Primrose Hill park, north London.

The Daily Express petition calling for a parliamentary debate and free vote on assisted dying backed by Dame Esther Rantzen collected over 9,000 signatures within hours of going live yesterday.

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk: Calls to ‘clear’ Postmasters Tuesday’s front pages focus on the Post Office scandal, where…