Push for park attention after reports of increased crime "The park is the gateway to Beaumont Street off the train. Something has to happen to revitalise the area." Newcastle Herald · Dec 21, 2022
ACT government to launch Lehrmann inquiry The ACT government will set up an inquiry into how the criminal justice system responded to the sexual assault allegations made by Brittany Higgins. AAP · Dec 20, 2022
Most Canadians welcome immigrants, but anti-immigration sentiments persist Hostility towards immigrants has become a powerful component of right-wing populism in several western countries. But for the time being, Canada has not succumbed to this wave. The Conversation · Dec 20, 2022
ACT government announces board of inquiry into trial of Bruce Lehrmann for alleged rape of Brittany Higgins A board of inquiry will examine the conduct of police and the ACT's top prosecutor in the case against former Liberal Party adviser Bruce Lehrmann, who was accused of raping his then colleague Brittany Higgins in 2019. ABC News · Dec 20, 2022
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar bans phones from Cabinet meetings after alleged recent leaks It is against the Constitution to leak from Cabinet Irish Mirror · Dec 20, 2022
Commons speaker disagrees with Labour plan to replace Lords Normally neutral Lindsay Hoyle could trigger row with Keir Starmer over one of party’s flagship policies The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022
Protest in public gallery causes significant delay to final gender reform debate THE final debate on changes to gender recognition legislation has been severely disrupted after members of the public held a protest in the public… The National (Scotland) · Dec 20, 2022
Stephen Flynn: Stunts every week will not achieve the SNP's aims THE SNP’s new Westminster leader has pledged to make Scotland’s voice heard in London, but said radical actions such as “walking out the… The National (Scotland) · Dec 20, 2022
Scottish pro-republic groups plan rallies to fall on King's coronation THE King’s coronation in May was the focus of the final Cabinet meeting of the year on Tuesday whilst campaigners in Scotland met to discuss… The National (Scotland) · Dec 20, 2022
Priti Patel sends Christmas card depicting herself as fairy magicking up deportations to Rwanda Former Home Secretary ‘would have sent Jesus, Mary and Joseph to Rwanda’, opposition MPs say The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022
Sunak refuses to commit to Commons timetable for Bill of Rights Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said the legislation to replace the Human Rights Act is ‘ready to go’. The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022
All the bad news buried before Christmas - including sacked Gavin Williamson's payoff MPs have just left for Christmas - so we've trawled through seven details that got slipped out at the last minute, from Gavin Williamson's golden goodbye to school buildings facing collapse Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022
Keir Starmer doesn’t need a personality cult to win the next election Letters: Labour’s solid poll lead under Keir Starmer is preferable to the crowd-pleasing leadership style of Jeremy Corbyn, say Richard Skues, Val Stevens, Colin Price and Paddy Eckersley. But Michael Bowers disagrees The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022
The National (Scotland) · Dec 20, 2022 Rishi Sunak refuses to say UK will respect Scotland's input on human rights laws RISHI Sunak has refused to say the UK Government will respect its Scottish counterpart’s input on Tory efforts to change human rights laws –…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022 Met to investigate Tory MP Bob Stewart over alleged racial abuse Scotland Yard to look into footage in which Beckenham MP tells activist Sayed Alwadaei ‘go back to Bahrain’
Nottingham Post · Dec 20, 2022 'Regrettable' as decision on £20m funding for Nottingham's Broad Marsh delayed Nottingham City Council originally expected to hear about whether its £20 million bid for the Broad Marsh had been successful by the end of this year.
Daily Record · Dec 20, 2022 Rishi Sunak clashes with SNP MP as PM insists Scots want ministers to focus on 'most pressing' issues Pete Wishart, MP for Perth and North Perthshire, warned the Prime Minister that denying another referendum would only push up support for independence.
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022 Protesters gather at hotel after asylum seekers told of move to Napier Barracks Last week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to end the use of hotels for migrants.
Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022 Priti Patel makes herself a fairy magicking up deportations in bizarre Christmas card A Labour source slammed the caricature - saying given Priti Patel's dismal record, 'you’d think she’d want to hide under the Christmas tree, not claim to be the fairy on top of it'
The National (Scotland) · Dec 20, 2022 By-election to be held in Edinburgh after resignation of SNP councillor A BY-ELECTION will be held next year in Edinburgh following the shock resignation of a senior SNP councillor ...
The National (Scotland) · Dec 20, 2022 SNP MSP condemns 'malicious, creepy' attempt to harass her before gender debate AN SNP MSP has condemned the “malicious” attempt to harass her ahead of the Scottish Parliament’s stage 3 debate on gender reform.
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022 Consideration of amendments to gender reforms begins after Tory delays More than 150 amendments will be debated by MSPs before the final vote on Wednesday.
Edinburgh Live · Dec 20, 2022 Edinburgh Council announces by-election next year after SNP councillor quits Voters in Corstorphine/Murrayfield will go to the polls to pick a new councillor less than a year after the local elections were held.
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022 Sunak says focus should be on ‘most pressing’ issues not Scottish independence Rishi Sunak said his Government was focused on ‘delivering for the people of Scotland’.