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Ex-Tory minister urges Labour to drop repealing of Northern Ireland Legacy Act

Sir David Davis says the potential for army veterans to be prosecuted is tantamount to a ‘rewriting of history’.

Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2025

Police’s disposal of miners’ strike documents ‘deeply worrying’ – Lucy Powell

Documents related to the so-called Battle of Orgreave are said to be amongst those destroyed by Northumbria Police.

Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2025

‘Send them to Mars’: Led By Donkeys Glastonbury exhibit takes aim at Musk

Campaign group say piece responds to tech billionaires’ ‘dangerous’ mission to make humans interplanetary

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2025

Tributes to ‘legendary’ defence barrister Courtenay Griffiths KC

Notable cases included the Pc Keith Blakelock murder trial, the Brighton bombing and the Damilola Taylor murder trial.

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025

Will the BBC televise Kneecap's Glastonbury performance?

Politicians have scrutinised Kneecap's upcoming performance at Glastonbury - but will the BBC air their show?

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025

Bullying claims in parliament soared by 40% last year, watchdog reveals

Parliament’s bullying and harassment watchdog said it will work hard to speed up its assessment of complaints

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

Township mechanics in South Africa unite to turbocharge their small businesses

Independent car mechanics in South Africa’s townships have long worked outside of the country’s vehicle repair industry

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

OPINION - Saturation attacks, dirty nuclear bombs and the bind for Britain: Starmer's Israel-Iran dilemma

The echoes from the super bomb Midnight Hammer mission continue to reverberate, and the questions grow louder. Behind the hyperbole of Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth about “this super successful operation” creep nagging doubts.

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2025

Farage’s ‘bonanza for billionaires’ would cost UK £34bn a year, warns tax expert

Reform UK believes the plans for a Britannia card will make the UK ‘incredibly attractive’ to the wealthy, but tax expert Dan Neidle has warned it will leave a massive black hole

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025

Farage plans to charge non-doms £250,000 fee which will be given to poor

The Reform UK leader said the policy would ‘encourage the return of wealth and talent’ to the UK.

Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2025