Thursday, 2 February 2023

Pontins asylum accommodation plans scrapped

Sefton Council and a local MP opposed converting the resort into asylum accommodation.

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Nicola Sturgeon: Rapist Isla Bryson 'almost certainly' faking trans status

Nicola Sturgeon was responding to a claim by a victim of Isla Bryson that she was not "truly transgender".

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UK to see shorter recession, says Bank of England

The slump is now expected to last just over a year rather than almost as two years.

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Bring back duty-free perk to boost London - mayor

Bosses of Heathrow, Selfridges and Harrods are calling on the government to reinstate duty-free shopping. 

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UK interest rates: How high could they go and how would a rise affect you?

The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates later, pushing some mortgages up further.

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Welsh rugby: Politicians knew about WRU sexism claims - MP

Tonia Antoniazzi says she raised concerns about culture in the Welsh Rugby Union last March.

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Green defectors become Your Party's first Scottish councillors

Dan Hutchison, Seonad Hoy and Leodhas Massie have become the first elected Your Party representatives in Scotland. from BBC News https://i...