Monday, 4 August 2025

Police pay rise of 4.2% 'barely treads water', staff body says

The Police Federation says the 4.2% pay rise is "worth the price of a Big Mac per shift".

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UK-French small boats pilot plan comes into force

The 'one-in, one-out' deal will see some of those arriving in the UK returned to France.

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I no longer identify as Nigerian, Badenoch says

The Conservative Party leader says she has not renewed her passport for the West African country in years.

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Top MoD civil servant to leave in wake of Afghan data breach

Permanent Secretary David Williams will leave this autumn, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

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Civil service interns must be working class, government says

Internships will only go to students from poorer families in a push to make Whitehall more working class.

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Bomb disposal robot destroys Labour MPs' Christmas cards

Remnants of Christmas cards intended for Labour MPs and constituency offices were found at the site. from BBC News https://ift.tt/SAC4cMi