[ad_1] Labour and the Conservatives have both ruled out raising value added tax (VAT) if they win the general election. Writing in the Telegraph, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the Tories would not raise the main rate of the sales tax during the next Parliament. He challenged Labour to make the same pledge, claiming the party...
[ad_1] 7 minutes ago Hazel Shearing,Education correspondent, @hazelshearing BBC/ Hazel Shearing Oluwatosin says he takes early morning walks to a local park to relax before exams This time next year, Oluwatosin, 17, will be taking his A-levels at Leeds Sixth Form College. And he knows that as that time approaches, he will have the same...
[ad_1] 18 minutes ago Noor Nanji,Culture reporter in Holmes Chapel, @NoorNanji BBC Caitlin (left) and Jessie posed for pictures next to a life-sized cut-out of Styles Fans of Harry Styles have long obsessed over every detail of his life, his romances and his childhood. Now, Harries – as they’re known – are being offered guided...
[ad_1] A child is in serious condition and three adults have been injured after being shot near a restaurant in north-east London. Police were called to Kingsland High Street, in Dalston in Hackney, at about 21:20 BST on Wednesday, after reports of gunshots. Officers, including firearms specialists, and the London ambulance service attended the scene,...
[ad_1] Diana Abbott’s comments at a rally in east London on Wednesday lead several of the front pages. The Guardian says Ms Abbott promised to remain as an MP for “as long as possible”, amid a row over whether Labour will allow her to run for their party in her Hackney North and Stoke Newington...
[ad_1] 9 hours ago Ita Dungan,BBC News NI reporter BBC Nasra’s children haven’t been to school since their asylum status changed Nasra Ali’s children haven’t been to school since January, and she doesn’t know when they will be able to return. The mother of five is Somali and has been living in Northern Ireland since...
[ad_1] 6 minutes ago Chris Dearden,James McCarthy BBC In 10 years four reviews have outlined changes to be implemented by Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board People have died because an under-fire health board has not improved mental health services fast enough, according to a report. The Royal College of Psychiatrists found less than half of 84...
[ad_1] A Glasgow funeral directors at the centre of an ongoing missing ashes probe has been expelled by the National Association of Funeral Directors. Officers searched A Milne Funerals Ltd’s office in Springburn earlier this month and recovered 19 containers with ashes. Glasgow City Council said 14 families from the Dumbarton and Glasgow areas had...
[ad_1] A tenth inmate has died at a prison in just over three months amid claims of drug misuse by prisoners. Warren Manners, 38, is the latest to have died at HMP Parc in Bridgend, which is run by Security company G4S. Nine other inmates have died since 27 February, including four believed to be...
[ad_1] A father and son from Cheshire are missing after a hillwalking trip in the Highlands. Tom Parry, 49, and 12-year-old Richie were due to return home on Wednesday after visiting Glen Nevis and Glencoe. But Police Scotland confirmed their car was found in the Three Sisters car park in Glencoe, where they set off...