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Up to 30,000 people were given contaminated blood products in treatments administered in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.

A researcher has warned that the ‘worst legacy of all’ from the lockdowns could actually be ’the damage to the education of a whole generation of children.’

The media watchdog commissioned pollsters Ipsos to ‘help them understand audience attitudes towards politicians presenting programmes.’

Court and police authorities have stressed that criminal damage towards cenotaphs will not be tolerated and will be dealt with in a robust way.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called it the biggest increase in defence spending in a generation, pledging an additional £75 billion over the next six years.

Professionals, politicians, and celebrities including JK Rowling wrote to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak demanding a probe into ’trans’ activism.

More than 120,000 crossings on small boats have been recorded since recording began in 2018.

The FCDO said the foreign secretary instructed officials to summon the ambassador to raise ’significant concerns at interference in UK democratic institutions.’

Deaths caused by alcohol misuse increased rapidly after the start of the COVID-19 lockdown period and that trend is continuing, official figures show.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said an officer used ‘clumsy and offensive’ phrases to a Jewish activist on April 13.

The Ministry of Justice has projected a longer-term rise in prison population, up to 106,300 by March 2027.

Susan Hall has pledged to ’stop the war on motorists’ by removing some unwanted low traffic neighbourhoods and 20 mph zones.

The government is facing a ’tricky choice' between raising taxes to fix public services or stick to its plan and cut taxes further.

The prime minister and the home secretary hailed the ‘landmark’ legislation and said flights will begin by July.

Two men have gone on trial accused of the murder of music manager Robert ‘Fox’ Powell, who was shot dead outside a party in rural Essex in June 2020.

A High Court judge has ruled a woman who held up a sign outside a criminal trial urging jurors to listen to their ‘conscience’ was not in contempt of court.

In a forward to a Policy Exchange report, Sir Sajid Javid warned an official definition for Islamophobia would risk creating a blasphemy law via the backdoor.

Report says clinicians may be influenced to recommend devices, with the NHS accepting £35 million from 2017–2019 from pharma giants including Johnson & Johnson.