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Animal welfare law expert to review Northern Ireland dog breeding rules
Irish Legal News
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Pictured (left–right): Susan Cunningham, Dr Gareth Arnott, Andrew Muir and Vanessa Barnes. An expert in animal welfare law has been appointed to a new advisory group tasked with reviewing dog breeding regulations in Northern Ireland. Vanessa...
Third of all pregnancies in England and Wales end in abortion, figures reveal
The Catholic Herald Online
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July 11, 2025
Almost a third of all conceptions in England and Wales now end in abortion, official figures have revealed. In 2022, 29.69 per cent of all conceptions in England and Wales ended in abortion, up from 26.54 per cent a year earlier, , according to...
Scotland faces up to its drug crisis by offering the UK’s first supervised injection facility
CNN
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July 11, 2025
CNN — In a quiet corner of Glasgow’s East End, a radical public health experiment is underway. For the first time in the United Kingdom, people who inject illicit drugs such as heroin and cocaine can do so under medical supervision – in a safe...
Parliament’s standards watchdog begins investigation into Rupert Lowe
Express & Star
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July 11, 2025
Parliament’s standards watchdog has opened an investigation into Rupert Lowe, reportedly over a failure to declare the hundreds of thousands of pounds donated to his “Rape Gang Inquiry”. The independent MP for Great Yarmouth launched a crowdfunder...
Wales will introduce a tourist tax in 2027. Where else in the UK is charging visitors?
Euronews
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It’s been a long time coming, but Wales has confirmed it will allow local councils to introduce a tourist tax starting in 2027. The levy will add £1.30 (€1.50) per night to the price of accommodation in Wales, or £0.75 (€0.90) for visitors over...
UK: Protestors prepare to defy Palestine Action ban in shows of support
Middle East Eye
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July 11, 2025
Activists are set to stage a second wave of protests this weekend across the UK demanding the government reverse its proscription of the direct action group Palestine Action. On Saturday, groups of activists will gather for a series of protests...
UK report sounds Iran alarm
London Daily Digital
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July 11, 2025
Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee detailed how Iran is posing a growing danger to UK nationals, interests, and national security through state-sponsored assassinations, kidnappings, cyberattacks, and espionage The United Kingdom...
UK secures £7.5 bn Japanese investment
London Daily Digital
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July 11, 2025
The government has unlocked £7.5 billion of investment into key growth sectors as the Minister for Investment signed a new deal with the Sumitomo Corporation in Tokyo The United Kingdom has clinched a landmark commitment from Japanese conglomerate...
Parliamentary modernisation must address religious privilege
National Secular Society
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As the heart of the UK's democracy, Parliament should epitomise the values of British society. Chiefly, those of equality, fairness, and respect for individual human rights and freedoms. With the Modernisation Committee considering reforms to...
UK Lawmakers Highlight Plight Of Hindus In Bangladesh, Call For Strong Action Against Yunus Govt
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) London, July 11 (IANS) Several top politicians from the United Kingdom, past and present lawmakers, human rights activists and members of the country's various religious communities have urged the government led by Prime Minister...
UK probes US firm over Gaza ethnic cleansing charges
Al Mayadeen
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July 11, 2025
Boston Consulting Group faces a UK probe over its involvement in financial models tied to the mass displacement of Palestinians, raising alarm among rights advocates. A prominent US consulting firm is under formal investigation by a UK...
UK role in training Israeli pilots for combat jets exposed
Al Mayadeen
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July 11, 2025
British firm Moog has sent military equipment to Hatzerim airbase, aiding pilot training for Israeli M-346 Lavi jets, despite arms export restrictions. Israeli fighter pilots are receiving training using British military equipment, a report by The...
Britain must wake up to the threat of Iran
The Spectator
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July 11, 2025
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a ‘wide-ranging, persistent and unpredictable’ threat to the United Kingdom. That was the sobering conclusion this week of the intelligence and security committee, which has spent several years examining Iranian...
UK government considers rescue deal for Speciality Steel amid fears of collapse
Business Matters
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July 11, 2025
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is said to be actively considering contingency plans, including the possibility of taking the company into public ownership if its parent, Liberty Steel, fails to secure new funding or a buyer. The move would...
UK faces rising, unpredictable threat from Iran, report warns
The Nation
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July 11, 2025
LONDON - The UK faces a “rising” and unpredictable threat from Iran and the government must do more to counter it, Parliament’s intelligence and security committee has warned. The call comes as it publishes the results of a major inquiry which...
Authority over death belongs to God alone, Church of England leader warns
Express & Star
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July 11, 2025
Authority over death belongs to God only, the Church of England’s parliament has been told as its current highest-ranking bishop spoke out against assisted dying. Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell praised a colleague and member of the House of...
Brits could 'riot in the streets again' as urgent internet warning issued
Daily Star
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July 11, 2025
The UK's Online Safety Act is falling short in safeguarding the public from the proliferation of harmful misinformation and requires an urgent revamp, according to a scathing new report by MPs. Published on Tuesday, the Parliament's Science,...
Four Scottish Labour MPs rebel as benefit cuts bill passes in House of Commons
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 9, 2025
Four Scottish Labour MPs rebelled as the UK Government's benefit cuts passed in the House of Commons. Irene Campbell, Tracy Gilbert, Brian Leishman and Euan Stainbank voted against slashing welfare for future out-of-work claimants. But MPs voted...
UK government considers rescue package for second major steel plant
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
Ministers are considering options to step in to save another major steel plant if its parent company collapses into administration after a key court case next week. The business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, is understood to be looking at what the...
Brits left devastated by 'cowboy builders', as LBC reveals they've cost Brits £14.3bn in last 5 years
LBC
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11 July 2025, 06:00 Research revealed by LBC - from the Federation of Master Builders - reveals that 37% of adults have hired an unreliable or unqualified builder. Picture: FMB Cowboy builders are "ruining people's lives", leaving Brits...