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Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon to ask for second referendum 13 March 2017 From the section Scotland politics Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed she will ask for permission to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence. Ms Sturgeon said she wanted a vote to be held between the autumn of 2018 and the spring of the following year. She said she would ask the Scottish Parliament next week for permission to request a Section 30 order from Westminster. The move would allow a fresh legally-binding referendum to be held, if consent is gran…
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Unlimited fines for bulk buying ticket touts 11 March 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Online touts who bulk buy tickets and sell them for inflated prices will face unlimited fines under government plans. An amendment to the Digital Economy Bill means it will be illegal to use "bots" to bypass limits on the maximum amount of tickets that can be bought. Tickets purchased by bots can appear on secondary websites at prices many times greater than their face value. A Department …
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Northern, Southern rail and Merseyrail staff on strike 13 March 2017 From the section England Image copyright BBC/PA Image caption RMT members are striking over plans for driver-only-operated trains Rail staff from three firms across England have started 24-hour strikes in a dispute over the role of guards. The RMT's 30th strike day in its dispute with Southern over plans to make trains driver-only-operated (DOO) has spread to the…
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Brexit bill: Ministers expect MPs will reject changes 13 March 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit Image copyright PA Ministers believe MPs will reject the two changes made to the Brexit bill in the House of Lords when they debate it for the second time later. Peers want to guarantee the rights of EU citizens in the UK and ensure Parliament has a vote on any deal. The EU Withdrawal Bill could complete its final stages if …
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Brexit bill: Ministers expect MPs to reject changes 13 March 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit Image copyright PA Ministers believe MPs will reject the two changes made to the Brexit bill in the House of Lords when they debate it for the second time later. Peers want to guarantee the rights of EU citizens in the UK and ensure Parliament has a vote on any deal. The EU Withdrawal Bill could complete its final stages if bo…
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copyright PA Image caption Madeleine McCann was three when she went missing in 2007 Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been granted £85,000 to extend the search for a further six months. The Home Office funding is to extend the probe, known as Operation Grange, between April and September this year. Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007 aged three. The extra funding has been earmarked for operational costs. Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, have vowed to "never give up" hope of finding their daughter. Sinc…
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Brexit: David Davis warns MPs to leave bill unchanged 12 March 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption David Davis wants the prime minister to be free to get on with the job of triggering Brexit The Brexit secretary has urged MPs to leave the bill for exiting the EU unchanged when it is debated in the Commons on …
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Budget 2017: No rethink on National Insurance rises - minister 9 March 2017 From the section UK Politics Media captionThe chancellor announcing the rise in National Insurance for self-employedMinisters have rejected calls for a rethink on National Insurance (NI) increases for millions of self-employed workers announced in the Budget. The measure, which breaks a 2015 manifesto pledge on NI contributions, would result in 1.6 million people paying £240 on average more every year. Treasury Chief Secretary David Gauke ruled out a U-turn, saying the move would make National Insurance f…
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Guys Marsh Prison: Evacuation after fire is started 'by inmate on roof' 11 March 2017 From the section Dorset Firefighters are at the scene of a blaze at a prison in Dorset. It is understood a prisoner clambered onto the pitched roof of one of the house blocks at HMP Guys Marsh near Shaftesbury, took off his clothes and set fire to them. The fire is believed to have damaged the roof and around 60 inmates in the block were evacuated to a secure area. The inmate has been brought down from the roof and the Prison Service said there was no risk to the public. BBC home affairs correspondent Danny …
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Sadiq Khan has said cars should be banned from roads near schools in order to reduce air pollution. The mayor of London accused the Government of “ignoring” toxic air and criticised Philip Hammond for not raising taxes for the most polluting vehicles in Wednesday’s Budget. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sadiq-khan-ban-cars-from-roads-near-schools-to-stop-kids-breathing-toxic-air-a3487126.html
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A former prison officer has been jailed after admitting to smuggling drugs and mobile phones into Inverness prison. John Wallace, of Nethy Bridge, threw cardboard boxes containing the contraband over the prison's walls and picked them up when he was on duty. Inverness Sheriff Court heard that he agreed to do this over a five month period to help him pay off family debts. Sheriff Gordon Fleetwood sentenced Wallace to 40 months in prison. The sheriff told Wallace: "This was a gross breach of trust and both those in prison and your employers should have been able to rely on your integrity. "But I will take into account the difficulties you…
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Judge accused of 'victim-blaming' over rape comments 11 March 2017 From the section UK Image copyright UPPA/Photoshot Photo UGL Image caption Judge Kushner, pictured here in 2000, said: "I don't think it's wrong for a judge to beg women to take actions to protect themselves" A female judge's warning that drunk women are putting themselves at greater risk of rape was "victim-blaming", a police commissioner has said. Judge Lindsey K…
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Judge accused of 'victim-blaming' over rape comments 11 March 2017 From the section UK Image copyright UPPA/Photoshot Photo UGL Image caption Judge Kushner, pictured here in 2000, said: "I don't think it's wrong for a judge to beg women to take actions to protect themselves" A female judge's warning that drunk women are putting themselves at greater risk of rape was "victim-blaming", a police commissioner has said. Judge Lindsey K…
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Guys Marsh Prison: Evacuation after fire is started 'by inmate on roof' 11 March 2017 From the section Dorset Firefighters are at the scene of a blaze at a prison in Dorset. It is understood a prisoner clambered onto the pitched roof of one of the house blocks at HMP Guys Marsh near Shaftesbury, took off his clothes and set fire to them. The fire is believed to have damaged the roof and around 60 inmates in the block were evacuated to a secure area. The inmate has been brought down from the roof and the Prison Service said there was no risk to the public. BBC home affairs correspondent Danny …
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Unlimited fines for bulk buying ticket touts 11 March 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Online touts who bulk buy tickets and sell them for inflated prices will face unlimited fines under government plans. An amendment to the Digital Economy Bill means it will be illegal to use "bots" to bypass limits on the maximum amount of tickets that can be bought. Tickets purchased by bots can appear on secondary websites at prices many times greater than their face value. A Department …
