Parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard to face MPs over Charlie's Law

Hope for Charlie’s Law: Parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard, who died in 2017, are set to present evidence to MPs on proposed rule that will help families avoid having to endure court hearing over children’s hospital care Baby Charlie Gard was born with a rare condition that caused him brain damage  His parents, Connie Yates […]

Boris Johnson allies warn of 'consequences' for Rishi Sunak over barbs

Team Boris plots revenge on Rishi: PM allies warn of ‘consequences’ for Sunak over barbs during his leadership campaign Prime Minister’s allies unhappy that Rishi Sunak has cast doubt on his honesty  One said Sunak worked in same building as parties ‘so he must have known too’ Another called him the ‘Submarine Chancellor’ for disappearing […]

Police officers back plan to go easy on shoplifters who steal to eat

Tesco security guards are set to go easy on shoplifters who steal to eat amid cost-of-living crisis and refer thieves to foodbanks in pilot scheme backed by police Tesco losing £50,000 a month in West Derby, Livepool will hold pilot scheme  This will see shoplifters not detained by police for arrest amid inflation pressure Instead […]

Rishi Sunak 'hoped to block' sending migrants to Rwanda as Chancellor

Rishi Sunak ‘hoped to block’ project to send migrants out to Rwanda when he was Chancellor The leadership contender has vowed to keep Mr Johnson’s immigration policy The controversial £120m scheme deports asylum seekers to the African nation Cabinet sources claimed Mr Sunak opposed the policy as being too expensive Rishi Sunak tried to block Boris […]

Liz Truss vows to end 'Stalinist housing targets' if she becomes PM

Liz Truss vows to end ‘Whitehall-inspired Stalinist housing targets’ if she becomes Prime Minister  The Tory leadership hopeful would replace ‘Labour approaches’ with tax cuts Ms Truss said: ‘The best way to generate economic growth is bottom-up’ She pledged to deliver the ‘biggest change in our economic policy for 30 years’ Liz Truss has said […]

Killjoy water firms guilty of wasting thousands of litres every second

Killjoy water firms guilty of wasting thousands of litres every second order families not to overfill their paddling pools Northumbrian Water said: ‘If the paddling pool is out, don’t fill it to the top 3.1 billion litres of water are estimated to be lost every day by water companies A 7ft by 4ft paddling pool […]