Housing Secretary Michael Gove has acknowledged "faulty and ambiguous" Government guidance allowed the Grenfell Tower tragedy to occur, as he imposes a new deadline for action on unsafe tower blocks.
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Communities Secretary Michael Gove brands the management of Thames Water a âdisgraceâ, insisting they should âcarry the canâ for any future investment, instead of consumers. Bosses at the company have admitted the firm could face the risk of emergency nationalisation as its funding crisis deepened â after shareholders refused to give the troubled utility giant extra cash. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Its new definition of extremism will give the Government âthe tools that it needs to protect usâ against extremist activity, Rishi Sunak has said. Michael Gove named a string of groups which could be checked against the Governmentâs new definition of extremism amid rising concerns about threats to social cohesion and British democracy. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Michael Gove told the Commons the Governmentâs new definition of extremism was âmore precise and rigorousâ than the previous one. The communities secretary assured MPs, the governmentâs new definition of extremism will not affect "those exercising their proper right to free speech.ââ Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Michael Gove sets out the governmentâs new definition of âextremismâ during a statement to MPs in the House of Commons. Communities Secretary emphasised importance of coming together in fight against extremism. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
House of Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove and Transport Secretary Mark Harper leave the Cabinet Office in Whitehall ahead of Jeremy Hunt's Budget announcement. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chhattisgarh govt is revamping the surrender policy for Maoists to promote integration. Discussions include FIR criteria and policy changes. Govt's role in FIR.. IndiaTimes
About 85,000 places need to be created for the expansion of funded childcare by September 2025, the government has estimated - but campaigners warned the scheme.. Sky News
The Government has today announced expansion of its plan to get parents back to work, with 15 hours of weekly funded childcare now available for two-year-olds. Further plans for working parents of nine-month-olds and above are planned by September, with the funded childcare also set to double to 30 hours next year. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour's Emily Thornberry says she is "pleased to see that the Ombudsman has vindicated" the WASPI women after a damming report stated they are entitled to a compensation. The shadow attorney general adds her party expects the government to make a response within a few days. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former SNP chief Peter Murrell returns home on Thursday evening after being charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the Scottish National Party.
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In their first interview, the parents of a sixteen-year-old boy who took his own life just hours after he was blackmailed by a scammer have told ITV News their "whole world has been shattered". Murray Dowey, 16, from Dunblane was contacted on social media by someone claiming to be a young girl but was actually a scammer, who tricked him into sending an intimate image and then blackmailed him with it. Sextortion, is when intimate images and/or videos are recorded and used for financial exploitation and coercion. It is mostly committed by organised criminal gangs overseas. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
In their first interview, the parents of a sixteen-year-old boy who took his own life just hours after he was blackmailed by a scammer have told ITV News their "whole world has been shattered". Murray Dowey, 16, from Dunblane was contacted on social media by someone claiming to be a young girl but was actually a scammer, who tricked him into sending an intimate image and then blackmailed him with it. Sextortion, is when intimate images and/or videos are recorded and used for financial exploitation and coercion. It is mostly committed by organised criminal gangs overseas. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Residents of Mark Menzies's constituency express dismay at allegations made against their local representative.
Fylde MP Mark Menzies lost the Conservative whip after The Times published claims that he had used political donations to cover medical expenses and pay off âbad peopleâ.
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Fylde MP Mark Menzies has lost the Conservative whip as the party investigates claims of misuse of funds. On Wednesday, The Times published claims Mr Menzies had used political donations to cover medical expenses and pay off "bad peopleâ who had locked him in a flat and demanded thousands of pounds for his release. Labour says the police should investigate the allegations of misused funds. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn