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California Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is on the rise and has become the second leading cause of workplace fatalities in America. To attempt to address the issue head-on, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill No. 553 on September 20, 2023. This bill makes...
Washington State Works to Combat Rising Traffic Deaths
In recent years, Washington State has witnessed a troubling increase in traffic fatalities, prompting officials to implement measures to reduce the number of accidents and improve road safety. The state reported 750 traffic fatalities in 2022. Spokane county has seen...
5 Things to Know If You’ve Been Charged with a Firearms Crime
Whether you are a gun owner facing accusations of improper storage or usage or have been charged with a more serious crime, such as assault with a deadly weapon, it is essential to understand your rights and options. In addition to the criminal justice system,...
What’s Behind the Increase in Fatal Accidents?
The new statistics for automobile accident deaths are out and the news isn’t good. The country saw fatal accidents rise in 2022 when experts thought they might decrease. The pandemic in 2020 significantly skewed accident data, but experts believed the pattern that...
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Pubs given support package after business rates backlash
Pubs and music venues in England will be given a 15% discount on their business rates bills from April and will not see increases for two years, the government announced. Treasury Minister Dan Tomlinson said the three-year package was worth £1,650 for the average...
Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders
Ground rents will be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders in England and Wales, the government has announced. Announcing the cap in a TikTok video, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: "I've spoken to so many people who say this will make a difference to them worth...
Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham decision
2 hours agoShareSaveRichard Wheeler,Political reporterandToby MannShareSavePAAround 50 Labour MPs have signed a letter objecting to the decision to block Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from standing in a forthcoming parliamentary by-election, BBC News...
Starmer says he won’t ‘choose between’ the US or China
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he will not be forced to "choose between" relations with the US or China, ahead of the first visit of a British leader to Beijing in eight years.Sir Keir said the UK would maintain "close ties" with the US on business, security...
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has become the latest Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK.She becomes the third sitting Tory MP to join Nigel Farage's party in the last eleven days, and takes Reform's tally of MPs to eight.Unveiled at a rally in London,...
Chris Mason: Another big beast defection shows momentum is with Reform
While anyone drawing up a list of potential Conservative defectors to Reform UK would have put Suella Braverman near the top, this is still a big moment.Braverman is a former Conservative home secretary, a big beast of recent Tory history.And her switch emphasises the...
Starmer defends blocking Andy Burnham from by-election run after backlash
Sir Keir Starmer has defended the decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in an upcoming by-election.Burnham, who held a range of ministerial positions before standing down to become Mayor of Greater Manchester, is widely seen as a potential leadership challenger...
Mahmood to call for more police patrols and faster responses to 999 calls
Police officers in England and Wales would spend more time on the streets under sweeping reform plans to be outlined on Monday. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will pledge to cut "red tape" and "unnecessary admin" that she says prevents officers from leaving their...
Chris Mason: Burnham saga unlikely to be last act in drama of Starmer’s leadership
15 hours agoShareSaveChris MasonPolitical editorShareSaveGetty ImagesThe other day I compared the saga of Andy Burnham, his ambitions and the forthcoming by-election in Greater Manchester to a long and twisting marble run.If, and it was a big if, the marble trundled...
Andy Burnham’s bid to return as MP blocked by Labour’s ruling body
35 minutes agoShareSaveJoshua Nevett,Political reporterandChris Mason,Political editorShareSaveGetty ImagesAndy Burnham has been blocked from standing as a candidate for an upcoming parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton by Labour's ruling body.As a directly...
Decision day for Labour on whether Burnham can stand as MP
A decision on whether to allow Andy Burnham to run in an upcoming parliamentary by-election will be made by the Labour Party's ruling national executive committee later.The BBC has been told allies of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer may try to block the mayor of...
Trump says UK soldiers in Afghanistan ‘among greatest of all warriors’
14 minutes agoShareSaveThomas MackintoshShareSaveBloomberg via Getty ImagesDonald Trump has praised UK soldiers who fought in Afghanistan after his claim that allied forces avoided the front lines prompted criticism from veterans and politicians.Earlier this week...