Rejoining EU should be ‘long-term objective’ for UK – Scottish Labour leader

Read our privacy notice . Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra has called for the UK to rejoin the European Union – insisting this should be a “long-term objective” for the whole country. The Labour MSP – who said he…

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'It was a long time ago': Squirming Lucy Powell says she 'regrets' helping to set up Russell Brand interview with Ed Miliband in Labour's 2015 election campaign

The Cabinet minister admitted she 'regrets' helping to set up the publicity stunt for the then-Labour leader before the election. But extraordinarily she argued in a round of interviews that there was no way of vetting…

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Revealed: David Walliams accused of using celebrity status to prey on young women for sex

The allegations include accounts from two women who said they first met the star when they were 15 years old. Both women, now in their 30s, said they had been groomed by Walliams and that the experience had affected them…

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What are the key legal issues surrounding the David Walliams case?

Here are the key issues surrounding the case. What was the case about? Walliams, referred to in court as PPT and described as a "well-known individual", attempted to secure a permanent injunction to stop the Guardian and…

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Teacher banned over late-night WhatsApp messages to pupil

Join today Already a member? Log in A teacher who sent more than 100 late-night messages to a pupil has been banned from the profession. Richard Hill, a science teacher who had taught at Trafalgar School in Portsmouth…

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Backlash after councillor tells Russell Brand to 'stay strong'

He made the comments on social media, and claimed he had received death threats as a result, which South Wales Police was investigating. On Monday, Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape…

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Education secretary ‘really regrets’ Ed Miliband’s 2015 Russell Brand interview

Just over a week before voters went to the polls, Brand – then styling himself as a voice for those disaffected with politics – posted the 15-minute interview on his YouTube channel. The bizarre encounter featured Brand…

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'I'm furious': Late Queen Elizabeth rages in never-before-seen letters

Join today Already a member? Log in The late Queen declared that she was “allergic to vets” in a furious letter about the care of her horses , it has emerged. In July 1960, a “fuming” Elizabeth II wrote to her equerry…

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Watch: Meghan's first public appearance since father arrested

Meghan arrived at the European Parliament in Brussels with her husband, Prince Harry, who delivered a speech about online child safety. During his address, Harry said he and his wife stood alongside parents who had lost…

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Alliance Party accuses DUP of ‘gambling’ with Stormont institutions

Relations between parties in the powersharing Executive have soured in the fallout from the Drumcree parading dispute, which has seen Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O’Neill being interviewed by police in relation to…

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