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Yorkshire Labour MPs brace for local election results
If you ask Labour MPs in the Calendar region how the local elections will go, the response isn't exactly positive. It's a "giant tombola of dissatisfaction," says one. Another tells me: "Where we have elections is worst, where we don't is best." And just one more for good measure: "If it's a disaster, it will be better than expected." They don't want to have their names attached to their comments, but the general mood among Labour MPs about these elections is dismal.
Economic impact of Iran war could last 'up to 12 months' after conflict ends, minister says
Credit: iStock The economic impact of the war in Iran could last for eight to 12 months after the conflict is resolved, according to a government minister. Chief secretary to the prime minister Darren Jones said the main impact of the war would be on the price of energy, food and holidays. Already, that is being seen in the data with inflation rising to 3.3% in the year to March.
Opinions divided over Nigel Farage as Reform UK holds rally in Leeds
'I hate him'... 'I think he's brave': Two friends disagree over Nigel Farage If you needed any more evidence of how divisive a figure Nigel Farage is, you would have found it at the Leeds Arena on Tuesday night. Reform had booked the venue, which can hold more than 13,000 people, for their first rally in the region as campaigning ramps up ahead of the local elections in May. Before people started filing in, I had a chance conversation with a couple of friends, who weren't attending the event.
PM to chair Cobra meeting as Iran war threatens cost of living crisis Original
The prime minister is due to chair a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee to discuss the economic impact of the Iran war, ITV News understands. Monday's meeting will focus on the cost of living, something that is seen as a top priority by senior ministers, including the foreign secretary. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey is expected to attend.
Bradford MP reflects on the abuse she witnessed as a child and seeing her mother jailed for murder
Naz Shah still remembers the first time she saw her Dad abusing her Mum - she was just five-years-old and living in Bradford. She tells me her mum Zoora “had a long plait and he had her plait in his hand and I run up the stairs, went to the neighbours, and I called the neighbours to come and stop him from beating her. "That was one of my very first memories." Hers is a story of adversity and survival - a story she has now written down on paper for her book 'Honoured'.
Yorkshire MP behind assisted dying bill "deeply disturbed" by delays | ITV News
The Yorkshire MP behind the assisted dying bill has hit out at the House of Lords amid increasing worries from supporters that the legislation will not be passed in time. Speaking to ITV Calendar's political programme Last Orders on Thursday 5 February, Kim Leadbeater said: "I'm deeply disturbed by the undemocratic nature of what's happening".
Doncaster MP says self-driving cars would be 'game-changer' for wife with visual impairment
A Doncaster MP says self-driving cars would be a "game-changer" for his wife who is visually impaired. Lee and Julie Pitcher took a test ride this week in an autonomous vehicle which is part of a 'robotaxi’ pilot in the UK later this year. Mrs Pitcher, who lives with a degenerative condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa, has been unable to drive since 2019. Julie was diagnosed when she was 24 years old, but says she doesn’t want the condition to define her.
Family of Mansfield's Beryl Barrett who died after falling into pothole say death was 'unnecessary'
The Prime Minister has sent his "deepest sympathies" to the family of a "very active" 87-year-old woman from Warsop who died days after falling into an unrepaired pothole. Beryl Barrett died after falling in Warsop near Mansfield days before Christmas. Her family says she clipped the wheel of her walking aid while attempting to cross a road and fell backwards, breaking her femur and the top of a previous hip replacement.
The government is due announce £1.1 billion in funding for a new vision of Northern Powerhouse rail.
It was all the way back in 2015 that the term 'Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR)' first entered our vocabulary. More than ten years on, the government is still defining what it actually means. But what would the new plan, if it is ever delivered, mean for Yorkshire? The government's aim is to avoid the failures of the HS2 project while making sure the North's economic potential, its "untapped gold reserves" as one of the brains behind this called it, is realised.
Hull and East Yorkshire mayor Luke Campbell rules out charging tourist tax
Reform's mayor for Hull and East Yorkshire has ruled out imposing a "tourist tax" following Rachel Reeves' budget. The Chancellor announced that regional mayors would be given the power to add a "modest" charge - thought to be around £2 a night - to the cost of overnight accommodation to fund local services. But Luke Campbell said that, while the levy could bring in extra cash, it would be the "wrong decision" for the region.
Ex-miners call on government to release £2.3bn of pension payments | ITV News
Former mineworkers are lobbying the government to release £2.3 billion in reserves from a pension scheme to unlock extra retirement payments. Six members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme visited Westminster on Monday to call on the Industry Minister to intervene. Ex-miner Peter Short told ITV Calendar: "We kept the lights on in this country for many years, which was dirty dangerous work.
Severn Trent Water criticised over Mansfield flood defences dubbed an eyesore
Flood defences built in a £76 million scheme have been dubbed an "eyesore" by residents who claim they are being used to dump litter and have even devalued their properties. The grassy ditches were dug by Severn Trent Water in an area of Mansfield in north Nottinghamshire to shore up homes against flooding. But residents say they are unnecessary, claiming the area has not flooded in decades due to being on a hill.
Badenoch visits Thatcher's old school - can she emerge from Iron Lady's shadow? | ITV News
Kemi Badenoch is only too aware of the long shadow that Margaret Thatcher continues to cast over the Conservative Party - even 35 years after she left Downing Street for the last time. Cardboard cutouts of the country's first female Prime Minister were in abundance at the party conference in Manchester earlier this month. Her name is revered among many of the Tory faithful. And at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School, in Lincolnshire, the Iron Lady remains an unavoidable presence.
How we got here: The biggest moments of the 2024 US Election campaign
Since the Republican debates in August 2023, there have been multiple assassination attempts, a President pulling out the race and still deadlocked polling. These are the most memorable moments of US Election 2024 so far. Cast your mind back to 23rd August 2023. On a debate stage in Milwaukee, eight contenders for the Republican presidential nomination traded blows as they tried to boost their nascent campaigns.
Farage rally attracts thousands after difficult week for Reform UK
The lights dimmed in the vast hall of National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. The walls had been decked with giant Union Flags and a crowd of thousands was waiting to see their political hero. And then Nigel Farage walked out to what is the largest political rally of this campaign. Spark machines sprayed around him as he made his way onto the stage. This was his home turf – playing to devoted fans who rose to their feet again and again in delight at his speech.
Nigel Farage denies he's Britain's Trump - but his campaign feels the same
It's Thursday evening in a Blackpool hotel - described by one of Nigel Farage's supporters as s*** Mar-a-Lago - and the Reform UK leader is waiting to make his entrance. It is a carefully choreographed routine. Eminem's 'Without Me' rings out in the hall, which is filled with 600 Farage supporters. The question in the lyrics - 'Guess who's back? Back again?' - is answered immediately as the Reform UK leader begins his walk onto the stage as if a boxer heading to the ring.
Channel Islands to bring in 'pillar two' tax for large companies under new global scheme
Jersey's government says the island needs to "play its part" in introducing a new tax for the largest multinational companies. The Crown Dependencies last week confirmed they would implement the 'pillar two' tax, which is designed to create a level playing field across more than 130 jurisdictions. It is being led by the OECD, an organisation that works with governments around the world to develop economic policy.
'The precedent has been made': Jersey on path to setting up Assisted Dying Service
Jersey politicians made a historic decision on Wednesday as they voted to allow people with terminal illnesses to end their lives with medical help. However, while States Members supported 'Route 1' of the proposed assisted dying law, they rejected calls for it to also cover people with incurable physical conditions who experience "unbearable suffering" - known as 'Route 2'. This was a debate of a type rarely seen in the island.
Three Jersey residents with incurable conditions speak candidly about illness and assisted dying
Fred Dimbleby speaks to islanders ahead of a States debate on assisted dying. Ahead of the political debate on whether Jersey should legalise assisted dying, I have been speaking to three residents with incurable conditions. They would all potentially be eligible under the proposed law to end their lives but each has a different view about whether that is a choice they want. Here are their stories... Lynne Cottignies Lynne Cottignies is lying on a hospice bed.
Three Jersey residents with incurable conditions speak candidly about illness and assisted dying
Ahead of the political debate on whether Jersey should legalise assisted dying, I have been speaking to three residents with incurable conditions. They would all potentially be eligible under the proposed law to end their lives but each has a different view about whether that is a choice they want. Here are their stories... Lynne Cottignies Lynne Cottignies is lying on a hospice bed. Her stage breast four cancer is now untreatable and the end is near.
Former NI First Minister Arlene Foster denies potential of a united Ireland on visit to Jersey
The former First Minister of Northern Ireland has denied the potential of a united Ireland, saying "there are nowhere near enough people to take us out of the United Kingdom". Speaking to ITV News on a visit to Jersey with her pro-unionist organisation Together UK, Baroness Arlene Foster explains: "The dial hasn't really moved in terms of a united Ireland, they [Republican parties] portray it as such ...
Decision on criminal charges following Haut du Mont explosion expected by end of 2024
Three men have been interviewed again by the States of Jersey Police as part of the ongoing investigation into the Haut Du Mont explosion. The block of flats on Pier Road in St Helier was destroyed in the early hours of Saturday 10 December 2022, killing 10 people. Three men were arrested in August on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter and have been re-bailed until May. Police are not currently looking for anyone else.
'I thought he was going to kill me': Woman locked in hotel room and raped speaks out
A woman who was locked in a Jersey hotel room and raped says she is now afraid of being left alone with men, even her sons. Survivors of rape rarely speak out publicly about their story but that is exactly what "Anne", whose name we have changed to protect her identity, has chosen to do. It takes bravery of a kind most of us can only imagine to replay out loud such horrific moments.
Journalist Dame Esther Rantzen urges Jersey's politicians to pass assisted dying law
Dame Esther Rantzen has called on Jersey's politicians to "give us all the choice" when they decide whether to legalise assisted dying in May. The journalist, who has stage four lung cancer and has signed up with an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland, was reacting to a report by MPs which warned the UK government must consider what to do if the law is changed in another part of the British Isles.
Government aware of Jersey Reds' debts before signing off major £370,000 grants, emails show
Jersey Reds were on the verge of administration in January 2023, eight months before it ceased trading, emails sent between the club and the government show. Nearly 100 pages of correspondence uncovered by an ITV News Freedom of Information request reveal the rugby team was viewed as "not commercially realistic" by senior government figures and there was "limited sympathy for a private club chasing their dream" of promotion.
Senior Jersey politician says island needs to 'be prepared' for future away from the UK
A senior politician in Jersey says the island needs to "be prepared" for a move away from the UK in the future, amid calls to change the term 'Crown Dependencies'. The former Bailiff of Jersey and the civil head of the island, Sir Philip Bailhache, told ITV News: "We have to always look at what is in the interest of Jersey.
Lyndon Farnham faces further challenges as he picks new top team | ITV News
Building consensus is at the core of Lyndon Farnham's new top team. His picks include ministers from the previous government - even Farnham's defeated rival for the top job Ian Gorst gets a nomination - as well as members of Reform Jersey and the Constables. It's an attempt to create unity in an assembly that has been divided over major votes in the past few weeks with both the Vote of No Confidence and the Chief Minister election ending up as 27-22 results.
'I don't believe I made her cry' - Jersey's Chief Minister on her leaving the island's top job
In her spacious office in Broad Street, Deputy Kristina Moore is preparing to leave the island's top job. After the heated vote of no confidence that forced her out of office, she now has the laborious task of clearing her desk to make way for Jersey's next Chief Minister. When I ask her what went wrong, she focuses on the assembly that voted against her. "I do feel that many States members didn't vote necessarily because they have a particular issue with me", she says.
Redknapp calls for women's football teams to play in main stadiums | ITV News
Harry Redknapp sat down with ITV Channel and gave his thoughts on all things football and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Harry Redknapp has called for top women's football teams to be allowed to play consistently at their clubs' main stadiums. In an interview with ITV News, the manager said: "If the first team are playing on the Saturday, play the women's game on the Sunday. "Open it up and let's have both teams playing at the stadium", he added, "it will be fantastic".
Cost of goods in the Channel Islands likely to rise as businesses warned of freight cost hike
The cost of buying goods to the Channel Islands could rise significantly next year if a freight company passes on increased prices of nearly 19% from Condor Ferries to customers. Ferryspeed has contacted its business customers telling them that from January 2024 prices will grow by 8.76%. But it warns that Condor Ferries has told the company it intends to increase its prices by 18.76% and that Ferryspeed "reserve[s] the right to further raise our prices beyond the 8.76%".
Jersey's government spends thousands on award ceremonies for civil servants | ITV News
A freedom of information request submitted by ITV News has revealed the cost of the Government of Jersey's awards nights to thank the stars of the civil service A charity has said Jersey's government is "operating in a parallel universe" after ITV News revealed it spent nearly £130,000 on employee award ceremonies over the last four years.
Allergy diagnoses on the rise as nearly 2,200 epi-pens prescribed in Jersey
Cathryn Melchior, a nurse who specialises in allergies demonstrates how to use an epi-pen The number of adrenaline auto-injectors dispensed to people in Jersey each year has increased by nearly 1,000 since records began. 2022 saw the most given out with 2,199 devices dispensed across the year, compared to just 1,299 in 2014. The devices, the most common of which is the epi-pen, are used by those at risk of serious allergic reactions.
Negotiations behind the scenes ongoing in attempt to save Jersey Reds | ITV News
There is still hope for the Jersey Reds, ITV News understands, with sources confirming that work is ongoing behind the scenes to potentially save the club. Players and staff are also due to receive wages for September, after a sponsor stepped in. Hawk Group contributed the six figure payment, with the funds going directly to the nearly 70 members of staff employed by the club.
Sponsor offers to pay September salaries for Jersey Reds | ITV News
A sponsor has approached the Jersey Reds offering to pay the salaries of players and staff for September, ITV News understands. Negotiations are ongoing with a final decision expected on Monday. It follows the announcement on Thursday that the club had ceased trading and was facing liquidation, with players and staff left unpaid for September. A relief fund had been established by the club to help players and staff with housing and living costs.
UK was inundated by new coronavirus cases from abroad, genetic analysis reveals
Forget the UK's "patient zero", new cases of coronavirus were pouring into the country by the hundreds each week during March, helping to explain why our outbreak grew so large so quickly, new analysis of virus genomes reveals. The study also finds the vast majority of cases arrived in the UK from mainland Europe at a time when much of our travel advice was focused on Asia.
Two patients at London's King's College Hospital test positive for coronavirus
Two patients at King's College Hospital have tested positive for coronavirus. Credit: PA By ITV News Health Producer Jonathan Mitchell and Trainee Fred Dimbleby Health experts are busy tracing contacts amid fears visitors to a major London hospital may have been exposed to coronavirus after two patients tested positive for Covid-19.
Football blues take Brookes varsity win
Women's blues celebrate Varsity win It has been a tough season for the newly promoted Women’s Blues football team. Now playing in the top league in their region, they have struggled to keep up with the pace and talent of their opposition. Unfortunate injuries have plagued the side leaving them bottom of the league without a single point. But on Friday night, in front a packed Iffley stadium, the Blues regained some of their former glory.
Keble students stranded after accommodation cock-up
Undergraduates have been ordered to postpone their arrival due to new graduate accommodation awaiting completion Keble College have told second and third year students to “postpone their arrival in Oxford” after a newly built graduate centre was not able to open to students.
Gary Lineker - ‘the media scrutiny is far more intense compared to 30 years ago’
fI talk to Gary Lineker the day before he leaves for Russia. Organising an interview has been complicated because of his bewildering schedule, but he manages to free up some time for me to talk to him. If you cast your mind back to that point, it was a time of cynicism. Far from thinking that ‘football is coming home’, England fans were already preparing themselves for yet another disappointment. We were not expecting a tournament fraught with excitement.
VC spent Uni’s cash on five-star hotels
Richardson has claimed over £69,000 in expenses since taking up her position in 2016. Oxford vice chancellor Louise Richardson claimed stays in five star hotels and private car hire for on campus trips on expenses, Cherwell can reveal. The data shows that Richardson, who has a salary of £350,000 a year, claimed £1,262 for a stay in the luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong. She also claimed £145 for a trip to Wimbledon to watch the tennis championships.
Oxford eight joins Wasps rugby academy
It follows a successful run out with the England sevens team in April Blues eight Will Wilson has joined the Wasps rugby academy, after a successful run out with the England sevens team in April. Wilson, a finalist historian at Keble, has appeared in two Varsity matches and made a number of A League appearances for Wasps during a previous spell with the outfit.
Casual racism is endemic in Oxford
Casual racism is endemic in OxfordThe lazy, demeaning discourse of male Oxford students who fetishise mixed-race women is unacceptable, writes Millie Chu. We must start treating it as such.We set up Oxford’s first Mixed Heritage society this term for a wide range of reasons. Central to this was a desire to create a welcoming and inclusive space for people that may not feel that they fully ‘belong’ to other societies at Oxford.
Romeo and Juliet - Preview
SquidInk Theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet at the Keble O’Reilly this week places the tale of gang warfare in a female offenders unit: HM Prison Verona. It is a production that promises to challenge audience preconceptions of the Shakespearean canon, as well as advance a conversation about women in the Criminal Justice System.
Join Cherwell’s editorial team for Michaelmas 2018
We’re now hiring for editorial positions for Michaelmas 2018. This is your opportunity to be part of one of the longest-running student newspapers in Europe, and to follow in the footsteps of past contributors like Evelyn Waugh, Hadley Freeman, and Evan Davis. Cherwell is recruiting for section editors, deputy section editors, illustrators, photographers, and broadcasters across all sections of the organisation.
Dining al Desko Preview - ‘a tale of high treachery and highlighters’
I first saw Dining Al Desko six months ago. A tale of high treachery and highlighters set in an office, it was expertly performed by Julia Pilkington as receptionist Julie in a distinctly un-theatrical room in Keble. It has grown considerably since then, with the addition of Christopher Page as Tom the accountant with another, interlinking monologue for a single performance at the Old Fire Station in January, and then a run at the prestigious National Student Drama Festival in March.
‘IT glitch’ means Clinton talk sells out before tickets go on sale
The tickets were due to be released at 9am today Tickets for this year’s Romanes Lecture sold out before they officially went on sale, due to an error with the University’s system. The University originally announced that registration to attend the talk, which will be delivered by Hillary Clinton, would open at 9am on Monday morning.
JCR Presidents ‘disappointed’ by access report
The letter calls on the University and Colleges "to take every possible step to ensure that this situation improves in the short and long-term" The presidents of 22 college JCRs have signed a letter saying they are “heavily disappointed” by newly released access data. The letter calls on the University and its colleges “to take every possible step to ensure that this situation improves in the short and long-term”.
Oxford to expand access programmes after data release
The scheme, which provides spring and summer schools for students from under-represented backgrounds, will increase its intake by 50% from next year Oxford University is to expand its UNIQ programme following newly released data showing continuing problems with access. The scheme, which provides spring and summer schools for students from under-represented backgrounds, will increase its intake by 50% from next year.
Access denied: Oxford admits more Westminster pupils than black students
Cherwell’s analysis of the University’s first-ever undergraduate admissions report also shows that: According to data obtained by Varsity , 17 of the top 20 schools for Oxford admissions in 2017 are fee-paying, while the other three are prestigious grammar schools. Westminster School topped this list: out of 98 students that applied, 54 received offers, and 49 were eventually admitted to the University.
Access denied: Oxford admits more Westminster pupils than black students
First-ever undergraduate admissions report reveals stark realities of Oxford’s access problem Oxford admitted more pupils from Westminster School than black students in 2017, Cherwell can reveal. 49 students from the London independent school accepted offers to study at the University last year, while only 48 black students were admitted.
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