London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The majority of survivors of sexual violence are subjected to rape myths during cross-examination, such as being questioned about what they were sporting or if they were out for revenge, according to research. A report by the
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK auction house withdraws ‘disrespectful’ sale of shrunken skulls. A British auction house has withdrawn from marketing human and ancestral remains, including shrunken heads and skulls, from neighbourhoods across the globe after objection from native groups and
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK’s population grew by 1% in a year, primarily due to net international migration, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has stated. The entire population of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland increased from an estimated
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – PM Sir Keir Starmer has expressed the “sparks” from the confrontation in the Middle East “light touch papers in our neighbourhoods here at home” as he called out ”vile hatred” that has been witnessed against Jews and
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The number of people out of work due to poor health is rising by 300,000 a year, according to analysis by a leading health thinktank. People of employing age who left their jobs due to ill health
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Children are being kept in solitary confinement for more than three months in a “serious indictment” of Britain’s youth detention regime, the prisons watchdog has cautioned. Charlie Taylor, the chief inspector of prisons, expressed children were not
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Parts of the UK to be battered by 60mph winds after a week of weighty rain and floods. Winds of up to 60mph are placed to pummel the UK bringing potential travel trouble, days after heavy rain
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Officers who handcuffed and tied a 14-year-old black schoolboy on the floor during a stop and search in London perpetrated misconduct, the police watchdog has stated. PC McCorley Clewes and ex-PC Benjamin Morgan were among four Metropolitan
A long-running measure of UK consumer confidence has dropped significantly as warnings about a “painful” upcoming Budget shake people’s economic outlook. GfK’s Consumer Confidence Barometer saw a steep decline since late August, as concerns about potential tax rises and spending cuts in
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – An online commitment to withhold smartphones from children until they are at least 14 has been inscribed by parents at 20% of schools across the UK, according to a campaign group. A “parent pact” collected by Smartphone
