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What’s the loophole that allowed a family in Gaza permission to come to UK on Ukraine resettlement scheme?

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to close the loophole, which relies on an interpretation of the European Convention of Human Rights, and saw a judge decide the lack of a resettlement scheme for Palestinians was “irrelevant”. Political reporter Wednesday 12 February 2025 20:16, UK A “loophole” that allowed a Palestinian family to be granted the…

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Energy bill savings promised as Drax subsidies cut

Both the government and wood-burning power provider are painting a new operational agreement as a success. with Drax pointing to benefits from not only lower bills but improved energy security. Business and economics reporter @SkyNewsBiz [http://twitter.com/@SkyNewsBiz] Monday 10 February 2025 09:59, UK The contribution to energy bills from a government deal with a biomass electricity…

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Transgender doctor at centre of hospital changing room row tells tribunal presence was not an ‘invasion of privacy’

An employment tribunal is ongoing after a nurse lodged a complaint over being suspended after objecting to sharing a changing room with a transgender colleague. Tuesday 11 February 2025 10:52, UK A transgender doctor at the centre of an employment tribunal has disagreed that their presence in a female changing room was an “invasion of…

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2:Alarming Truth: Downing Street’s Supposed Relief Over Economy May Be Short-Lived – Here’s the Devastating Reason!

Sky’s Ed Conway says it’s hard to be confident that growth seen in December will become locked in given the many potential hurdles facing the economy both at home and abroad. Economics and data editor @EdConwaySky [http://twitter.com/@EdConwaySky] Thursday 13 February 2025 08:16, UK Yes there are all sorts of provisos. The UK economy [https://news.sky.com/topic/uk-economy-5794] is…

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Next advert banned for featuring ‘unhealthily thin’ model

A single viewer complained about the advert for denim leggings in September. Social affairs and health reporter @megbaynes [http://twitter.com/@megbaynes] Wednesday 12 February 2025 10:14, UK An “irresponsible” advert for Next clothing has been banned for featuring a model who appeared “unhealthily thin”, a watchdog has said. The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) acknowledged that, while the…

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