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Jury yet to reach verdict in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook trial

Jurors concluded their first full day of deliberations without reaching a verdict on Friday in a trial to determine how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay for spreading the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting was a hoax. Jurors ...

07 Oct 2022 at 23:43

Greens call for answers from chief constable over Queen event arrests

The Scottish Greens have called on Scotland’s top police officer to provide answers over the arrest of people protesting against the monarchy during events to mark the death of the Queen. The late monarch died on September 8, prompting a number of ...

21 Sept 2022 at 13:37

Police Scotland to review ‘at least one’ incident amid anti-monarchy protests

Police Scotland to review ‘at least one’ arrest amid anti-monarchy protests

Police Scotland will review “at least one” incident during anti-monarchy protests stemming from the death of the Queen, Scotland’s Justice Secretary has said. The force has come in for criticism since a number of people protesting against the ...

21 Sept 2022 at 21:45

World

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has testified that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was “100% real”. Speaking a day after the parents of a ...

03 Aug 2022 at 19:18

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Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than four million dollars

A Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than four million dollars (£3.3 million) in compensatory damages to the parents of a six-year-old boy who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. It ...

05 Aug 2022 at 10:04

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Trans people turn to speech therapy to help align their voice with true self

More and more trans people are turning to speech and language therapy to help them align their voice with their true self. Many people who have transitioned find their voice – which is intrinsic to people’s identity – does not match ...

23 May 2022 at 11:22

Nonsensical to have protections for newts but not for hedgehogs, says MP

It makes no sense to have expansive protections for newts but not for hedgehogs, a Conservative former cabinet minister has said. On the sixth day of the Queen’s Speech debate in the House of Commons, Chris Grayling told ministers ...

18 May 2022 at 17:33

Senior Tory MP calls for ‘summer package to rescue the most vulnerable’

A senior Conservative backbencher has called on the Government to bring forward a £13.5 billion ‘summer package’ of support, telling MPs: “We must all recognise the cost-of-living crisis – yes crisis.” Sir Bernard Jenkin, MP for ...

18 May 2022 at 17:44

Elon Musk is buying Twitter – what happens now?

Twitter has accepted billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to buy the company, with the Tesla and SpaceX boss pledging to boost free speech on the platform so it can fulfil its potential as the world’s “digital town square”. Mr Musk, the ...

26 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Trigger warnings on Harry Potter doing a ‘disservice’ to students, says minister

Students are being done a “disservice” over trigger warnings placed on books such as Harry Potter at universities, an education minister has said. Universities minister Michelle Donelan told the PA news agency there is a need ...

26 Apr 2022 at 14:55

Boris Johnson tells ministers to ‘go faster’ on ideas for cost-of-living crisis

Boris Johnson has told his ministers to “go faster” in delivering ideas to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis but was resisting growing pressure to hold an emergency budget. The Prime Minister urged Cabinet ministers to be ...

11 May 2022 at 18:25

Patel accuses Labour of defending foreign murderers and paedophiles coming to UK

Priti Patel faced calls to tone down accusations about Labour, after she claimed the party was “eager to defend the murderers, paedophiles… and people with no right to be here”. Opening day two of the Queen’s Speech ...

11 May 2022 at 16:55

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