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UK’s edible insect traders call for end to post-Brexit food law confusion

Businesses wanting to sell bugs as food in the UK have warned they are in limbo because of post-Brexit trade law confusion. Ministers have been pressed to update food standards law to stop British traders falling behind their EU counterparts because ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Local News

Donegal Co Council in spotlight over alleged planning irregularities

Donegal County Council was placed firmly under the spotlight during Wednesday night's RTÉ Investigates: Council Chamber Secrets programme in relation to alleged planning irregularities. According to the RTE 1 team, the council provides a striking ...

24 Mar 2022 at 10:33

UK households ‘face record £900 income hit this year’

UK households are set to be £900 worse off this year in a “historic fall” in living standards but the lowest earners face a £1,300 blow to finances and the hit could be higher if the Ukraine crisis escalates, according to a report. The latest UK ...

07 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Metropolitan Police officer charged with sexually assaulting colleague on duty

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting a colleague while on duty. PC Joseph Demir, attached to the North West Basic Command Unit, was charged with sexual assault by post on March 9, the force said in a ...

04 Apr 2022 at 07:25

Minister laments ‘tricky’ energy bills on same day MPs receive £2,000 pay rise

A Government minister who is paid £115,824 has said the cost-of-living rise will be “tricky” for his household, on the same day he is set to receive a pay rise of £2,212. MPs salaries rise to £84,144 on April 1, up by 2.7%, after the ...

01 Apr 2022 at 10:25

Media Bill to give Channel 4 ‘tools it needs to succeed in the future’

Boris Johnson has cemented the Government’s intention to privatise Channel 4, saying the sale will “unleash the potential of the UK’s creative sector”. The comments formed part of the Prime Minister’s introduction to the Queen’s ...

10 May 2022 at 13:55

Free-range eggs can return to UK shelves from May 2

Free-range eggs will soon return to UK supermarket shelves as measures which were introduced to curb bird flu cases are due to be dropped. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced the mandatory ...

25 Apr 2022 at 17:55

Movies

Keira Knightley and Naomie Harris back calls for UK anti-harassment authority

Keira Knightley and Naomie Harris have joined calls for the creation of an Independent Standards Authority (ISA) to address bullying and harassment in the entertainment industry. The body would conduct investigations within ...

06 May 2022 at 00:25

Scotland

Douglas Ross avoids punishment over undeclared earnings

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has avoided sanctions after failing to declare earnings while serving as an MP. Mr Ross referred himself to the Standards Commissioner in November for not recording his full MSP ...

25 Feb 2022 at 21:55

‘Liar’ Bercow banned from having Parliamentary pass after bullying claims upheld

Former Commons speaker John Bercow has been branded a “serial liar” and banned from holding a pass to Parliament after an investigation found him guilty of bullying. Parliament’s Independent Expert Panel (IEP), which ...

08 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Radio ads banned after terms and conditions spoken too quickly to understand

Radio ads for Paddy Power and MoneySuperMarket.com have been banned for voicing the terms and conditions so quickly that listeners were unable to understand them. Complainants said both ads, heard in December, were ...

09 Mar 2022 at 01:25

‘Serial bully’ and ‘liar’ John Bercow insists he has nothing to apologise for

Former Commons speaker John Bercow has refused to apologise despite receiving a life-time ban from holding a parliamentary pass after being found to be a “serial bully” and a liar. An independent inquiry said on ...

08 Mar 2022 at 20:25

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