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The statue of Winston Churchill has been restored to its former glory after being graffitied with pro-Gaza messages.Blowtorches and paint brushes were used to clean the statue which stands in Parliament Square Garden.The 12-foot-tall sculpture of the former Prime Minister was sprayed with messages which read “stop the genocide”, “free Palestine”, and “globalise the intifada”.A man has since been charged with criminal damage, which he denies, after being arrested at 4am on Friday.Caspar San Giorgio, 38, appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday to enter his plea.The statue he is accused of damaging is worth £11,970, the court heard.When asked…

The special relationship is in as much difficulty today as it has been probably since Suez. Look what Donald Trump had to say about our current leadership.He said: “I’m not happy with the UK either. That island that you read about, the lease, for whatever reason, he made a lease of the island. “Somebody came and took it away from him, and it’s taken three, four days for us to work out where we can land. “There would have been much more convenient landing there as opposed to flying many extra hours. So we are very surprised. This is not…

Molineux has seen as many Premier League wins in the past five days as it had in the previous 10 months. But through its history, it can’t have seen many more dramatic than this.Make no mistake, Wolves were well worth the three points here. At 1-1, they pushed for a winner and got their reward, albeit with a slice of luck with the deflection off Joe Gomez.”This is Liverpool Football Club – never mind this position you’re in, any time you beat them, you’ve got to enjoy the moment,” said Edwards. “They’re an amazing football club with an amazing manager…

The UK has suspended student visas for four countries after they were exposed as the source of widespread asylum fraud.The Home Office has put an “emergency brake” on student visa applications from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Sudan, and Myanmar – with Shabana Mahmood warning migrants from those countries were “exploiting Britain’s generosity”. Migrants from these countries have been using legal migration as a “backdoor” to seek asylum the UK, the Government said.Controversial skilled worker visas from Afghanistan are also being suspended – with the number of asylum seekers from the country outnumbering work visas issued last year. The Home Office said 39…

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Public backing for net zero cannot be “taken for granted”, a committee of MPs has warned. They say that support for net zero – the UK’s policy to decarbonise its energy – could be at risk unless even benefits were delivered for all. The MPs warn that the “low hanging fruit” has already been picked and more difficult choices lie ahead.“The measures still to come will impact our daily lives more than ever,” Toby Perkins MP, the chairman of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), said.“How we travel, heat our homes and power our technology will all be affected.“Public backing for…

The Sentencing Bill, which has been introduced to the NI assembly, will mean more stringent sentences for a range of offences, including increasing the maximum penalty for causing death, or serious injury by dangerous driving or careless driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs, from 14 years to 20 years.

From the two semi-finals at The Oval, India know they will play in the tie taking place on 30 June if they qualify for the last four. The first semi-final has been scheduled to begin at 14:30 BST to suit the Indian TV audience.This follows a recent pattern in global tournaments, particularly for men, when India’s route through a competition has been predetermined. The arrangements raise questions over sporting integrity.T20 World Cup tournament director Beth Barrett-Wild, said it was “always” a challenge to balance fairness with commercial opportunities.”We’re comfortable with that balance,” said Barrett-Wild.”Both of those semi-finals are at the…

Sir Keir Starmer received a standing ovation from Muslims at a “Big Iftar” event in London after making a peace pledge for Palestine.The PM addressed worshippers at the Ramadan event in Westminster Hall on Tuesday night – where he made a number of interventions about the crisis in the Middle East.He told Muslims the UK “was not involved in the offensive strikes” on Iran.”We’ve seen far too many lives lost – women and children among them in Gaza,” he told the audience.”Most of all, we must not lose sight of them and the need for peace, justice and security in…

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