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The general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers sang at a pro-Putin rally and waved communist flags in occupied Ukraine.Eddie Dempsey travelled to the Donbas region in May 2015, describing the journey as a “humanitarian convoy”.Video recordings and photographs from his trip captured him clutching the red Communist Party banner, standing before a Vladimir Lenin statue and joining in Russian-language slogans.These included “United we are invincible” and “The Donbas, the tomb of fascism”.At the time of his visit, Mr Dempsey was employed as a railway mainline driver and belonged to the RMT’s Paddington No 1…

The i Paper’s headline dubs sacked former Conservative shadow minister Robert Jenrick “spy Jenrick” with a story suggesting he will take”Tory secrets to Farage”. But his defection to Reform UK and the i’s prediction of a “plum job” will kick-start a “new power struggle” in Reform, it writes.In an editorial for the Telegraph, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch writes “Britain is not broken”. The “rebuke” following Jenrick’s defection sets out “the dividing lines between the Conservatives and Reform” arguing the country’s “best days are ahead”. Polling by the paper after the 10 cancelled council elections suggests “Labour would face wipeout” if…

Dragons: O’Brien (co-capt); Richards, Inisi, Owen, Dyer; De Beer, Hope; W Jones, Coghlan, Hunt, Woodman, Carter (co-capt), Keddie, Young, Wainwright.Replacements: G Roberts, Martinez, Dlamini, Douglas, Lewis-Hughes, R Williams, Ackerman, C Evans.Newcastle: Obatoyinbo; Wade, Arnold, Hutchison, Hearle; Grayson, Benitez Cruz; McCallum, McGuigan (capt), Palframan, Usher, Hodgson, Lockwood, Christie, Gordon.Replacements: Fletcher, Brocklebank, De Bruin, Baker, Parsons, J Elliott, Beeckmans, Greenwood.Yellow card: Hodgson 46, Gordon 67, Parsons 68.Referee: Christopher Allison (SA)Assistants: Morne Ferreira (SA), Griffin Colby (SA)TMO: Marius Jonker (SA)

Police spent £15,000 on a private jet to bring a TikTok influencer back to the UK from Spain over concerns he would be recognised on a commercial flight, a court heard.Harrison Sullivan, known as HSTikkyTokky on the video-sharing social media app, was handed a suspended custodial sentence last November after crashing his McLaren in Virginia Water, Surrey, in March 2024.The 24-year-old failed to appear in court for 12 months after the crash, travelling to Dubai, Thailand and Spain and continuing to make social media content, the court previously heard.He was eventually detained for unrelated matters in Spain in August last…

Almost half of voters view Labour as a weak political party, according to a damning new poll.Fresh data from Merlin Strategy, shared exclusively with GB News, has exposed sinking public confidence in Sir Keir Starmer’s party as just 30 per cent of people described it as strong, while 45 per cent say it is weak.In contrast, 48 per cent of voters described Reform UK as strong, while 21 per cent said the party appeared week.Britons were however split when it came to the Tories, with 37 per cent saying they appeared weak and 34 per cent strong.The poll of 1,000…

Sir Ian McKellen will portray LS Lowry “through his own voice” in a new documentary by drawing upon previously unbroadcast material recorded by the celebrated artist near the end of his life.The Lord Of The Rings star, 86, stars as Laurence Stephen Lowry in the Arts Arena film LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes.It features details from conversations between Lowry – known for his depiction of working-class life in Lancashire and Greater Manchester – and Angela Barratt, a young fan who interviewed him as he looked back on his life before his death in 1976.Sir Ian, who lip-syncs Lowry’s words in…

Cemlyn DaviesWales political correspondentPA MediaPlaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth is hoping to be Wales’ next first ministerPlaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth says he would prefer to form a minority government than enter a coalition with another party after the Senedd election.His comments came after an opinion poll published earlier this week suggested Plaid was on course to win the Welsh election on 7 May.Previous polls have suggested Plaid and Reform UK are battling to come out on top – but with neither party winning enough seats to be able to pass laws and spending plans without the support of…

Dunlop’s dramatic Superbike win at the North West 200 was named Race of the Year.Jonathan Rea, who called time on his distinguished World Superbike career at the end of the 2025 season, was presented with a Special Recognition Award in light of his six consecutive titles in the series from 2015 to 2020.Donegal rider Rhys Irwin was chosen as Short Circuit Rider of the Year after winning the British Supersport championship, with Ulster Superbike champion and Sunflower Trophy winner Carl Phillips the Short Circuit Rider of the Year on Irish circuits.Casey O’Gorman, who made his debut in the Moto3 GP…

Pro-democracy protesters have clashed with police outside the Iranian embassy in London.The Metropolitan Police issued an order demanding demonstrators vacate the area after those in attendance attempted to remove the regime’s flag from the diplomatic building and replace it with the colours used by the country prior to the Islamic Revolution of 1979.Some protesters appeared to have been injured after confrontations with police officers.A number of people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, according to the Met Police.In a statement, the capital’s police force added: “During the ongoing protest at the Iranian Embassy this evening, a protester illegally…

Kemi Badenoch has thanked Nigel Farage for helping make the Conservatives “even stronger” as she delivered a damning verdict on Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform.The Conservative Party leader sacked her former Shadow Justice Secretary on Thursday due to “irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect”.Mrs Badenoch has now accused the Newark MP of “lying”, claiming he denied he was planning to abandon the party despite there being “evidence” to suggest otherwise.She told GB News: “What I can tell your audience is that it is quite clear that Robert Jenrick tells a lot of lies and you can’t…