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Pat McFadden faced a grilling on GB News on Labour’s latest plan to move to “safe and legal” routes for refugees to enter Britain.Speaking to the People’s Channel, the Work and Pensions Secretay said Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is doing a “very good job” and has his “full support”.As the UK’s migrant crisis is on track to reach 200,000 illegal arrivals as soon as today, Ms Mahmood unveiled plans to expand legal routes for refugees, once the Government regains control of the wider asylum system.She said: “I think once we’ve got control of our system, once we’ve shown our country…

Recipients of the 2026 King’s Awards for Enterprise have been unveiled with 186 prizes issued in total.The awards celebrate exceptional companies demonstrating outstanding achievement across multiple sectors of the British economy.The 2026 honours mark a landmark moment for the programme, which is celebrating six decades since the first awards were presented in 1966.Originally launched in 1965, the scheme has acknowledged more than 8,000 outstanding British businesses over its history.Recipients undergo a rigorous evaluation conducted by specialists from industry, academia, the voluntary sector and senior Whitehall officials, with final approval granted by the King on the Prime Minister’s recommendation. | GETTYThe…

A planned airline that promised to transform green air travel has collapsed before carrying a single passenger. The eco-focused startup has now entered liquidation after failing to secure millions in funding.EcoJet Airlines, the Edinburgh-based company that aimed to become the world’s first electric airline, has formally entered liquidation.Paul Dounis and Mark Harper from Opus Restructuring were appointed joint liquidators, according to a notice published in the Gazette government records on May 1.The airline was founded in 2023 by Dale Vince, the founder of Ecotricity and owner of Forest Green Rovers.Mr Vince is a green energy entrepreneur and one of Labour’s…

Victoria Beckham has finally addressed a handful of the claims made by her eldest son, Brooklyn, following his explosive social media statement in January.Brooklyn torched ties with his family in a bombshell statement that included damning allegations such as his parents putting “Brand Beckham” above all else, as well as claims of hostility towards his wife, Nicola Peltz.However, the singer has now maintained that the family’s commercial empire emerged naturally rather than through deliberate design.Appearing on entrepreneur Emma Grede’s podcast Aspire, the 52-year-old fashion designer pushed back against suggestions that she and husband Sir David had strategically constructed their £500…

Of the six British singles players who began the year in the top 100, Cameron Norrie is the only one to have avoided injury or illness, and he has returned impressively to the world’s top 20 in recent weeks.Raducanu, 23, had been due to return at the Italian Open in Rome this week but withdrew after her media commitments on Tuesday with post-viral symptoms. Kartal is currently on track to reappear during the grass-court season, but the back injury the 24-year-old suffered during her run to the Indian Wells fourth round in March has cost her the entire clay swing.Francesca…

Fears over travel chaos to this summers’ World Cup for Scottish fans are mounting after a union warned that 900 airport workers across Scotland will vote on industrial action in a dispute over pay. Aviation trade union Unite said several ballots would open this week over summer strike action in pay disputes with companies based at Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow airports.Unite said that if the ballot is successful, strike action could start during the busiest period of the summer holidays, coinciding with the with the World Cup in North America.Four ballots are scheduled to conclude on May 21, with ICTS…

Civil servants have been found to be faking office attendance for years at a time despite official rules requiring them to be in office for at least three days a week. Whistleblowers report management having “no control” over remote staff who push the boundaries of flexible working policy, with one individual describing the Whitehall offices as “like the Mary Celeste” at the end of the week.Civil servants are also reported to be connecting to their office Wi-Fi from the comfort of their own car, to prove they are in the office, only to return home.The behaviour has become so popular…

Millions of workers worry they are not saving enough for retirement, but one simple formula could offer a rough guide on how much to put aside. Martin Lewis has shared his personal “rule of thumb” to help savers work out whether their pension contributions are on track.Speaking during a retirement-focused episode of his The Martin Lewis Money Show Live on Tuesday evening, the Martin Lewis explained that savers should take the age at which they started paying into a pension and divide it by two.The figure they get is the percentage of their salary they should aim to contribute throughout…

DeChambeau’s LIV contract is up at the end of this season and he was looking to sign a lucrative new deal before Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced it was set to pull its financial support, with reports, external suggesting he wants $500m (£370m) to stay.The two-time US Open winner said he was “completely shocked” by the PIF announcement as he believed it would finance LIV Golf until 2032.”I haven’t had any communication. And unfortunately, things are moving on in a different direction. Obviously, they wanted to move on,” he said on Tuesday.LIV Golf, which caused a major split…

Iranian proxies which are behind antisemitic attacks on British soil could face up 14 years in prison under new laws set to be introduced by Labour.Fresh legislation – which will be included in the King’s Speech next week – will grant Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood the ability to designate proxy groups as a foreign intelligence service, even if they are not aware of what foreign country they are working for.The move is designed to tackle the rise of antisemitic attacks – including the arson attack in Hendon, London – which are believed to be linked to Iran.The legislation will introduce…