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Bev Turner has clashed with Labour MP Alex Ballinger over the Government’s plans to rollout digital IDs as more than two million Britons sign a petition against the scheme. Speaking on GB News’ flagship US programme, The Late Show Live, Bev launched an impassioned critique of the proposal.The GB News presenter told the Labour MP: “The suspicion is that the numbers which are coming across are being used now as a brilliant excuse to push through digital ID.”No politician can explain how that would help cure the migrant crossing crisis.Speaking on GB News’ flagship US programme, The Late Show Live,…

Dave Watson, a triple amputee, is one of more than 2,000 former and serving British military personnel bringing the legal caseThousands of British military personnel have started legal action after being given ear protection they say was faulty and led to life-changing injuries such as tinnitus and deafness.The US industrial giant 3M supplied the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with the lightweight combat earplugs for use while training and on active service in Afghanistan and other countries.In 2023, the company agreed to pay out $6bn (£4.5bn) to settle similar claims from 240,000 US servicemen and women.3M said that was not an…

Steven Fletcher has announced his retirement from football at the age of 38.The forward, who made 33 appearances for Scotland, was most recently at Wrexham, helping them secure back-to-back promotions to the Championship.Fletcher started his career at Hibernian and was linked with a return to Easter Road this summer.He moved south to Burnley in 2009 and also turned out for Wolves, Sunderland, Marseille, Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke City before returning to Scotland with Dundee United in 2022 then joining Wrexham.He made 749 club appearances, scoring 189 goals. Internationally, he found the net 10 times at senior level.Fletcher said “every club…

PA MediaEmma Bilsborough was working as an acting lead nurse at Royal Oldham HospitalA nurse who faked safety reports and failed to investigate after an elderly patient was left with a “severe black eye” has been banned from practising.Emma Bilsborough was working at Royal Oldham Hospital in Greater Manchester when concerns were raised about her “falsifying clinical checklists” by adding staff initials to suggest safety checks had been completed.The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) heard Bilsborough, who was working as an acting lead nurse during the time of the incidents in July and August 2021, had also failed to investigate…

Dame Emily Thornberry has today warned the UK must “look long and hard” before allowing Elon Musk to ramp up investment in the country. Speaking at a climate-focused session during Labour’s annual conference, Ms Thornberry, now Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, questioned the Tesla CEO’s motives and raised concerns over his global business practices. “I would be concerned about Musk and what his motivations are for the country,” she said. “We should have a long hard look at this, before allowing him to invest in the UK.” Ms Thornberry also pointed to China’s stance on the electric vehicle…

Alex Taylor News reporter Morning LiveFormer Para-athletic world champion Stef Reid wants sport footwear companies to match their inclusive marketing with genuine actionStef Reid grew up as a sports-obsessed child, dreaming of playing rugby internationally. But on the eve of her 16th birthday, her life changed forever.Severe propeller lacerations from a horrific boat accident left doctors with no choice but to amputate her right foot.Initially she continued to pursue rugby, but her agility and speed weren’t the same and she grew tired of comparing her performance to when she had both feet.”I didn’t want to give up on my goal…

Cuthbert believes Rees-Zammit is excelling after trying life in NFL.”He is only going to benefit from coming back into rugby,” said Cuthbert.”He has been in a high performance environment and knows exactly what it takes to play at this level.”He has played rugby his whole life and has only been away 18 months, the game has not changed an awful lot.”He has probably come back more experienced and professional. He was pretty laid back, but now he seems way more dedicated. “It has probably opened his mind to a different way of seeing the game.”Former Wales fly-half James Hook says…

Labour MP Peter Swallow found himself unable to provide a clear definition of “ethno-nationalism” during a challenging interview on GB News, despite being asked the same question three times by presenter Martin Daubney.The exchange followed Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s Labour conference speech, in which she warned that patriotism was transforming into something more akin to ethno-nationalism.Martin pressed Mr Swallow on what ethno-nationalism means | GB NEWS / PAWhen Martin pressed Mr Swallow to explain the term, the MP initially responded by expressing pride in being a Labour representative and discussing the party’s history.After the presenter interrupted to repeat his question,…

Guy Lynn Investigations, LondonA bogus doctor, a pharmacist and a nurse were all secretly filmed breaking the rules for cashNurses and pharmacists have been putting patients at risk by supplying Botox without proper checks, a undercover investigation has found.Researchers posing as beauticians secretly filmed a nurse trading prescriptions over WhatsApp, a pharmacist coaching clients to falsify records and a bogus doctor handing over Korean toxin vials for cash.Medical rules require an in-person consultation and prescription to check Botox is suitable. Skipping these safeguards raises the risk of complications such as drooping eyelids, headaches or, in rare cases, respiratory failure or…

West Ham’s “main priority” is bringing the club’s fans and players closer together, says new manager Nuno Espirito Santo but he knows there is “a lot of work” to do.After recent protests, chants of “sack the board” could be heard during Monday’s 1-1 draw at Everton, Nuno’s first game in charge of the Hammers after replacing Graham Potter.But, after Jarrod Bowen’s second-half equaliser had earned them a spirited point, the former Tottenham and Nottingham Forest boss took his players over to the travelling supporters at the end of the match in a show of unity and togetherness.”What I think is…