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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has rebuked some of his cabinet ministers after they were caught on camera sharing a joke about releasing prisoners.In the footage, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting can be heard telling Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood that new Justice Secretary Alex Norris “wants to let them all out”.Streeting apologised for the remarks, which were first published by Metro journalist Craig Munro, after critics suggested he had been joking about the government’s early prisoner release scheme.Asked whether it was appropriate for his ministers to be joking about early release, Burnham told reporters: “No it’s not, and certainly that’s been acknowledged…

Liverpool are confident of signing Bradley Barcola, Alex Scott favours a move to Arsenal, Bruno Fernandes is ready to commit his future to Manchester United.Liverpool are confident they can beat Arsenal and Bayern Munich to the signature of Paris St-Germain forward Bradley Barcola, after the 23-year-old impressed with four goal contributions at the World Cup with France this summer. (Sun), externalArsenal are edging the battle with Manchester United for sought-after Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott, 22 – but the England Under-21 international has concerns around how much game time he would get at the Emirates. (Mirror), externalScott is keen on a…

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Lloyd’s of London’s former boss’s close relationship with another director breached compliance rules, the insurance market has said after an internal investigation.Former chief executive John Neal and former corporate affairs director Rebekah Clement’s relationship was “sufficiently close… that it could be viewed as creating a perceived conflict of interest”, the firm said.Lloyd’s said the pair breached compliance rules by not disclosing their relationship but found no conclusive evidence they had a romantic relationship while at Lloyd’s.Neal said all parties can now move on. Clement’s lawyer said she is considering legal action.”Rebekah is hugely disappointed with Lloyd’s conduct over the course…

It just adds to what will be an especially special Games for Marshall, who is joined in the bowls team by his niece Beth Riva.”It’s a bit nerve-wracking really,” 59-year-old Marshall told BBC Scotland. “It’s not very often I get a bit emotional, but I certainly had a tear in my eye when I came out the lift this morning and all the athletes were there. It’s just a huge honour.”Resplendent in full kilt on a sweltering day, and proprietorially clutching the flagstick like a child would a favourite toy, the East Lothian bowler was in his element when talking…

Restore Britain’s candidate to be mayor of Greater Manchester has been suspended by his professional body, apparently over social media comments he made about sexual grooming by Pakistani men. Marlon West, who works as a mental health nurse, was given an 18-month suspension by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on Friday.West – who co-wrote a book with his daughter, Scarlett, about rape and sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of Asian men – said he stood by what he said, and has seemingly won the backing of US tech billionaire Elon Musk. The NMC said it expected professionals…

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“We’ve had really dry weather but also it’s been really hot – and those things combined if you’re a livestock farmer means excessive pressure on livestock,” said Abi Reader, president of NFU Cymru.”You have to make sure they have enough water and shade and we are getting farms with springs and streams drying up,” she told Walescast.”If you’re an arable farmer the heat and dry weather have also forced a lot of the crops to come to ripening a lot earlier than they normally would.”It’s unprecedented early harvesting this year and farmers are going to see lower crop yields.”Dwr Cymru…