The residents claim that they were not consulted by the housing developers or the council about the removal of the hedge, despite it being partially on their land.... The ancient hedgerow lined the gardens of several properties on Blackness Road in Crowborough, which back onto the new Whitehall Homes housing development. Speaking to Kent Live, Marcus Walter, whose 76-year-old mother Mary Walter's house backs onto the new development, said:" I wish the developers would talk to the neighbours." W

Downing Street has said an investigation into allegations of Islamophobia linked to the former chief whip Mark Spencer should not be pre-empted, following his appointment as Commons Leader. Last month Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked the Cabinet Office to “ establish the facts ” regarding Tory MP Nusrat Ghani’s claim that she was sacked as a minister because of concerns about her “ Muslimness ” in 2020.Ms Ghani said she was told by a Government whip that her faith made colleagues “ uncomfortab

The Conservative Party does not tolerate prejudice or discrimination of any kind.” Recommended Where did Dominic Raab go on holiday?... The former minister said she was shocked when the issue of her background and faith was raised during a meeting in the whips’ office after the mini-reshuffle in February 2020.... “ It was like being punched in the stomach....

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said the NHS must stop using energy supplied by the Russian-owned firm Gazprom.A senior government source told the PA news agency that Mr Javid has been in talks with NHS England over ending the contracts, which are reported by Politico to have been worth ￡16 million in 2021. More than a dozen NHS trusts are thought to be supplied by Gazprom, alongside several local councils. The source told PA: “ Sajid has spoken with NHSE and been clear that trusts need to stop

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Gulafroz Ebtekar became a prominent female figure in the nation after becoming the first woman in Afghanistan to graduate from a police academy with a master's degree.... I had my ID, passport, and police certificates with me." We were asked:' Where do you want to go?... 'I replied:'It doesn't matter, to a safe country where there is a chance we may survive'." They looked at me and answered quite impudently:' Okay'....

He said on Twitter on Saturday night: “ This has to be investigated properly racism routed out.... I felt humiliated and powerless.” On Sunday she added that she had raised the issue in a meeting with Mr Johnson shortly afterwards and claimed that “ he wrote to me that he could not get involved and suggested I use the internal Conservative Party complaint process ”.... A series of senior Tory backbenchers voiced their support for her, including Tom Tugendhat and Steve Baker. Caroline Nokes, ch

A failure by the Conservatives to allow an independent investigation into allegations of Islamophobia in the party would “ stink of a cover-up ”, Anas Sarwar has said. The Scottish Labour leader, a Muslim MSP who led a Holyroodinquiry into Islamophobia in Scotland said hate and prejudice was “ rampant ” in all parts of society. But with the Conservative Party engulfed in another scandal about alleged Islamophobia, Mr Sarwar challenged them to allow the Equality and Human Rights Commission to inv

Here are the latest estimates of Covid-19 prevalence in local authority areas in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics( ONS). All figures are calculated as an average over the seven days to March 12 2022 and refer to infections among people in private households. The estimates are based on sample sizes that are smaller than those used for the national and regional figures.... This means there is more uncertainty around the figures and caution should be taken when interpreting

This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.... This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.... More infoSUBSCRIBE Invalid emailA relic from this time comes in the form of Rye Castle, also known as the Ypres Tower, built in the 13th or 14th centuries.It is a Grade I listed building and features what was once a women's prison tower....