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Keir Starmer also hailed the historic peace deal signed on April 10 1998 as one of the 'proudest achievements' of the Labour Government under Tony Blair

Delays are forcing one in three patients to give up and get themselves to hospital in taxis, buses and on trains, according to a new survey, symbolising a wider national decline

It comes as the Daily Mirror launched its Get ID, Get a Vote campaign to raise awareness that the rules have changed. Up to 2.1 million are at risk of being turned away at polling stations as they don’t have photo ID

Government officials have so far remained mute on the government's wine cellar and refused to divulge how many bottles were brought out for the rule-breaking Covid parties - but efforts to get the information released have now see it escalated to court

Labour's Angela Rayner has accused Tories of "turning their backs on women" by blocking new legislation making employers liable for harassment staff experience at work

Floundering Health Secretary Steve Barclay is under pressure to resolve the dispute, with the British Medical Association (BMA) saying a 'credible offer' would end plans for a strike starting on Tuesday

General Secretary of the teachers' union - NASUWT - Dr Patrick Roach said over the weekend strike action could be "on the cards" for his union in the summer

The Niesmann + Bischoff motorhome was taken from an address in Fife on Wednesday, witnesses said, on the day police searched the home of Nicola Sturgeon and her husband, Peter Murrell

The Government has announced a new 'illicit vapes enforcement squad' will be set up in a clampdown, but there are calls for heavier fines for businesses that sell e-cigarettes to children

Douglas Ross urged people to "do what's best for the country" to do away with the SNP, but the move has sparked surprise at Tory HQ, which says it doesn't endorse tactical voting

The trip will also mark Rishi Sunak’s first visit to Northern Ireland since becoming Prime Minister - and marks the 25th anniversary of the peace deal

Wendy Exton, a member of the union's national executive is calling for a "zero tolerance" policy from headteachers after the sharp increase in violence and threats since the pandemic

Akshata Murthy is a shareholder in Koru Kids - a nanny and childminder firm which also benefit from a newly-unveiled golden hello policy in the budget

The Health Secretary met with representatives of Ministry of Sound twice in November, while Nurses were seeking negotiations to avoid strike action. His department refuses to explain what was discussed at the meetings

As one in five worry about where their next meal is coming from during the cost of living crisis, the shocking amount of dumped food in parliament has been revealed

The Environment Secretary has been accused of not instigating laws to stop dumping of sewage into waterways and a river on her own doorstep contained 50mg of e.coli per litre of water

Nicola Sturgeon gave a brief statement outside her Glasgow home on Saturday following the news her husband Peter Murrell faced investigation over the SNP's finances

In a statement ahead of the 25-year anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the Trades Union Congress and trade unions in Northern Ireland urge Rishi Sunak to ditch a bonfire of EU regulations

Figures published by union the NASUWT show teachers work an average of 54 hours a week, while 87% said their workload has gone up in the past year

Brian Reade says the photo ID requirement for voting is just another example of how the Government couldn't care less about those who aren't true blue

Michelle Campbell-Cairns said the Tory government's cuts to the NHS have robbed her of her only child Nadejah, who was refused cancer treatment, and husband Greg who died on a trolley in A&E

Johnston Carmichael will no longer provide its services as accountants, the SNP has confirmed. It follows the arrest of Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon's husband

Braintree District Council, which opposes the plans, said in a statement it has been given the green light for an injunction hearing at the High Court on April 19

The PSNI says it has "strong" intelligence suggesting officers could be targeted in Derry on Monday, the day before US President Joe Biden and PM Rishi Sunak are due to mark the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

Educated in a C of E church school 70 years ago, I had the importance of Easter dinned into me. But it seemed natural, anyway - England was a much more religious country then