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Opposition MPs’ amendment on Scotch whisky duty rejected in Commons vote

Lib Dem Alistair Carmichael (Shetland and Orkney) urged MPs to back his party’s amendment, which was supported by the SNP.

The Independent UK

Nearly 10,000 modern slavery victims waiting over two years for Home Office decision

Exclusive: The number of people waiting over two years for a decision has tripled since 2021

The Independent UK

Travel chiefs warn of ‘summer of discontent’ as 1 million passports at risk from five-week strike

Union sources said passport offices were already seeing a surge in applications

The Independent UK

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Scots predator who built secret den behind fireplace at his home banned from dating apps for 15 years

Predatory paedophile John Johnstone was jailed for 30 months and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

Daily Record

Chinese firm awarded contract after attempting to hack NHS data, minister claims

George Freeman claimed the BGI Group was a “danger point” in science and technology

The Independent UK

UK anti-slavery post left unfilled by Home Office since April 2022

Role of anti-slavery commissioner vacant at time when cases of suspected trafficking at all-time high

The Guardian - UK

Chinese firm got Covid contract despite trying to hack NHS data, minister says

BGI Group, which is said to have made multiple attempts to hack into Genomics England, was given £11m testing contract in 2021

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1,000 romance fraud incidents in London cost victims nearly £15 million last year

Londoners were conned out of millions of pounds in 2022, figures show

Evening Standard

UK MPs call for arrest of visiting Chinese governor over Uighur ‘genocide’

MPs condemn foreign, commonwealth and development office for planning talks with Erkin Tuniyaz

The Independent UK

UK urged to arrest visiting Xinjiang governor over Uighur ‘genocide’

MPs also condemned the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for planning talks with Erkin Tuniyaz.

The Independent UK

Tories 'reach new level of cruelty' as minister says CHILDREN could be sent to Rwanda

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick today said no decision had been reached on whether families with children should be deported under the controversial Rwanda project - but hinted the government favours the move

Daily Mirror

Who is donating to Labour, LibDem and Alba MPs and how much are they getting?

A DATABASE has revealed who is funding Scottish MPs - but who is funding politicians in Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Alba?

The National (Scotland)

Over 4,000 Londoners fined for using their phones while driving in 18% rise in a year

A total of 19,655 fixed-penalty notices were issued last year across England and Wales

Evening Standard

Police Scotland using ancient motors - with one vehicle 20 years old

Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request show the nation-wide force owns a vehicle that is 20 years old.

Daily Record

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Wales Online

Old crocks: police forces are running 1,500 cars more than 10 years old

Five forces are found to have cars more than 20 years old with one vehicle found to date back to 1986 when the Pet Shop Boys had their debut single at No 1 and Lionel Messi wasn't even born

The Independent UK

Ministers accused of squeezing police budgets over ageing cars

Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Alistair Carmichael said car fleets ‘are not the place to cut corners’.

Daily Mirror

Housing migrants on cruise ships 'on the table' as system to cost £3.5billion a year

Home Secretary Suella Braverman admitted the plan was still being considered as talks are held over how to slash the £2.3bn annual hotel bill for accommodating asylum seekers

The National (Scotland)

Gifts and free trips: Extent of Qatar's access to Westminster laid out

AT least 56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar collectively worth £370,000 over the five years before the 2022 World Cup ...

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The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on Britain’s feeble response to China’s assault on human rights

Xi Jinping’s repressive policy on dissent in the former colony is starting to resemble a vendetta as Jimmy Lai faces a new trial

Wales Online

The Welsh MP who has received lavish gifts from Qatar

Alun Cairns has accepted nearly £10,000 of gifts and spoken warmly in support of Qatar's different culture

The Independent UK

Tory MP names hotel where asylum seekers will stay 48 hours after firebomb attack

Jonathan Gullis was speaking after an attack on an immigration processing centre

The National (Scotland)

Scottish MP voices 'outrage' over UK taxpayers funding foreign torture

A SCOTTISH MP has spoken of his horror at how Britain is paying £1.8 million a year to fund policing institutions in Bahrain where prisoners are…

The Independent UK

Sunak says Braverman’s security breach was ‘mistake’ amid calls for inquiry

The Prime Minister defended reappointing her as Home Secretary days after she was forced to resign.

The Independent UK

Sunak defends return of Braverman amid calls for official investigation

The Prime Minister told PMQs that Ms Braverman had “accepted her mistake” and was part of a “united cabinet”.

Evening Standard

Shetland Islands without communication after undersea cable damaged

Local MP Alistair Carmichael warns the incident could take days to resolve

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