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Met officer is alleged to have assaulted man during Labour leader’s rally in north Wales on final day of election campaign A criminal investigation is under way after a police protection officer at a Jeremy Corbyn rally is alleged to have assaulted a photographer on the final day of the general election campaign. The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it was investigating a Metropolitan police officer from the royalty and specialist protection command during the rally in Colwyn Bay, north Wales, on 7 June. Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2hA1hgb

Nicky Morgan and Tim Loughton aim to ensure UK law gives refugee children same rights to family reunification as EU law Two leading Conservative ex-ministers from the remain and leave sides of the EU debate will push the government to commit to allowing refugee children to reunite with their families under post-Brexit immigration law. Nicky Morgan, the former education secretary and a prominent remain supporter, and the former children’s minister Tim Loughton, who backed leave, have submitted an amendment to the EU withdrawal bill that would ensure child refugees have the same rights to be reunited with family members in the UK as they currently have under EU law. Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2ygc74E

Labour leader clashes with Theresa May over universal credit in first PMQs since party conferences Jeremy Corbyn has called on Theresa May to rethink the troubled universal credit benefits system and abolish the charge for its helpline, which costs frustrated claimants up to 55p a minute to call from a mobile phone. Related: May rules out extending Brexit deadline after PMQs clash with Corbyn - Politics live Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2kGrK0e

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Experts call for action over unhealthy food as data shows more than tenfold rise in number of obese children over the past four decades Childhood obesity is soaring across the world, increasing more than tenfold over the past four decades, putting many millions at risk of poor health and an early death, according to the biggest ever analysis of the data. Alongside the report, and also Monday’s story in the Guardian revealing that the global cost of obesity will be $1.2tn by 2025 , the World Health Organisation is calling for every country to act, taking on Big Food to avoid the mounting human and economic costs of obesity-related ill-health in years to come. Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2i0ed2H

Prime minister repeatedly avoids question during radio phone-in where she struggles to give clear answers on Brexit issues Theresa May has refused to say whether she would vote for Brexit if another referendum were held today, saying instead she would have to “weigh up the evidence” before deciding what to do in the current situation. The prime minister, who voted to remain in the EU in last year’s poll, struggled to give clear answers on Brexit issues during an LBC radio phone-in, and admitted there was no plan for what would happen to EU citizens living in the UK if no deal was agreed with Brussels. Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2gsJOpX

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Treasury likely to allow spending of more than £40bn, with extra for schemes such as the TransPennine route upgrade Network Rail is set to be granted an enhanced budget, likely to be more than £40bn, to run Britain’s railway – despite the regulator highlighting more concerns over billions lost due to inefficiency. The government will announce later this week how much it is prepared to spend on maintaining and operating Britain’s railways for the five years from 2019. The figure, the outcome of complex negotiations between the Treasury and Network Rail, is likely to include financing for some projects that lapsed in the current five-year plan, which has been largely torn up. Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2yVjKL2

Modern fleets and holding-tank facilities will end dumping of raw sewage on to railway lines The final flush on train toilets that empty their contents directly on to Britain’s tracks will be pulled in 2019, rail bosses and ministers have promised. A combination of new trains and retrofitting old stock with modern, holding-tank toilets will end the dumping of raw sewage on the railways. Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2xxYR7G

Former senior officials say ‘considerable increase in resources’ is required to avoid more mistakes in immigration decisions The Home Office will not be able to meet the challenges of Brexit without “a considerable increase in resources” over and above its current 6,500 staff, two former senior immigration officials have told MPs. David Wood, the former head of Home Office immigration enforcement, told MPs at the Commons home affairs select committee, when asked directly by the chair, Yvette Cooper: “With current resources the challenges of Brexit cannot be met, certainly not smoothly.” Wood recalled the recent £100m cut to the UK Borders Agency budget, and warned that it would take at least six months to recruit and train new border officers. Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2y9Y12S

Government’s independent forecaster says average 0.2% growth in productivity over past five years is more accurate than 1.6% The government’s independent economic forecaster has admitted it will need to “significantly” lower its estimates for the productivity of UK workers after a decade of stagnant growth since the financial crisis. In an assessment of its record of predicting the path of the economy, the Office for Budget Responsibility said the average rate of productivity growth of 0.2% over the past five years was a better guide for 2017 than its forecast of 1.6% in March. Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2wK9TqL

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Jackie Brookes, who had been providing refreshments at Kirby Misperton camp for past month, accuses officers of bullying A 79-year-old woman who set up a tea and cake stall at the site of an anti-fracking protest in North Yorkshire has been forcibly removed by police. Related: Slinging mud: inside (and outside) the UK's biggest fracking site Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2kEPGRs

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Jakub Moczyk’s sister criticises event at which he died for ‘total lack of management, responsibility and health and safety’ A novice boxer who died after he was knocked unconscious in his first public fight did not stand a chance due to lack of medical provision, his sister has told an inquest. Jakub Moczyk, 22, known to his friends and family as Kuba, was rendered unconscious by a punch to the head during the third round of the bout in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2zc5yy4

Restraint and care police gave 25-year-old in east London may have fallen below professional standards, IPCC says Five police officers are being investigated for alleged misconduct over the detention of a man who later died, the police watchdog has said. The officers are to be told their handling of the restraint of Edson Da Costa – and the care they gave him once he became unwell – may have fallen below acceptable professional standards, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said on Tuesday. Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2xwHTGF

Old Bailey jury hear that Scotty Kouebitra, 22, was attacked with knives and a screwdriver in south London Attackers armed with knives, baseball bats and a screwdriver killed a young man and injured two others in a horrifying night of Halloween violence, a court has heard. Part-time student Scotty Kouebitra, 22, died after sustaining a knife wound to the neck and chest on 31 October last year, the Old Bailey was told on Tuesday. Continue reading... from UK news | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2xwdhFc