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    A British lawmaker's claim that she was sacked from a ministerial job partly because of her Muslim faith should be properly investigated if she makes a formal complaint, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday. Nusrat Ghani, who lost her job as a junior transport minister in February 2020, told the Sunday Times that she was told by a "whip" - an enforcer of parliamentary discipline - that her "Muslimness" had been raised as an issue in her sacking. "We have absolutely zero tolerance for any discrimination, and any Islamophobia, in the Conservative Party," Raab told Sky News on Sunday.

  • Katie Price arrested on suspicion of breaching restraining order

    The reality personality was handed a 16-week suspended sentence for drink-driving in December.

  • Katie Price arrested on suspicion of breaching restraining order

    The reality personality was handed a 16-week suspended sentence for drink-driving in December.

  • Sunday morning UK news briefing: Today's top headlines from The Telegraph

    Britain accused Russia of plotting to install a puppet leader in Kyiv, as Boris Johnson warned European Union leaders against “naivety” over Vladimir Putin’s demands over Ukraine and described the crisis as “gravely dangerous”.

  • Michael Cohen claims Trump told him Don Jr should go to jail over Ivanka

    Michael Cohen claims Trump told him Don Jr should go to jail over Ivanka

  • COVID travel tests to be scrapped for double jabbed arrivals, Boris Johnson announces

    Johnson has said people who are fully vaccinated will not have to test upon arrival into England

  • UK accuses Kremlin of trying to install pro-Russian leader in Ukraine

    LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Saturday accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, and said Russian intelligence officers had been in contact with a number of former Ukrainian politicians as part of plans for an invasion. The British foreign ministry declined to provide evidence to back its accusations, which came at a time of high tensions between Russia and the West over Russia's massing of troops near its border with Ukraine. Moscow has insisted it has no plans to invade.

  • Group of lab monkeys who escaped from lorry crash in Pennsylvania found

    A group of lab monkeys who escaped from a lorry crash in the US state of Pennsylvania have now been found after an urgent hunt by the authorities. Several of the monkeys had escaped when a lorry carrying a trailer of 100 of them crashed on Friday. The spokeswoman, Kristen Nordlund, said three of the monkeys were dead after being “humanely” euthanised, but did not elaborate on why they were euthanised or how the other monkeys came to be found.

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  • Fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies aged 73

    French designer Thierry Mugler, who reigned over fashion in the 1980s and died on Sunday, was as famous for his fantastical couture as for his blockbuster fashion shows. He was 73. Mugler's daring collections came to define the decade's power dressing, with his clothes noted for their structured and sophisticated silhouettes, showcased by his extravagant shows."I always thought that fashion was not enough on its own and that it had to be shown in its musical and theatrical environment," he once

  • Cricket-Holder shines as West Indies crush England in first T20

    Holder and Sheldon Cottrell (2-30) ripped through England's top order on a bouncy wicket, reducing them to 49-7 at one stage before a late partnership between Chris Jordan (28) and Adil Rashid (22) helped them past the 100-mark. They were eventually bowled out for 103 in 19.4 overs.

  • South London business owner fined £8,500 for selling cream which can cause ‘horrific’ burns

    A south London business owner has been fined more than £8,500 after selling a skin lightening cream which could cause severe burns. Adetola Amao, the owner of New Hair London in Woolwich, was fined a total of £8,515.50 by Bexley Magistrates’ Court after she sold the illegal skin lightening cream to an undercover trading standards officer in the midst of lockdown. The sting, which took place on February 18 last year, then led to 105 cosmetic products being seized from the shop a week later.

  • UK begins withdrawing staff and families from embassy in Ukraine

    Some officials and their dependants are being pulled out of Kyiv because of the risk of Russian military action.

  • The celebrity cameos that helped kill off 'The A-Team'

    By its end in 1987, the once mighty A-Team was a shadow of its former self.

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  • Rishi Sunak tried to distance himself from National Insurance rise, calling it 'the Prime Minister's tax'

    Rishi Sunak has tried to distance himself from the looming National Insurance tax rise after calling it the "the Prime Minister's tax".

  • In ‘Watcher,’ a stalker thriller with a female gaze

    An American woman moves to Bucharest with her partner and begins to suspect she’s being stalked in “Watcher,” a stylish, unnerving thriller that premiered Friday at the Sundance Film Festival

  • The Green Planet: The BBC’s own fight for survival looms large

    <strong>Analysis:</strong> The government’s opportunism is reminiscent of the insatiable climbing parasites the programme reveals so well

  • Blind man who rescued 5 after Oklahoma City bombing dies

    Raymond Washburn, a blind man who was credited with helping rescue five people from the rubble of the Alfred P

  • Sherpa sibling daredevils aim for 'Grand Slam'

    Three Sherpa brothers become the first Nepalis to reach the South Pole, part of their mission to achieve the hallowed 'Explorer's Grand Slam'. This holy grail of adventuring involves climbing the highest peak in the seven continents -- Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Vinson, and Puncak Jaya -- and reaching both poles.