BBC Politics19 Mar 2026
House of Lords backs bid to decriminalise abortion
Abortion is a crime in England and Wales, unless under strict circumstances, under a 164-year-old law.
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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026
Charlotte Nichols MP on her rape trial ordeal – podcast
MP for Warrington North shares her experience as a complainant in a rape trial where the man she accused was acquitted Standing up in parliament last week, Charlotte Nichols MP waived her right to anonymity as a complainant of sexual offences. “I care profoundly about rape victims facing intolerable delays for their day in court,” she said, in a debate about jury trials. Continue reading...
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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026
Gerry Adams tells high court he was stunned by 1996 Docklands bombing
Former Sinn Féin leader, who is being sued for symbolic damages, also denies any prior knowledge of the attack Gerry Adams has told the high court he was stunned by the 1996 Docklands bombing as he denied being at the nerve centre of the IRA’s operations. The former Sinn Féin leader also denied having any prior knowledge of the bombing of the commercial district of east London, which shattered a 17-month old ceasefire. Continue reading...
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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026
Farage called for release of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and praised effort to free drug trafficker
Reform UK leader was paid to make remarks about imprisoned rapper and ex-Honduran president in Cameo videos Newly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans Nigel Farage called for the release of the imprisoned rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and commended the efforts to free a former Honduran president jailed in the US for drug trafficking. The Reform UK leader was paid to make the remarks on the personalised video platform Cameo, which allows user
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Guido Fawkes18 Mar 2026
Ex-Tory MP Crispin Blunt Charged With Drug Offences
Crispin Blunt has been charged with four drug offences, including the possession of meth and cannabis. The ex-justice minister is due in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 25th March…
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Express Politics18 Mar 2026
This Home Office confession on Britain's migrant crisis will shake you to your core
Exclusive: Officials have conceded there are alarming gaps in data, prompting warnings of crime and increased pressure on social services which are not properly funded.
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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026
Lords urged to ensure women criminalised for abortion are ‘not left behind’
House to consider amendment that would pardon women in England and Wales affected by prior ‘unjust’ laws Women who have been arrested, investigated and convicted under abortion legislation in England and Wales “must not be left behind” if the law is changed to prevent women being criminalised in future, campaigners have said. Last summer, the House of Commons voted to end the criminalisation of women who terminate their pregnancies outside the legal framework, through a new clause in the crime a
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Sky News Politics17 Mar 2026
Government prepares to sue Abramovich after he missed deadline to release £2.5bn from Chelsea sale
The UK government is preparing a possible court case against former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich after he missed a deadline to release £2.5bn he raised from the sale of the club.
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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026
UK prepares to sue Abramovich over £2.4bn proceeds of Chelsea FC sale
Russian billionaire accused of missing ‘last chance’ to release money to help victims of Ukraine war UK officials are preparing for a possible court case against Roman Abramovich after he missed a deadline to release £2.4bn he raised from selling Chelsea FC. The Russian billionaire failed to hand over the money by the deadline of 17 March, amid a dispute over how it will eventually be used. Continue reading...
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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026
Europe must prepare for drone strikes by terrorists and criminals, warns Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s president says mass attacks on civilians are no longer the preserve of a ‘madman like Putin’ European nations should prepare for attacks by non-state actors including criminal networks, terror groups and lone attackers as drone technology advances, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned. The Ukrainian president said it was no longer just “a wealthy madman like Putin” who could afford mass attacks as he demonstrated the latest technology to British MPs and peers. Continue reading...
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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026
Gerry Adams’s beret gives high court a Benny Hill moment | Esther Addley
Former politician tells court the hat worn at a 1971 republican funeral and by TV comedian does not mean he was IRA member “A very happy St Patrick’s Day,” said Gerry Adams, as he took his seat in the stand at court 16 in the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday. Mr Justice Smith hadn’t quite caught what the defendant said, and asked him to repeat himself. “Oh that’s very kind of you,” the judge stammered when he finally worked it out. The green tie and small sprig of shamrock in Adams’s lapel –
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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026
Union fined £265,000 for blocking lorries in Birmingham bin workers’ strike
Court finds Unite repeatedly breached injunction by blockading and ‘slow walking’ next to waste trucks The union representing striking bin workers in Birmingham has been fined £265,000 for breaching an injunction which prohibited the blocking of waste lorries at depots. Justice Jefford found that Unite had repeatedly breached the injunction issued in July by blockading and “slow walking” next to vehicles. Continue reading...
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