More than 40 Labour MPs are urging ministers to introduce a new form of digital ID to help control the migration system and improve public services. In an open letter, Labour MPs from three groups said a “gear shift” was needed to reap the benefits of digital identification. The idea of digital ID for all...
Jonathan Geddes BBC Scotland News PA Media The law change resulted in a 45 per cent reduction in head-on-head contact. Lowering the tackle height in men’s rugby almost halved the rate of head collisions among players, a study at Edinburgh University has found. The lowered tackle height law was introduced for community rugby by World...
Simon Jack Business editor EPA Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Sunday he was prepared to use industrial policy to “shelter British business from the storm” expected from US President Donald Trump’s recent wave of tariffs. A 10% “baseline” tariff on all imports into the US and a 25% tariff on car imports have...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West BBC Ch Supt Jim Gale says the operation is about tackling the “so-called fatal five” Police have been cracking down on drivers across Cornwall to increase awareness over road safety and tackle “the so-called fatal five”. Devon and Cornwall Police’s operation is taking place all week until Sunday. Ch...
Police have been trialling new ways to tackle shoplifting in Exeter. Devon and Cornwall Police have been working in the city council’s CCTV control centre with a coordinator from the Exeter Businesses Against Crime group to coordinate their response to offenders who target stores on the high street. The force has plain clothes officers patrolling...
Fire crews have put out a blaze which raged across 27 acres (11 hectares) of moorland in Devon. Firefighters from five stations were called to Nattadon Common near Chagford at 18:51 GMT on Monday. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said crews faced an 82ft (25m) wide fire front and another 49ft (15m) wide....
Firefighters are dealing with a fire involving two semi-detached thatched properties in north Devon. Devon and Somerset Fire Service said 12 fire crews were at the homes in Georgeham, with both roofs alight. People people living in the area are advised to keep their windows and doors closed due to the smoke. Road closures are...
