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News that no symbolic apology or reparations are planned could put Starmer on collision course with other nationsThe UK government will not apologise over Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade at next week’s Commonwealth heads of government (Chogm) summit in Samoa, Downing Street has said.Downing Street said on Monday that the government would not be paying reparations for slavery. News that neither an apology nor reparations are on the agenda could put Keir Starmer, who will attend the gathering, on a collision course with other nations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/19/uk-will-not-apologise-for-role-in-slavery-at-commonwealth-summit-no-10-says Author : Sammy Gecsoyler Publish date :

As well as threats of violence or death, one in 10 said someone had come to their home inappropriatelyMore than a fifth of councillors have received death threats or threats of violence, a survey has found.The survey has been released by the Local Government Association (LGA) before its annual conference next week. It is calling for more to be done to improve councillors’ safety.One in 10 councillors had someone come to their home in a way that they considered intimidating or inappropriate, and 43% had requested to withhold their home address from the public because of safety concerns.Ten per cent

Former partner of One Direction star spoke out as Payne’s father travelled to Buenos Aires to repatriate his bodyLiam Payne’s former partner Cheryl Tweedy has described media coverage of his death “abhorrent”.It came as the singer’s father, Geoff Payne, travelled to Buenos Aires in Argentina to organise the repatriation of his 31-year-old son’s body. He was seen exiting the CasaSur Palermo hotel, where the singer died after falling from a third-floor balcony on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/19/cheryl-tweedy-says-media-coverage-about-liam-payne-death-abhorrent Author : Tom Ambrose and agency Publish date : 2024-10-19 09:11:58 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.