Outside of London, the Glasgow and Birmingham city councils received the most from parking fines over the year, at £5.5m and £4m respectively. Glasgow fines drivers up to £60 for parking offences, while Birmingham has charges of up to £70. … [Read more...] about London borough of Newham tops UK parking fines table
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‘Human error’ blamed for wiping of thousands of police records
More from Priti Patel Priti Patel says experts working 'flat out' to fix issues caused by wiping of 400,000 police records COVID-19: Number 10 contradicts Home Secretary Priti Patel over lockdown rules on exercise Migrant crisis: Record year sees quadruple number of people make 'dangerous' journey to UK on dinghies and kayaks Deportation: Hijacking freedom or protecting the public? Priti Patel 'sorry' for the way she 'expressed frustrations' towards staff as she refocuses on job Boris Johnson tried to water down Priti Patel bullying report, say Whitehall sources … [Read more...] about ‘Human error’ blamed for wiping of thousands of police records
Universities shell out £500k on bosses’ digs: College chiefs enjoy payments for housekeepers and utilities… while students have to pay for flats they can’t live in because of lockdown
Oxford spent £17,894 on the £2million Victorian mansion where vice-chancellor Professor Louise Richardson lives. The third-highest spender was SOAS University of London, which paid £60,000 in rent for a flat used by its director, who until this month was former Labour minister Valerie Amos. … [Read more...] about Universities shell out £500k on bosses’ digs: College chiefs enjoy payments for housekeepers and utilities… while students have to pay for flats they can’t live in because of lockdown
Pamela Anderson says Donald Trump is ‘debating’ pardoning Julian Assange
Assange won his fight to avoid extradition to the United States earlier in January but was denied bail on mental health grounds. He is wanted to face an 18-count indictment, alleging a plot to hack computers and a conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information. … [Read more...] about Pamela Anderson says Donald Trump is ‘debating’ pardoning Julian Assange
Embattled AFL star Jonathon Patton is taken to hospital for ‘mental health treatment’ after string of women came forward and accused him of sending them sordid sexts
'I do not know of any woman who has a built a career off of the back of breaking a story [like this], I have only ever seen the opposite,' she said, before adding that she'd prefer to be known for her own merits. … [Read more...] about Embattled AFL star Jonathon Patton is taken to hospital for ‘mental health treatment’ after string of women came forward and accused him of sending them sordid sexts
