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Speaker 'has 24 hours to save his job': Furious MPs launch 'Just Stop Hoyle' campaign with 33 demanding Sir Lindsay quits after he sparked Commons meltdown by 'bending the rules' to save Starmer from huge revolt on Gaza
Some 33 MPs have already signed a Commons motion voicing no-confidence in Speaker Lindsay Hoyle following extraordinary scenes in the chamber overnight. The SNP and Tory MPs walked out after Sir Lindsay upended parliamentary convention by selecting Labour's bid to amend an SNP motion calling for an 'immediate ceasefire'. The step - taken in defiance of advice from the Commons Clerks - meant the Scots nationalists did not get a chance to vote on their own Opposition Day debate. But Sir Lindsay initially tried to leave one of his deputies to field anger in the House, before MPs finally dragged him in to face the music. In a grovelling and near-tearful apology, Sir Lindsay acknowledged he regretted the choice, arguing that he was motivated by anxiety about the safety of MPs from pro-Palestinian protesters. But many MPs are already convinced his situation is 'terminal', with jockeying for his job already under way.
Brit crocodile expert who worked on the BBC admits raping and torturing dozens of dogs - including his own pets Ursa and Bolt - at his animal shelter in Australia as judge condemns 'grotesque cruelty'
Adam Britton, 51, began his offending in 2014 and tortured and sexually exploited more than 42 dogs until his arrest in April 2022. Britton, an academic at Charles Darwin University in Australia who once hosted legendary broadcaster David Attenborough at his home, tortured 39 of those dogs to death in a horrific case of animal cruelty that has shocked the nation. He would even film himself torturing the defenceless animals until most of them died before posting the sick material online, where he also accessed child abuse material, an Australian court heard.
Is this the death knell for landlines? BT set to replace existing analogue service for millions of customers as it rolls out 'Digital Voice' programme: Check to see when your region will be affected
The North West and London will be the next areas to start switching, this autumn.
Experts issue warning to parents over Blue Whale 'suicide challenge' as its linked to death of Brit, 35, who was stabbed to death in Portugal
Parents concerned about their children potentially being influenced by a Blue Whale suicide game have every right
Louise Redknapp is accused of 'throwing her Eternal bandmates under the bus' after pulling out of the reunion tour amid trans row
The singer, 48, backed out of the planned reunion tour after they allegedly insisted they wouldn't play the dates because they believe
Britain braces for travel hell as Storm Agnes approaches: Warning to drivers and airport passengers as map shows where 80mph winds could batter UK - with fears of falling trees and tiles blown from roofs
The Met Office issued yellow warnings of strong gales and torrential downpours which it says are likely to cause delays or cancellations across rail, bus, air and ferry services across the UK.
UK-educated owner of Portuguese 'off-grid commune' says he is 'cooperating fully' with police after Brit, 35, was knifed to death 'during Blue Whale suicide game' near his woodland camp
Public school-educated Xavier Hancock is believed to have played host to a group of UK visitors that included both the suspect and the 35-year-old victim who was stabbed to death.
Wedding inferno tragedy: Horrifying moment deadly fire breaks out during 'first dance' at Iraqi ceremony before blaze 'started by fireworks' engulfed hall killing at least 100 'including bride and groom'
The fire ripped through a large events hall in the north-eastern region of the country after fireworks were lit during the celebration, local civil defence said, according to state media. Civil defense officials quoted by the Iraqi News Agency described the wedding hall's exterior as being decorated with highly flammable cladding that were illegal in the country. Najim al-Jubouri, the provincial governor of Nineveh, said some of the injured had been transferred to regional hospitals. He cautioned there were no final casualty figures yet from the blaze, which suggests the death toll still may rise.
The five things I did that were little-known signs of ADHD - and I had no idea until I was diagnosed at 30
ADHD coach Kelly Baum has shared the five little-known things people with the condition do often. Kelly, from the US, had all the habits before she was diagnosed with ADHD at 30.
Police probing cold case of murdered clubber Melanie Hall in 1996 say they believe 25-year-old clerical worker 'did know her killer' and 1996 e-fit of man is 'still very much a focus' of their appeal
The 25-year-old, who was a clerical worker at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, was last seen on Sunday 9 June, 1996, at Cadillacs nightclub in Bath city centre at about 1.45am.
JOHN O'CONNELL: Shorter hours, higher pay, more holiday... and working from home. So why on earth do public sector workers take more time off sick!
JOHN O'CONNELL: They're calling it 'Sick Note Britain'. The number of people taking time off work due to supposed illness is at a 15-year high - and is up sharply from just before Covid.
I'm a Harvard researcher, this is why buying 'organic' food is a total con
There is no evidence proving that organic food is any healthier than conventionally grown options, Harvard University professor Dr Robert Paalberg claims.
'What is a boy doing carrying a knife like that at 8.30am? Society has broken down': Father of murdered 10-year-old Damilola Taylor declares 'there is something very wrong' after girl, 15, was stabbed to death on streets of Croydon
The father of stabbing victim Damilola Taylor (inset) has said 'society has broken down' following news a 15-year-old girl was allegedly murdered on the streets of Croydon by a schoolboy. Richard Taylor (pictured right) joined the nation's shock over yesterday's alleged killing, as he said: 'What is a boy doing carrying a knife like that at 8.30am? There is something very wrong with a society when a girl of 15 is stabbed to death on her way to school.' Mr Taylor's son Damilola was fatally stabbed in the thigh in Peckham, southwest London, in November 2000 while walking home from the library after school
SARAH VINE: The family of the 15-year-old knifed to death in Croydon are living the shock, pain and inescapable anguish every parent of a teenager dreads
SARAH VINE: The family of the 15-year-old girl knifed to death near her school in Croydon today are living every parent's worst nightmare.
The 15-year-old schoolgirl stabbed to death in Croydon becomes the 16th teenager to be murdered in London this year - more than in the whole of 2022
The 15-year-old schoolgirl knifed to death yesterday became the 16th teenager to be murdered in the capital and the 13th to die from stab wounds.
The start of a Donald DIP? 79% of Iowa Republicans says they would vote for a candidate OTHER than Trump - as he skips another debate and recovers from brutal fraud ruling!
Donald Trump still holds a commanding lead over his Republican counterparts in the presidential primary, but new polls say 79% of Iowa Republicans would vote for a candidate other than Trump.
Kate Garraway says the fear of her husband Derek dying has 'never left her' because of his 'many' emergency trips to the hospital: 'We're living on a rollercoaster'
Kate Garraway has opened up about how she is coping with her husband Derek Draper's health battle as she admitted the fear of him dying has never left her.
Appalling moment Florida girl aged just three shoots herself while sitting beside relative celebrating football touchdown
A three-year-old girl shot herself while sitting on the couch next to a relative who was watching football at a Florida home. The chilling moment was caught on surveillance camera Saturday and shows the girl named Serenity shoot herself in the hand while left unattended at a home. Serenity was transported to Nicklaus Children's Hospital and underwent surgery on her hand.
Could a blood test diagnose long-Covid? Study finds sufferers have distinctive differences in their cells
Scientists from Yale University and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York used blood testing to identify biological differences between people who suffer from long-Covid symptoms and those who do not.
PETER HITCHENS: HS2? Reviving slow branch lines to our forgotten market towns would REALLY get the country moving
PETER HITCHENS: What Britain needs is not High-Speed Two but Low-Speed One. For a small part of the money already wasted on this gleaming fantasy, we could have restored the nice, slow railways.
Rapist spared jail because of his young age says he suffered a 'miscarriage of justice' as his lawyers claim trial judge misdirected the jury
Sean Hogg, 22, was placed on a community payback order earlier this year after he was convicted of raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl at Dalkeith Country Park in Midlothian
Britain has seen nearly one in five species brought to the brink of extinction since the 1970s, according to a new State of Nature report.
PETER HITCHENS: What Britain needs is not High-Speed Two but Low-Speed One. For a small part of the money already wasted on this gleaming fantasy, we could have restored the nice, slow railways.
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Inside the mind of depraved British dog rapist: Vile texts reveal crocodile expert's twisted childhood - and how he urged others to kill beloved pets before police swooped on his Australian shelter
Depraved crocodile expert Adam Britton sent vile texts to Telegram users under the name 'Monster', boasting about how he tortured small animals as a child, molested horses as a 13-year-old, and encouraged others to rape and kill pet dogs.
Met Police marksman who lawfully shot dead jailbreak gangster Jermaine Baker could be sacked as police watchdog prepares to haul him through gross misconduct hearing - despite previously being cleared of criminal wrongdoing
Jermaine Baker was shot at close range by police as he sat in the front passenger seat of a stolen Audi A6 near Wood Green Crown Court in north London in December 2015.
NHS unveils first ever national uniform as bosses ditch traditional male and female sizes - so here's what the TWENTY-SEVEN different coloured scrubs will mean
Twenty-seven different coloured scrubs are to be rolled out in England to represent different roles, including midwives, dieticians, podiatrists, matrons and students.
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Pictured: Swiss couple who died in supercar tour crash after their Ferrari smashed into Lamborghini as the vehicles tried to pass a campervan
Video shows the shocking moment the pair's car slammed into another couple's as the vehicles tried to pass a campervan, which flips over. Police in Sardinia confirmed the identities of the victims as Marcus and Melissa Krautli (top right), from Wallisellen near Zurich. Mr Krautli worked at the family logistics firm called Krautli, which had offices in Belgium, Switzerland and Portugal. Meanwhile an Indian couple involved in the crash and who escaped without injury were identified as Bollywood actress Gayatri Joshua and her husband Vikas Oberoi (bottom right).
SARAH VINE: Calling menopausal women disabled just reinforces the notion we're the weaker sex
SARAH VINE: Turns out that, as a middle-aged woman going through what all middle-aged women must at some point go through, I'm not just menopausal, I'm also disabled.
Outrage over NHS 'male menopause' leave: Campaigners slam 'silly' and 'wasteful' policies that see medics get up to a year of sick pay for 'condition that doesn't exist'
NHS managers in England are being advised to recognise symptoms from hot flushes to emotional changes as symptoms of male menopause or 'andropause', affecting men in their 40s and 50s.
RICHARD EDEN: Dua Lipa sees her fortune rocket by £154,000 a week in 2022 on the back of shrewd investments and a sell-out tours
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: I can reveal that the London-born singer, 28, saw her fortune rocket by £154,000 a week last year - on the back some shrewd investments as well as her sell-out tour.
One in six species in the UK are on the brink of extinction with nearly half of bird species dying out, new report claims
Britain has seen nearly one in five species brought to the brink of extinction since the 1970s, according to a new State of Nature report.