06/11/2012
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Troy MP Criticised For Joining ‘I’m A Celebrity…’
Tory MP Nadine Dorries is under fire over her decision to join ITV1's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.
Ms Dorries, who represents Mid Bedfordshire, will be the first MP to take part in the show.
But she could be in Australia, where it is filmed, for a month, potentially missing important Commons votes.
Giving her reaction, Home Secretary Theresa May said: "Frankly, I think an MP's job is in their constituency and in the House of Commons."
Apology Issued Over Fireworks Accident
Organisers have apologised after a firework display went wrong in Edinburgh.
A rocket at the Pentland Community Centre display misfired and ricocheted into the remaining fireworks, setting them all off at the same time.
The community council said it was a freak accident but it would be reviewing safety procedures.
A girl suffered a burn to the side of her face and was taken to Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
Funds Raised To Repaint Lighthouse
The striking red and white stripes of a landmark lighthouse will not be left to fade after campaigners raised £27,000 to have it repainted.
The organisers of the Beachy Head lighthouse campaign in Eastbourne, East Sussex, passed their target following a year-long appeal.
Repainting the 141ft tower will start next spring after a contract to carry out the work goes out to tender.
The fundraiser was launched in October last year after Trinity House, which oversees navigational aids around parts of Britain's coastline, said the lighthouse was no longer needed as a daymark, the reason for its eye-catching appearance.
Its distinctive red and white bands were to be left to fade to grey because of the cost of repainting. The campaign to repaint it was backed by local residents, businesses and well-known figures including Eddie Izzard, John Craven and Bill Bryson.
(H/GK)
Tory MP Nadine Dorries is under fire over her decision to join ITV1's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.
Ms Dorries, who represents Mid Bedfordshire, will be the first MP to take part in the show.
But she could be in Australia, where it is filmed, for a month, potentially missing important Commons votes.
Giving her reaction, Home Secretary Theresa May said: "Frankly, I think an MP's job is in their constituency and in the House of Commons."
Apology Issued Over Fireworks Accident
Organisers have apologised after a firework display went wrong in Edinburgh.
A rocket at the Pentland Community Centre display misfired and ricocheted into the remaining fireworks, setting them all off at the same time.
The community council said it was a freak accident but it would be reviewing safety procedures.
A girl suffered a burn to the side of her face and was taken to Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
Funds Raised To Repaint Lighthouse
The striking red and white stripes of a landmark lighthouse will not be left to fade after campaigners raised £27,000 to have it repainted.
The organisers of the Beachy Head lighthouse campaign in Eastbourne, East Sussex, passed their target following a year-long appeal.
Repainting the 141ft tower will start next spring after a contract to carry out the work goes out to tender.
The fundraiser was launched in October last year after Trinity House, which oversees navigational aids around parts of Britain's coastline, said the lighthouse was no longer needed as a daymark, the reason for its eye-catching appearance.
Its distinctive red and white bands were to be left to fade to grey because of the cost of repainting. The campaign to repaint it was backed by local residents, businesses and well-known figures including Eddie Izzard, John Craven and Bill Bryson.
(H/GK)
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18 June 2009
Criticism Follows MP's Expenses Publication
The expenses claimed by every UK MP were published on the government's website today. However, the publication of the documents has been criticised by freedom of information campaigners, who claim crucial financial elements have been blacked out.
Criticism Follows MP's Expenses Publication
The expenses claimed by every UK MP were published on the government's website today. However, the publication of the documents has been criticised by freedom of information campaigners, who claim crucial financial elements have been blacked out.
03 November 2010
Woman Convicted For Stabbing MP
A 21-year-old woman who stabbed an MP as his punishment for voting in favour of the Iraq war was today found guilty of attempted murder by a jury at the Old Bailey. Roshonara Choudhry stabbed East Ham MP Stephen Timms twice in the stomach at his constituency surgery at The Globe community centre in Kingsford Way, Beckton, in May.
Woman Convicted For Stabbing MP
A 21-year-old woman who stabbed an MP as his punishment for voting in favour of the Iraq war was today found guilty of attempted murder by a jury at the Old Bailey. Roshonara Choudhry stabbed East Ham MP Stephen Timms twice in the stomach at his constituency surgery at The Globe community centre in Kingsford Way, Beckton, in May.
21 October 2010
Former MP Makes 'Serious Misjudgement' Over Expenses
Andrew MacKay, a former Tory MP has been told to apologise after it came to light he made a "serious misjudgement" regarding his parliamentary expenses claims. Mr MacKay and his wife Julie Kirkbride, also an ex-MP, both claimed money on their respective second homes.
Former MP Makes 'Serious Misjudgement' Over Expenses
Andrew MacKay, a former Tory MP has been told to apologise after it came to light he made a "serious misjudgement" regarding his parliamentary expenses claims. Mr MacKay and his wife Julie Kirkbride, also an ex-MP, both claimed money on their respective second homes.
19 May 2010
Labour MP Charged Over Expenses
A Labour MP is facing parliamentary expenses charges. Barnsley Central MP Eric Illsley has been charged with three offences of false accounting for dishonestly claiming council tax and other household bills on his second home in London. He will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 17 June.
Labour MP Charged Over Expenses
A Labour MP is facing parliamentary expenses charges. Barnsley Central MP Eric Illsley has been charged with three offences of false accounting for dishonestly claiming council tax and other household bills on his second home in London. He will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 17 June.
25 March 2010
MP Hermon Quits UUP
The only Ulster Unionist MP at Westminster has quit the party over its electoral pact with the Tories. Sylvia Hermon today resigned from the UUP and declared she would defend her North Down seat as an Independent candidate at the forthcoming General Election.
MP Hermon Quits UUP
The only Ulster Unionist MP at Westminster has quit the party over its electoral pact with the Tories. Sylvia Hermon today resigned from the UUP and declared she would defend her North Down seat as an Independent candidate at the forthcoming General Election.
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