Probashbangla24 online Desk : Middle-class drug users will be targeted as part of a crackdown on the causes of violent crime, Home Secretary Sajid Javid will announce. He will use his Tory conference speech to launch a review of drug buyers and sellers – and how shifts in the market are linked to outbreaks of bloodshed.…
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Brexit: EU migrants won’t get special treatment, May says
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Low-skilled migration will fall when the UK ends EU free movement access after Brexit, Theresa May has promised. The prime minister said high-skilled workers would be prioritised with no preferential treatment for people from the EU compared with those from the rest of the world. But she said a future trade deal…
Civil partnerships: Law to be changed for mixed-sex couples
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Heterosexual couples in England and Wales will be able to choose to have a civil partnership rather than get married, Theresa May has announced. The government says the move will provide greater security for unmarried couples and their families. And it will address the “imbalance” that allows same-sex couples to enter a…
Conservative donor says Tories have ‘lost their way’
Probashbangla24 online Desk : A major Conservative donor has told the BBC the Tories have “lost their way” and the prime minister has “let herself down” by failing to champion business. City grandee Michael Spencer said the party had been “foolish on occasion to adopt some of the language of the socialists” in order to “buy”…
Pret allergy death: Father had to ring wife to say daughter would die
Probashbangla24 online Desk : A man whose daughter died after eating a Pret A Manger sandwich on a flight has described how he had to ring his wife to say she would die. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, went into cardiac arrest on a flight to Nice after buying the baguette at Heathrow Airport in 2016. Her father,…
Ford to refund ‘engine fail’ EcoBoost customers
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Ford has offered to refund thousands of pounds to customers whose engines have failed, following a BBC investigation. Hundreds of customers have said their cars with Ford EcoBoost engines have overheated, causing engine failure. Others have reported their cars with 1.6-litre EcoBoost engines have burst into flames while they were driving. Many…
It’s time for EU to get serious on Brexit, says Dominic Raab
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The minister responsible for Brexit has told the EU to “get real” and reach a deal with the UK. Dominic Raab also said EU chiefs had disrespected Theresa May with “jibes” at a recent summit. He said the UK would leave without a deal rather than be “bullied” into signing a “one-sided”…
Restaurants face ban on taking share of tips
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Restaurants will be legally barred from keeping tips from staff under plans to be announced by Theresa May on Monday. The move follows a public outcry in 2015, when it emerged that many High Street chains routinely took up to 10% of tips paid by credit and debit card. Most chains have…
Jeane Freeman writes Brexit letter to EU NHS staff
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Scotland’s health secretary has written to EU staff working in the NHS calling on them to stay on in Scotland post-Brexit. Jeane Freeman’s letter said it was an “unsettling time” but stressed “Scotland is absolutely your home”. Scotland has about 235,000 EU nationals, with an estimated 26,000 working in health, social care…
Theresa May announces Festival of Great Britain and NI plan
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The government has announced plans for a Festival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take place in 2022. The proposal was unveiled as the Conservatives gathered in Birmingham for their annual party conference. Prime Minister Theresa May said the festival will strengthen what she describes as “our precious union”. On Sunday,…