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Four Highland Councillors Quit Licensing Committee After Convicted Rapist Keeps Taxi Licence

By Michael Patterson July 06, 2026

Four Highland councillors resigned after a gender-split vote allowed convicted rapist David Brown to retain his taxi operator's licence.

Four Highland Councillors Quit Licensing Committee After Convicted Rapist Keeps Taxi Licence

Politics

Elon Musk posted twice as much about UK race and immigration as SpaceX before historic IPO

By Rustam Wahab

Farage denies new claims over undeclared support from convicted criminal and close ally

By Rustam Wahab

NHS to Launch Walking Challenge With Rewards for Daily Exercise

By Rustam Wahab

Politics

Labour Backbenchers Push for £1m Cap on UK Political Donations Backed by Burnham

By Michael Patterson

Politics

Burnham Rules Out Early Election If He Becomes Prime Minister

By Michael Patterson

Two Romanians Jailed for 20 Years Over Stabbing of Iran International Journalist

By Michael Patterson

Andy Burnham is expected to block Palantir from the NHS if he becomes Prime Minister.

By Rustam Wahab

Politics

Asylum seekers granted refuge in UK could be required to repay £10,000 under new government plans

By Rustam Wahab

Rough sleeping decriminalised as Government repeals 200-year-old Vagrancy Act

Rustam Wahab

UN inquiry concludes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children

Rustam Wahab

Andy Burnham Chooses Former Blair-Era Minister James Purnell as Chief of Staff

Rustam Wahab

Brexit Backed by Nigel Farage Has Cost UK Economy 6%, Bank of England data suggests

Rustam Wahab

Young women face near-zero risk of dying from cervical cancer after HPV vaccine

Rustam Wahab

NHS

NHS Digital warns critical Cisco ISE flaws could allow remote code execution

NHS Digital has published cyber alert CC-4772 after Cisco released security advisories for critical vulnerabilities affecting Identity Services Engine (ISE). NHS Digital said a successfully authenticated attacker could exploit the flaws to run code remotely on an affected system. Organisations using Cisco ISE are being advised to review Cisco’s guidance and apply recommended updates or mitigations.