Learner drivers now allowed on motorway after law change
Craig TaylorThose wanting to gain the extra experience will need to do so in a dual-control car. BBC News – UK
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Jeremy Thorpe scandal: Suspect might not be dead, police say
Police may have wrongly assumed the man supposedly tasked with killing the MP’s gay lover was dead. BBC News – UK
Trade tariffs: UK must stand up to ‘bully’ Trump – Labour
The party’s trade spokesman Barry Gardiner says counter-measures are needed to address US metals tariffs. BBC News – UK
Grenfell Tower inquiry: Disabled woman placed on 18th floor
Nazanin Aghlani tells the inquiry her mother was “pressured” into living near the top floor. BBC News – UK
Forced marriage: Parents guilty of luring daughter to Bangladesh
The couple tried to force their 19-year-daughter to marry her first cousin in Bangladesh. BBC News – UK
Review to ‘eliminate gender pay gap among doctors’
Female doctors are paid on average £10,000 less than male doctors in England, figures show. BBC News – UK