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Obey me on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn warns shadow cabinet dissenters Exclusive: Labour leader says debate is over as he seeks to shift focus to social justice and climateJeremy Corbyn has told his fractious shadow cabinet “the debate is over” on Brexit, as he seeks to stamp his authority on the general election campaign and shift the focus to social justice and the climate emergency.Speaking to the Guardian in the south-west London seat of Putney, the Labour leader claimed he had instructed frontbench colleagues to fall into line, after divisions over Brexit sparked a furious row over whether to go for an election. Continue reading... Go to Source

Call for radical overhaul of online casinos after far-reaching inquiry MPs favour reforms such as £2 limit on stakes, with Boris Johnson seen as sympatheticOnline casinos should be subject to maximum stake limits similar to the £2 limits imposed on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), according to a report released by a group of MPs who are demanding a “root and branch” overhaul of gambling law.In a wide-ranging report, members of the cross-party group on gambling-related harm – who include high-profile Conservatives such as Iain Duncan Smith – called for a raft of measures to protect vulnerable people. Continue reading... Go to Source

Youth court system in 'chaos', says children's commissioner Vulnerable children in England and Wales waiting months for convictions, appearing without adult support and being wrongly placed in dock, Guardian investigation findsThe youth justice system in England and Wales is “chaotic and dysfunctional” following almost a decade of cuts and court closures, the children’s commissioner has warned, after a Guardian investigation found a system plagued by increasing delays, confusion and poor child protection.Anne Longfield called for a wholesale review of the youth justice system, saying the youth court was “not a child-friendly environment where you could really help a young person and is not meeting standards that we had hoped”. Continue reading... Go to Source

Drug reversing effects of opioid overdose to be handed out in England Exclusive: naloxone will be distributed on the streets as part of pilot scheme in Redcar and ClevelandA life-saving drug that reverses the effect of an overdose of an opioid, such as heroin, is to be handed out on the street to people in England under a pilot scheme to tackle the record numbers of drug-related deaths.The main life-threatening effect of an opioid overdose is to slow down or stop breathing – the drug naloxone blocks this effect and reverses breathing difficulties. Continue reading... Go to Source

Brexit: Johnson says sorry to Tory members for extending deadline PM says failure to leave EU on 31 October is matter of ‘deep regret’ and blames parliamentBoris Johnson has apologised to Tory members who voted for him to become party leader for not taking Britain out of the EU on 31 October.The delay was a matter of “deep regret”, the prime minister said, describing extensions as “painful” because they caused the country uncertainty. Continue reading... Go to Source

Nigel Farage says he will not stand for MP in general election Farage says he can ‘serve the cause better’ supporting Brexit party’s 600 candidatesNigel Farage has announced he will not make an eighth attempt to become an MP in December’s general election.Farage announced on Friday at his Brexit party’s campaign launch that it was preparing to stand candidates in the vast majority of seats across Britain unless it could strike a pact with the Conservatives. Continue reading... Go to Source

Medical cannabis trial will target 20,000 UK patients Project backed by Royal College of Psychiatrists aims to be largest on drug’s use in Europe• Medical cannabis: Why are doctors still not prescribing it?Up to 20,000 patients in the UK are to be given medical cannabis over a two-year period in an initiative that aims to create the largest body of evidence on the drug in Europe.The move, to be unveiled on Thursday, is backed by one of the UK’s leading medical bodies and it is hoped it will persuade the NHS to prescribe the drug for a range of conditions. Continue reading... Go to Source

Train firms backtrack over pledge to ban raw sewage on railway lines Operators admit target to end ‘disgusting practice’ by the end of the year will not be metA pledge to end the dumping of human waste on railway tracks in England and Wales by the end of the year will no longer be met, Network Rail and train firms have admitted.Although Network Rail’s former chief executive, Mark Carne, said in 2017 he had secured government agreement to end the “disgusting practice” by 2019, several companies will continue to use trains whose toilets flush directly onto the track. Continue reading... Go to Source

‘Horrific tragedy’: five dead at Halloween party in California Airbnb rental Shots began at the celebration that drew at least 100 people Survivor who lost friend told girls: ‘Y’all see us run, just run’When they heard gunshots at a crowded Halloween house party, Tiara Chambers and her friends ran into a tiny room, shut the door and tried to stay quiet.There were about seven of them, packed inside a washroom. They heard someone at the door. It was another young woman, saying: “I’m shot! I’m shot!” Continue reading... Go to Source