Cressida Dick backs Hendon methods, despite leaked documents and internal sources revealing alarming incidents and poor applicants The head of the Metropolitan police, Cressida Dick, has been forced to defend recruitment standards as leaked documents reveal cases of violent disorder, cheating and dishonesty among trainees at Britain’s biggest police force. […]

Julia Ducournau’s serial killer film Titane scoops top award, while best actor and actress go to Caleb Landry Jones and Renate Reinsve The Palme d’Or, the most prestigious of cinema festival prizes, has gone to Titane, an unconventional and violent film directed by the 37-year-old French director Julia Ducournau. Related: […]

Prime minister, chancellor and health secretary discussing manifesto-breaking move, say Whitehall sources Downing Street is considering plans for a manifesto-breaking tax rise that would be earmarked to pay for fixing the social care system, according to Whitehall sources. One option being weighed up by ministers is an increase in either […]

Search for missing continues, with Netherlands, Switzerland and Luxembourg also affected The death toll from catastrophic floods in western Germany and Belgium has risen to more than 125, local authorities have said, as emergency services continued their search for hundreds still missing. The German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, said he was […]

Ian Benjamin Rogers and Jarrod Copeland accused of conspiring to attack Democratic targets after the 2020 presidential election Two California men have been indicted on charges they conspired to attack the Democratic party headquarters in Sacramento, the US justice department said on Friday. According to the unsealed indictment, Ian Benjamin […]