Far-right protesters threw bricks at officers, set vehicles on fire and attacked mosque Keir Starmer has said those who rioted in Southport on Tuesday night will “feel the full force of the law” after police vehicles were set alight and missiles hurled at officers. It came after far-right protesters pelted […]
Month: July 2024
Exclusive: At least three department officials allegedly felt pushed out by MP’s behaviour as business secretary Kemi Badenoch, the frontrunner to be the next Conservative party leader, has been accused of creating an intimidating atmosphere in the government department she used to run, with some colleagues describing it as toxic, […]
Lebanon foreign minister says attack came as shock after assurances of ‘limited response’ from Israel Israel has claimed it killed Hezbollah’s top military commander, Fuad Shukur, in an airstrike on a south Beirut suburb launched in retaliation for a rocket attack that killed 12 children at the weekend. Shukur, also […]
Limit on welfare support, introduced in 2013, leaves some with just £4 a day for each family member Low-income families affected by the benefit cap are living on as little as £4 for each person a day, often in overcrowded, rat-infested and damp homes with little prospect of escape, according […]
VP touts prosecution record to cheering crowd after state leaders including Stacey Abrams take stage to show support Three weeks ago, the political commentariat was writing off Georgia and talking of narrow pathways for Joe Biden to hold the White House. Georgia was a desert. Tuesday evening, an Atlanta crowd […]
Boy, 17, arrested following ‘absolutely abhorrent’ incident at children’s dance class Two children have died and nine have been injured, six critically, after a series of stabbings at a children’s dance class in Southport on Monday. Two adults are also in critical condition after what police described as a “ferocious […]
Former BBC presenter charged with three offences after Met police investigation The former BBC presenter, Huw Edwards, has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children. Edwards, who left the BBC in April, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday on charges relating to images shared […]
Measures include cutting winter fuel payments for wealthier pensioners and shelving cap on social care payments Rachel Reeves has cut winter fuel payments for 10 million wealthier pensioners as she sought to plug a £22bn black hole in the public finances she said was “covered up” by the Conservative government, […]
Tom Pidcock and eventing team pick up first GB golds Silvers in diving, swimming and canoeing Britain’s athletes overcame all manner of adversity, from life-changing injuries to a tyre puncture and a Covid scare, to claim two golds in Paris and ensure God Save the King was heard at an […]
Travel warnings issued as US diplomatic efforts reportedly focus on constraining Israel’s response by urging it against targeting densely populated Beirut See all our Middle East crisis coverage A frantic diplomatic push to deter Israel from striking Beirut in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights was […]