Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood says impact of disorder will last years as former social cohesion tsar urges review of events • Shabana Mahmood: The justice system is rising to challenge of UK riots – despite dire Tory legacy The hundreds of arrests made after violent rioting will hamper attempts to […]
Month: August 2024
Crucial states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan are now leaning Democratic, according to NYT/Siena poll A major new poll puts Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump in three key swing states, signaling a dramatic reversal in momentum for the Democratic party with three months to go until the election. The […]
The runner, who has set a new British record, only took up sport again to stay fit during pandemic Georgia Bell, an occasional runner during lockdown who made it to the Olympic final of the women’s 1500m, set a new British record to take bronze as a rush of success […]
Exclusive: secretive artist trying to raise a smile with pelicans, elephants, monkeys, wolf, goat and cat A big cat by Banksy appeared briefly, stretching in the morning sun, on a bare advertising hoarding on Edgware Road in Cricklewood, north-west London, on Saturday. A few hours later it had gone, removed […]
Education secretary launches review of curriculum in primary and secondary schools aimed at teaching critical thinking Children will be taught how to spot extremist content and misinformation online under planned changes to the school curriculum, the education secretary said. Bridget Phillipson said she was launching a review of the curriculum […]
‘Hundreds more suspects’ from violence led by far right should expect to be arrested, say police chiefs Police investigating the riots led by the far right say they have made more than 700 arrests for alleged offences, and promised “hundreds” more to come. Of the 741 arrests, 32 relate to […]
Vice-president addresses Gaza after protesters interrupt speech on immigration, abortion and Indigenous rights Kamala Harris and Tim Walz rallied a packed arena outside Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday – drawing perhaps the largest Democratic crowd of the election cycle this year. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, her running mate and the […]
‘So relieved’: heptathlete takes silver in thrilling contest ‘Terminator’ Roberts triumphs, Burgin into 800m final Britain’s heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson ran the fastest 800m race of her life to take Olympic silver while the women’s 4x100m relay team missed out on gold by seven-hundredths of a second after a fumbled […]
Vice-chancellors fear weaker institutions need bailout to avert failure due to fewer students and higher costs • Analysis: Still waiting for help to stop slow-motion crisis Universities in England face a “tipping point” this autumn engulfing some of them in financial crisis, according to vice-chancellors, who say urgent government intervention […]
The Voepass aircraft crashed into a residential area, although there were no reports of casualties on the ground A passenger plane with 61 people on board has crashed in a fiery wreck in Brazil’s São Paulo state, killing all passengers and crew. The airline Voepass initially reported 62 people had […]