Police ask for time to find answers about apparently random attack that left boy, 14, dead and four people wounded Detectives are urgently investigating why a man armed with a sword went on a 22-minute rampage in east London, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding four other people in an […]
Year: 2024
Allowing 100% faith-based access would be divisive and likely penalise disadvantaged children, say campaigners Faith schools in England will no longer have to offer up to half of their places to children who don’t belong to their religion, under changes to state school admissions rules announced by the government. Currently, […]
TV images showed police entering the university in New York which has been the focal point of student protests that have spread across the US New York police officers enter Columbia University to disperse student protest The occupation of Hamilton Hall came after protesters’ defied a 2pm Monday deadline to […]
Police launch violent crackdown on demonstration against bill that pro-Moscow government is trying to pass Georgian security forces used water cannon, teargas and stun grenades against protesters outside parliament late on Tuesday, sharply escalating a crackdown after lawmakers debated a “foreign agents” bill that is viewed by the opposition and […]
Mediators renew efforts to secure a truce ahead of invasion of city, where more than 1 million people are sheltering Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will proceed with an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah even if renewed efforts at internationally brokered talks with Hamas result in […]
John Swinney emerges as favourite to become leader of party hit by series of damaging crises Humza Yousaf has quit as Scotland’s first minister to clear the way for a new leader capable of giving the Scottish National party stability after a series of damaging crises. During a dramatic day […]
Prime minister dismisses potential deal with Dublin, increasing prospect of an escalating UK-Irish crisis Rishi Sunak has said the UK will not accept the return of asylum seekers from Ireland and dismissed the prospect of a deal with Dublin. The prime minister doubled down on his Rwanda deportation plan and […]
Pictures released by US central command come after satellite photos showed US navy ship offshore with floating platform being built alongside it See all of our Israel-Gaza coverage The US military has released pictures it says show that a pier to help bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip […]
Quaker and Vida, who were among the animals who got loose, were hurt when they collided with vehicles but have now had surgery The two military horses who sustained injuries after colliding with vehicles in London are making progress after surgery, the British army has said. Quaker, a Cavalry black, […]
Tenants typically asked to pay £1,291 a month outside London and £2,633 in capital but pace of growth is slowing, say analysts Average private rents in Great Britain have risen to record highs, with annual rental growth in hotspot locations such as Reading and Coventry running at almost 20%. Data […]