Steve Reed says plans for 1km curved structure to protect bats from high-speed railway are ‘batshit crazy’ A bat shelter costing more than £100m near HS2 has been described by the environment secretary as “batshit crazy”. HS2 Ltd is spending the sum on the protection structure in Buckinghamshire, it emerged […]

Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to forge closer economic links with Europe five years on from Brexit, as a major new poll shows voters clearly favour prioritising more trade with the EU over […]

Home Office review will criticise counter-terrorism officers for not taking into account Southport killer’s obsession with extreme violence Counter-terrorism officers did not believe Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was “in danger of being radicalised”, leaks from a Home Office report have revealed. The Prevent learning review will criticise counter-terrorism officers for […]

PC Samuel McGregor, formerly attached to the central north command unit, will be sentenced on 10 March A Metropolitan police officer has been convicted of rape. PC Samuel McGregor, 33, was found guilty of raping a woman at an address in London on 11 May 2021 after a trial at […]

Mendelspeck rider was training in Trentino region Piffer’s brother also injured during incident Sara Piffer, a promising 19-year-old Italian rider, died during a training outing on Friday, the Italian Professional Cyclists’ Association (ACCPI) said, after she was reportedly hit by a car. The Team Mendelspeck rider Piffer was struck by […]

One dead, rail and ferry services also badly hit and hundreds of thousands of people left without power Storm Eowyn live – latest updates More than 1,000 flights were cancelled and a number of main roads closed as millions of people in the UK and Ireland were asked to stay […]

The women were taken in Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack that ignited the Israel-Gaza war and have had no contact with the outside world since Hello and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East, with a focus on the four female Israeli soldiers held hostage in […]

Investigators fear it could be years before they get Axel Rudakubana’s search data which could hold vital clues Police have been unable to see what Axel Rudakubana was searching online before his “sadistic” Southport attack as they are locked in a lengthy US legal process to obtain the data from […]

People warned to stay at home, avoid the coast and charge up devices as widespread damage and outages expected Ireland is bracing for what has been described as one of the most dangerous storms ever seen, with the national weather centre warning of violent winds from 2am on Friday. Emergency […]

Brat scores the British pop star five nominations, while male acts make up 53% of the overall field and mixed acts 12% Charli xcx leads this year’s Brit awards with five nominations for her 2024-dominating record Brat – the Guardian’s album of last year. With four nominations apiece, Dua Lipa, […]