Sebastian Gorka says letting people in prison camps return to Britain would benefit the ‘special relationship’ with US British nationals being held in Syrian prison camps for fighting on behalf of Islamic State should be allowed to return to the UK, Donald Trump’s incoming counter-terrorism chief has said. Any country […]

MP tells parliament he believes justice has not been done after hearing experts’ concerns over former nurse’s murder convictions Fundamental flaws in the criminal trial system led to the former nurse Lucy Letby being convicted of murder in a “clear miscarriage of justice”, David Davis has said in parliament. In […]

Sixth fire breaks out, this time in Hollywood Hills, as fire crews battle to contain destructive blazes Visual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad? Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires? Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported […]

Safeguarding minister says billionaire has increased her risk of harm by calling her a ‘rape genocide apologist’ on X Elon Musk knows “absolutely nothing” about protecting women and girls, Jess Phillips has said after the billionaire called her a “rape genocide apologist” and an “evil witch”. Speaking for the first […]

Mark Zuckerberg’s decision regarding Meta platforms condemned as ‘a full bending of the knee’ to Donald Trump Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to ditch factcheckers on Facebook and “prioritise free speech” weeks before Donald Trump returns to power was condemned on Tuesday as a “major step back” for public discourse. The Meta […]

Rising costs likely to outstrip funding in coming year, despite recent injections of additional money Schools in England are facing “death by a thousand cuts”, headteachers have said, after a leading economics thinktank said rising costs are likely to outstrip funding in the coming year, despite recent injections of additional […]

Hospitals in Birmingham, Cornwall and Liverpool among those affected, with one patient forced to wait 50 hours to be admitted A number of NHS trusts have declared critical incidents due to “exceptionally high demands” in emergency departments, with a patient at one hospital forced to wait 50 hours to be […]

Inquiry hears elite forces had a ‘kill all males on target whether they posed a threat or not’ policy in Afghanistan Afghans who were killed by members of the SAS in Afghanistan were described dismissively as having been “flat packed” according to revealing testimony given by a former member of […]

Russia’s defence ministry claims capture of Kurakhove, a Ukrainian logistics hub which Russian forces have been advancing toward for months. What we know on Day 1,048. See all our Ukraine coverage Ukrainian president, Voldymyr Zelenskyy, said that almost 15,000 Russian soldiers had died after five months of fighting in Kursk. […]

Trudeau says he will bring an end to his nearly 10-year spell in power once his Liberal party has found a new leader Justin Trudeau has said he will step down as Canada’s prime minister after his party finds a new leader, a decision that in effect brings an end […]