Research for Lib Dems shows nearly 27,000 assaults were recorded last year, with about 3,200 deemed serious Assaults in prisons have been rising with an average of 74 a day recorded in England and Wales last year, including 25 assaults a day inflicted on staff, House of Commons library research […]
Reform leader demands apology from head of Tory party after she alleged his party’s online counter was manipulated Nigel Farage has said he will take action against Kemi Badenoch unless she apologises for accusing him of publishing fake Reform membership data. The Reform leader said he had opened up his […]
Underinvestment has led to crumbling infrastructure in schools, hospitals and courts, Guardian study shows ‘Our school has been homeless for two years’ More than 1.5 million children are studying in dilapidated school buildings, a Guardian investigation has found, with years of underinvestment leaving England’s public infrastructure in a crumbling state. […]
On Truth Social, president-elect also lashes out at Chinese troops in Panama Canal and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Donald Trump has told 37 people on death row who had their sentences commuted by Joe Biden to “go to hell” in a lacerating Christmas Day social media post. The president-elect – […]
One sailor each on yachts Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline died after being struck by booms, a large pole at bottom of the sail Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Details have emerged of a “terrifying” incident in which a crew member fell from yacht […]
Newly released documents show senior official accepted that Rosemary Nelson should have been offered help The murdered solicitor Rosemary Nelson should have been offered protection by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), a senior official accepted, according to newly released documents. Nelson was killed by a loyalist car bomb outside her […]
Grant will go towards repackaging food that would go to waste and delivering it to shelters, food banks and charities Labour ministers have backed plans for a £15m fund to redistribute food from farms that otherwise go to waste, particularly around Christmas. Grants starting from £20,000 will be handed to […]
UN secretary general decries escalatory actions on both sides after WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he was just metres from airport strike The United Nations chief has denounced the “escalation” in hostilities between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Israel, calling IDF strikes on targets including at the airport in Sana’a […]
Figure reached 4% in 12 months to 9 November, analysis shows, double the rate recorded in 2015 Train passengers in Britain are still facing record levels of disruption, with 4% of services cancelled in the last 12 months, analysis shows. More than 400,000 services were either fully or partly cancelled […]
Transitional administration said 10 police members also wounded by ‘remnants’ of Assad regime in Tartous Fourteen members of the Syrian police were killed in an “ambush” by forces loyal to the ousted government in the Tartous countryside, the transitional administration said early on Thursday, as demonstrations and an overnight curfew […]