Jenny Hastings, who ‘loved the water’, failed to return from Wardie Bay in Edinburgh The wife of Scott Hastings, the former Scottish international rugby player, has gone missing after going swimming in a Scottish estuary. Jenny Hastings, “who loved the water”, failed to return from Wardie Bay in Edinburgh on […]

Lord Macdonald warns of likely delays in criminal justice system as survivors denounce ‘arrogant’ building firms The three Grenfell Tower companies still denying all wrongdoing Justice for those responsible for the 72 deaths in the Grenfell Tower fire may not come until the end of this decade, a former chief […]

Russian-born billionaire detained last month in France denies app is ‘anarchic paradise’ The founder of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, under investigation in France, has said that French authorities should have approached his company with their complaints rather than detaining him, calling the arrest ‘“misguided”. Durov, writing on his […]

Government’s bill would prevent the 92 remaining peers who inherited their titles from siting in upper chamber The government is proposing to banish all remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords in the biggest shake-up of parliament in a quarter century. The UK’s 92 remaining hereditary peers – who […]

From cladding firms to government, inquiry report on 2017 London fire outlines roles of those involved in ill-fated refit Report blames government failure and ‘dishonesty’ of companies The Grenfell Tower public inquiry report features a cast of companies, authorities and people who were involved in the disastrous refurbishment. Here, we […]

Key takeaways from public inquiry into 2017 London disaster as 1,700-page final report is published Who are key players named in Grenfell report? The 1,700-page final report of the Grenfell Tower public inquiry into the fire that killed 72 people has been published. Here are some of the main takeaways […]

Families express anger over delays in bringing prosecutions and fear ‘perpetrators literally getting away with murder’ Report blames government failure and ‘dishonesty’ of companies Police under pressure to accelerate criminal investigation into Grenfell fire With tears in their eyes and pain etched on their faces, the bereaved and survivors of […]

After inquiry finds all 72 deaths were avoidable, some bereaved and survivors express frustration over pace of investigation Police are under pressure to accelerate the criminal investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire after an excoriating report found that companies operated with “systematic dishonesty” and that all 72 deaths were avoidable. […]

Yahya Sinwar and at least five others accused by US justice department of planning and orchestrating the deadly attacks in which 1,200 people were killed See all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war The United States has announced criminal charges against Hamas’ top leaders over their roles in planning, supporting […]

Survey of 24 city authorities finds two in five plan to sell off assets and reduce services Local authority leaders say they are having to drain their financial reserves to keep services afloat and avoid effective bankruptcy. A survey of the mid-tier group of English city councils, which includes Southampton, […]