Presenter parts from agents and says he lied about affair with younger employee while he was married Phillip Schofield has sensationally quit ITV and admitted to an affair with a younger male colleague at This Morning while he was still married. The 61-year-old – who stepped down from presenting the […]
High inflation likely to push interest rates above 5% and force up mortgage and loan payments just ahead of election Hunt will back more rate rises even if they lead to recession Households warned to brace for 5%-plus mortgage rates Rishi Sunak has been warned the UK economy could be […]
Samantha Lee accuses Met of ‘throwing her under the bus’ rather than tackling institutional and vetting failures A former officer who botched an inquiry into Wayne Couzens hours before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard has said she has been made a scapegoat for the crisis engulfing the Metropolitan […]
PM pushes allies to draw up agreement that could lead to global regulator, as industry warns new white paper is already out of date • Is No 10 waking up to dangers of AI? Rishi Sunak is scrambling to update the government’s approach to regulating artificial intelligence, amid warnings that […]
Jack Addis and Jeremy Laxton pleaded guilty to conspiring with Ch Insp Richard Watkinson who was found dead in January Two retired Metropolitan police officers have admitted a three-year plot to share child sexual abuse images with a serving Met chief inspector, who was found dead before he was charged. […]
Former spin doctor tells Hay festival politics lessons for young children could be called ‘arguing’ or ‘big issues’ Politics should be taught in primary schools, Alastair Campbell has said, with the former spin doctor advising that the lessons for young children could be called “arguing”. “We teach our kids that […]
Police say two people were fatally stabbed and two police officers who came to investigate were shot dead Japanese police have detained a suspect who had been holed up in a building after allegedly killing four people including two police officers in a gun and knife attack, an official said. […]
IOPC opens investigation after police on emergency call collide with boy as he crossed road on Thursday night An 11-year-old boy is in a critical condition after he was struck by a police van in Lancaster. Lancashire police said they were attending an emergency call on Thursday night when the […]
Exclusive: leaked documents on illegal migration bill also say legal aid fees will need to rise in order to ensure legal cover More than 3,000 asylum seekers could be detained and deported from the UK every month to enforce Suella Braverman’s flagship asylum bill, leaked documents show. As Rishi Sunak […]
Stars such as Mick Jagger, Angela Bassett and Magic Johnson pay tribute to the singer who has died at 83 An outpouring of tributes has emerged online following the death of legendary vocalist and performer Tina Turner. Turner died at 83 years old at her home in Switzerland following her […]