Three killed and 213 injured, government says, after quakes of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude shake southern province of Hatay A 6.4-magnitude earthquake and a second measuring 5.8 have hit Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, terrifying those left in a region devastated by twin earthquakes two weeks ago. Turkey’s interior minister, […]
Conflict came on top of our over-reliance on gas, says Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit The UK’s over-reliance on gas has been blamed for pushing up bills as it emerged that the energy crisis stemming from the war in Ukraine had cost the equivalent of £1,000 for every adult. A […]
Details emerge of how White House planned ‘unprecedented’ visit and meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskiy The White House notified the Kremlin of Joe Biden’s intention to visit Kyiv hours before he departed for Ukraine, it has been revealed, as the details began to emerge of how the US president pulled off […]
‘Catastrophic’ failings that allowed gunman to kill five people increase pressure to overhaul 1968 legislation Senior police officers, families of shooting victims and anti-gun campaigners have called for a “radical reform” of the firearms licensing system after an inquest jury found “catastrophic” failings allowed the Plymouth gunman, Jake Davison, to […]
Mortgage adviser, 45, went missing while walking her pet after dropping off daughters at school A body has been found in the search for the missing woman Nicola Bulley after a tipoff by members of the public, police have said. Bulley, 45, a mortgage adviser from Inskip, Lancashire, vanished while […]
Two-thirds of local authorities did not prosecute anyone for disabled parking scheme fraud, data reveals Four councils are responsible for bringing more than half of the prosecutions in England for people abusing the use of disabled parking badges. Figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) show that Lambeth, Birmingham, […]
Racial disparity compared with white people unearthed by Inquest is bigger than previously made public Black people are seven times more likely to die than white people following restraint by police, new analysis of official data reveals. The racial disproportionality is higher than previously made public and was unearthed by […]
Exclusive: In address to NFU conference on Tuesday, Labour leader will make his pitch to the rural community Keir Starmer will promise farmers a closer trading relationship with the EU and to protect high British food standards, as he says the Conservatives have “given up on farmers”. The Labour leader […]
PM’s efforts at breaking Brexit deadlock could be scuppered by hardliners in his party as Boris Johnson urges tougher stance Rishi Sunak has been warned that more than 100 Tory MPs could rebel over a deal with the EU to help break the post-Brexit deadlock in Northern Ireland, as Boris […]
Almost 90% of food banks see increased demand, as organisers fear having to cut support or turn people away More people are depending on food banks than ever before in Britain, new figures show, as “ever-increasing” numbers of households – including pensioners, NHS staff and teachers – seek help amid […]