Second Russian oil refinery hit in in two days; ‘We don’t attack Putin, or Moscow. We fight on our own territory’, says Zelenskiy Here is more on the oil refinery attack from Tass and Reuters. Part of an oil refinery in southern Russia is on fire after it was hit […]
Met says technology will not be used to target protesters or activists, but campaigners say use is ‘extremely worrying’ The Metropolitan police has been accused of using the coronation to stage the biggest live facial recognition operation in British history. The force said on Wednesday it intended to use the […]
Bim Afolami ran a group calling for Rishi Sunak to overhaul the UK’s regulatory system UK politics live – latest updates A senior Tory MP has been criticised for failing to declare he was paid £2,000 a month to chair a pressure group lobbying Rishi Sunak. Bim Afolami, the former […]
Heineken, Carlsberg and Innserve cut ties with White Hart Inn, which had golly dolls confiscated as part of police investigation A pub being investigated for an alleged hate crime over the display of racist dolls has closed for business after a boycott by three of its suppliers. Benice Ryley, co-leaseholder […]
Man who allegedly threw items into grounds detained but police do not believe it was a terrorist incident A man was arrested outside Buckingham Palace on Tuesday after allegedly throwing items – suspected to be shotgun cartridges – into the palace grounds. Officers detained the man at about 7pm after […]
New fraud strategy responding to web- and phone-based scams will result in recruitment of 400 new ‘specialist investigators’ Ministers have announced a clampdown on the use of cold calls to sell financial products and on technology which allows mass texting of numerous phones as part of a strategy to combat […]
Head of civil service Simon Case faces fresh questions after ministers fail to publish outcome of inquiry Sue Gray is refusing to cooperate with a government inquiry into her departure from Whitehall amid concerns that the investigation is politically motivated and not based on any official process. Simon Case, the […]
Home Office claims timing of new powers, taking effect days before king’s coronation, is coincidental Official warning letters have been sent to anti-monarchists planning peaceful protests at King Charles III’s coronation saying that new criminal offences to prevent disruption have been rushed into law. Using tactics described by lawyers as […]
Ukraine president says Discord server leaks were ‘not beneficial’ to the reputation of the US but still values Washington’s support for Kyiv Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said the White House did not advise him about the leak of highly classified US intelligence documents that received widespread attention around the […]
FSB says business confidence is rising but soaring costs and weakening demand is still slowing growth Small businesses across Britain are warning that the cost of living squeeze is holding back economic growth, after two in five company bosses reported a drop in sales at the start of the year. […]