Figure has surged over the past 10 years with pressure growing for officers to be sacked on the spot Shocking figures obtained by the Observer show roughly one in 100 police officers in England and Wales faced criminal charges, including for sexual offences, last year alone. An Observerinvestigation has found […]
Son says on social media that mother, who is Mackenzie Crook’s sister-in-law, ‘is now at peace’ Police searching for Laurel Aldridge, sister-in-law of the actor Mackenzie Crook, have found a body. Aldridge, 62, was reported missing from her home in the village of Walberton, near Arundel in West Sussex, on […]
Jewish MP left party four years ago over its handling of the issue under Jeremy Corbyn Luciana Berger has returned to the Labour party after an invitation and apology from Keir Starmer, four years after leaving the party over its handling of antisemitism cases. “The Labour party has turned a […]
Meeting between Charles and Ursula von de Leyen cancelled, reports say, as Varadkar says deal ‘inching towards conclusion’ Rishi Sunak is facing criticism after reports that a meeting between King Charles and the president of the European Commission was cancelled days before the announcement of an expected deal on the […]
Move would come after four months of intense negotiations and mark an end to two-year standoff with EU Rishi Sunak is poised to announce a deal to end the protracted row over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol as soon as Monday, the Guardian has been told. The move would come […]
Coastguard stands down from surface search for vessel with two crew as police say their efforts will restart on Saturday A major rescue operation will resume on Saturday morning after a tugboat with two people on board capsized off Greenock in the west of Scotland, police said. Helensburgh RNLI lifeboat, […]
Candidate to replace Nicola Sturgeon also pledges to scrap gender recognition bill in campaign launch UK politics live – latest news updates Ash Regan, the third candidate competing to become the Scottish National party leader and first minister, has said she believes Scotland will be allowed its independence without a […]
Growers say they do not get paid enough by supermarkets, as supply of leeks also comes under threat Apples and pears could be the next food shortage in the UK, after it emerged that British growers are planting just a third of the number of trees needed to maintain orchards, […]
TUC analysis shows typical household monthly bill likely to reach almost £250 from April Jeremy Hunt is under increasing pressure to cancel a planned cut to energy bill support as research showed that paying for heat and power will “eat up” nearly 10% of workers’ wages after the move in […]
Disgraced producer was previously convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York and is serving a 23-year term Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 additional years in prison on Thursday, three months after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles. The disgraced film producer, whose pattern […]