Twenty-two-year-old from Barrow posted photos on Facebook falsely claiming she had been abused Why did Eleanor Williams frame innocent men for rape and trafficking? A woman has been jailed for eight and a half years after being found guilty of lying about being raped and trafficked by an Asian grooming […]
US accuses Russia of ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ intercept of MQ-9 Reaper drone over waters west of Crimea • See all our Ukraine coverage A Russian fighter has collided with a US Reaper drone, forcing it down into the Black Sea, in what US forces called an “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept. […]
Exclusive: Chancellor will promise to provide extra 30 hours a week to parents of one- and two-year olds A £4bn expansion of free childcare for one- and two-year-olds in England is expected to be announced in the budget on Wednesday as part of a wider drive to help people into […]
Independence vote trails tackling poverty and improving NHS in candidates’ priorities at BBC leadership debate The leading contenders to replace Nicola Sturgeon as first minister have said eradicating poverty would be their main goal if they took power in Scotland. Questioned in the final televised debate of the Scottish National […]
Exclusive: Home secretary’s ‘racist’ immigration plans condemned by former Tory campaigner Suella Braverman should consider her position for putting forward “cruel and heartless” immigration policies that discriminate against war refugees of colour, a former Home Office adviser has said. Nimco Ali, a one-time Conservative campaigner who in December left her […]
First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 2040s The UK’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet could double in size as plans were revealed for the new “Aukus” vessels to be based on a British design. In a bid to counter […]
Corporation’s reinstatement of Match of the Day presenter described as a ‘capitulation’ The BBC’s leadership was facing renewed pressure on Monday after the corporation U-turned to bring Gary Lineker back to Match of the Day, cancelling the presenter’s suspension without requiring him to make any significant concessions. Three days after […]
Police investigating if incident was deliberate and say there is no further danger in the town of Amqui north of Quebec City Two men have died and nine other pedestrians were injured in Canada, after they were hit by a truck on Monday, police said. Quebec police spokesperson Helene St […]
Prison specialising in people convicted of violent crimes was changed into a category C training prison in October A prison which specialised in people convicted of violent crimes has been “thrown into chaos” by a policy change introduced by Dominic Raab’s Ministry of Justice to cope with a national rise […]
Costume designer wins for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, four years after she became first Black person to win costume design Ruth E Carter, the costume designer best known for her work on Marvel blockbuster Black Panther, has made history as the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter won […]