Pelosi says talks moving ‘in positive direction’ as series of legislative and fiscal deadlines loom for Biden’s $1tn public works measure With the fate of Joe Biden’s domestic agenda on the line, Democrats searched furiously for a path forward after negotiations over a once-in-a-generation expansion of the social safety net […]
Details of indecent exposure claims emerge as ex-Met officer Wayne Couzens is given whole-life sentence Police have accepted they may have had enough clues to identify Wayne Couzens as a threat to women before he raped and killed Sarah Everard. Couzens was handed a rare whole-life sentence on Thursday, meaning […]
Petrol Retailers Association say fuel is being bought faster than it is getting restocked Nearly half of all independently owned petrol stations in the UK were still dry or out of one type of fuel on Thursday, as motorists continued to panic buy and soldiers stood by to drive tankers […]
Brazilian great, 80, stable after month-long hospital stay Tumour removed from colon but chemo to continue Brazilian football great Pelé has been discharged from the hospital where he received treatment for almost a month. The 80-year-old had a tumour removed from his colon on 4 September and spent days after […]
Koci Selamaj, 36, allegedly used a 2ft-long weapon to attack the school teacher in Kidbrooke, south London A man has appeared in court accused of the “predatory” murder of the primary school teacher Sabina Nessa. Garage worker Koci Selamaj, 36, allegedly attacked the 28-year-old as she walked through Cator Park […]
Star has sought liberation from Jamie Spears’ control of her finances and personal life for years A Los Angeles judge has suspended Britney Spears’ father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years, marking a major victory for the singer, who has long objected to the arrangement […]
Labour leader calls PM ‘a showman with nothing left to show’ and brushes off hecklers in Brighton Latest from the Labour conference – live Keir Starmer condemned Boris Johnson as “trivial” and a “showman” as he brushed off hecklers to deliver a highly personal conference speech aimed at convincing voters […]
Citizens Advice says consumers moved to new supplier likely to pay extra £30 a month Households are facing “desperate choices” this winter, with energy bills rising by £30 a month for those who have had to switch supplier owing to a wave of energy company failures, as three more collapsed […]
Sentencing hearing told that Met officer ‘hunted for a female to rape’, as footage shows him staging a false arrest of his victim Wayne Couzens used his police warrant card and handcuffs to lure Sarah Everard off the street before strangling her with his police belt and burning her body, […]
Justice secretary says move could help people waiting for claims to be processed to make a contribution Dominic Raab, the new justice secretary, has said he would be “open-minded” about allowing asylum seekers to work to help tackle the UK’s labour shortage. In what would be a major departure for […]