New raft of measures labelled Ronan’s law include tougher sentences for those caught selling blades to under-18s Retailers will be required to report suspicious or bulk purchases of knives, and those caught selling blades to under-18s will face tougher sentences under a new raft of measures to clamp down on […]
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Poor diet, obesity and inactivity blamed on decline with Norway the only country seeing a rise Life expectancy improvement is stalling across Europe with England experiencing the biggest slowdown. Experts are blaming this on an alarming mix of poor diet, mass inactivity and soaring obesity. The average annual growth in […]
Riyadh talks involving US secretary of state and Russian counterpart mark tectonic shift in relations US and Russian officials agreed to explore the “economic and investment opportunities” that could arise for their countries from an end to the war in Ukraine after talks in Saudi Arabia that amounted to a […]
Successive governments’ ‘penal populism’ has driven England and Wales justice system to brink of collapse, report finds Successive governments’ overreliance on prison sentences and desire to seem “tough on crime” have driven the justice system in England and Wales to the brink of collapse, an official review has found. A […]
Police continue to search River Thames for suspect over Friday’s fatal shooting of Lisa Smith, 43, from Slough A woman shot dead at a Kent pub on Valentine’s Day has been named as Lisa Smith. The 43-year-old from Slough was killed in Knockholt near The Three Horseshoes pub shortly after […]
Two people in critical condition airlifted to nearby trauma centre and one child taken by ambulance to hospital A plane carrying 80 people crash landed at Toronto Pearson airport yesterday, flipping upside down and leaving at least 18 people injured. Video from the scene showed a Delta Air Lines plane […]
British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US “backstop” to a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine, saying it is the only way to deter Russia from attacking the country again. The […]
Hundreds of teenagers have been given an IN10 police endorsement since 2020, says road safety charity Electric scooters have been blamed for a surge in the number of children being penalised for driving without insurance. Since the start of 2020 almost 800 children aged between 13 and 16 have been […]
Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech Democracy around the globe is under threat from the retreat of Donald Trump’s US into isolationism and its likely replacement by China on the world stage, John Major has said. The […]
It is understood to be the first time the PM has been explicit about sending British peacekeepers to Ukraine Keir Starmer has said he is prepared to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war with Russia – acknowledging it could […]