Internet Watch Foundation says ‘worrying’ trend shows criminals are casting their nets wider to trap victims • Our son was targeted by sextortionist online – here’s what we did Children as young as 11 to 13 are being targeted by sextortion criminals for the first time, according to data. The […]
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Exclusive: Justice minister James Timpson says more cell capacity means emergency early release schemes won’t be needed Prisons are being prepared to cope with a sudden influx of offenders in case there is a repeat of last summer’s riots, the justice minister, James Timpson, has told the Guardian. Hundreds of […]
Former central banker will be only second prime minister in Canadian history without a seat in parliament Mark Carney, the former central banker who oversaw the response to financial crises in North America and the UK, will become the next prime minister of Canada after winning the race to lead […]
After the spying convictions of six Bulgarians, police have warned of further Russian operations against opponents A second Kremlin spy operation has been discovered targeting Russian dissidents in Britain, it can be revealed. Roman Dobrokhotov, a journalist in the sights of the six Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia, said […]
Life expectancy, homelessness and young people’s mental health were among the areas where Britain performed poorly despite spending more than other countries Britain performed worse than most other developed nations in its response to the Covid pandemic, according to an Observer analysis of international data, five years on from the […]
Barefoot protester had breached parliament security and flown Palestinian flag from tower ledge A pro-Palestinian protester who climbed the clock tower of Big Ben barefoot and spent more than 16 hours perched on a ledge has been safely brought down by emergency services. He flew the Palestinian flag from a […]
Performance-related pay, exit process for poor performers and more digitalisation among proposed measures intended to revolutionise Whitehall Highly controversial plans to revolutionise Whitehall by introducing performance-related pay, an accelerated exit process for under-performing mandarins and more digitalisation will be announced this week in what ministers say is a programme to […]
Latest attacks came hours after Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was ‘doing what anybody would do’ Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, hours after Donald Trump defended Vladimir Putin and said the Kremlin leader was “doing what anybody […]
Exclusive: union umbrella body calls for new cooperation agreement ahead of Keir Starmer’s reset talks with Brussels The UK should forge much closer ties with Europe amid an increasingly “volatile and unpredictable” global economy, Britain’s biggest trade unions will argue as they push for new workers’ rights across the continent. […]
Worries mount for health of media mogul and pro-democracy activist, 77, as his trial nears end The son of the jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, saying he was “desperate” as his father’s defence drew to […]