Neil Basu, former head of UK counter-terrorism, condemned rampaging rioters as ‘bullies and cowards’ The worst of the far-right violence seen in England this weekend should be treated as terrorism, a prominent former police chief has said, amid warnings over a new wave of unrest targeting migration lawyers. Police have […]
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US calls for democratic elections as soon as possible after Sheikh Hasina fled the country, sparking celebrations Explainer: Why has Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled? The coordinators of Bangladesh’s student protest movement were scheduled to meet with the army chief, Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman, after the military announced it would form an […]
Programme may soon be expanded in England after study finds ‘life-changing benefits’ of meal replacement scheme Tens of thousands more people in England living with type 2 diabetes could be offered an 800-calorie-a-day “soup and shake” diet after research found almost one in three on the groundbreaking NHS scheme permanently […]
Home secretary condemns ‘utterly appalling’ scenes as bottles and chairs thrown outside Holiday Inn Express A far-right-led mob of masked rioters tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers as further violence flared across the country at anti-immigration protests. Some 700 people gathered outside the Holiday Inn Express […]
Poll reveals emergency contraception, free prescription deliveries and extended opening hours among services hit Pharmacies across England are unable to provide critical NHS and public health services owing to the overwhelming financial and operational pressures they are facing, according to research. A poll of pharmacy owners representing more than 2,100 […]
Maduro told troops he is ‘willing to do anything’ to protect his ‘revolution’ amid growing criticism of crackdown on opposition The Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro has vowed to “pulverise” the latest challenge to his rule and told troops he is “willing to do anything” to protect his “revolution” amid growing […]
Lyles wins 100m gold while Ukraine taste high jump glory Team GB’s Amber Rutter claims shooting silver The world’s No 1 sprinter Noah Lyles ran the race of his life to win gold in the men’s 100m by beating the fastest man in the world this year by just five […]
Foreign minister’s rare visit to Tehran appears likely to fail given Iranian insistence on making a decisive response Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, has made a rare visit to Iran in a last-ditch effort to persuade it to hold back from attacking Israel in response to the assassination of the […]
At least 50 press arrested on Saturday in Abuja and almost 700 demonstrators detained since unrest began Nigerian security forces on Saturday fired bullets and teargas at protesters and journalists during demonstrations against the country’s economic crisis in the capital city, Abuja, according to journalists at the scene and videos […]
Broadcaster removes image and voice from content as Welsh organisations erase disgraced presenter from websites Huw Edwards’s image and voice are being urgently removed from hours of BBC archive footage, starting with family and entertainment content on iPlayer, the Observer has learned. Photographs of the disgraced Welsh television news anchor […]