Hakeem Jeffries reveals ‘candid’ talks with president about 2024 future as another top Democrat urges Biden to pull out Joe Biden delivered a defiant speech on Friday evening in the battleground state of Michigan, firmly dismissing the doubt swirling around his survival as the Democratic presidential nominee. Biden held a […]
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New Mexico judge agrees charges should be dropped after lawyers said state ‘buried’ evidence about live ammunition Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial came to a dramatic end on Friday, after a New Mexico judge dismissed the case against the actor and found that the state had improperly withheld evidence related […]
Shabana Mahmood says Tories left country threatened with total breakdown of law and order Keir Starmer: ‘The Tories left behind a mountain of mess. In one week, we’ve begun to clear it’ Rishi Sunak and his former ministers are “the guilty men” who should be held responsible for “the most […]
Kyle Clifford remains in hospital and is unable to be spoken to by detectives investigating attack in Bushey on Tuesday The man suspected of murdering three women during a “horrific” ordeal lasting several hours was found in a north London cemetery by police with serious injuries he had inflicted on […]
Politicians and campaigners condemn charging proposals, as regulator puts Thames Water into special measures Company by company: how much more might you pay? Thames Water placed in special measures Politicians and campaigners have condemned proposed water bill rises for England and Wales, accusing the industry regulator of showing “contempt” to […]
PM tells unions to prepare for disappointment despite warnings of a crisis in staffing and recruitment Keir Starmer is on a collision course with unions after playing down the chance of real-terms pay increases for public sector staff in negotiations, prompting widespread warnings of a crisis in recruitment and staffing. […]
Warning comes as justice secretary prepares to set out emergency measures to free up space in prisons Jails becoming too full to accept new inmates would spark a breakdown in law and order on UK streets within days, senior police sources have said. Police cells would be filled with arrested […]
US president navigates complex foreign policy questions at event tainted by mixing up names of Harris and Trump, and earlier Zelenskiy and Putin Biden dismisses concerns over fitness at Nato summit – live Key takeaways from Biden’s Nato press conference In a critical press conference meant to make or break […]
Is it time for a rethink about Gareth Southgate’s substitutions? As the tension rose at the BVB Stadion and extra time beckoned, it was England who found an extra burst when two players who had not been on the pitch long combined to send them through to a first final […]
Government to announce terms which could free more than 20,000 inmates in coming months to manage capacity The “shocking” prisons crisis is even worse than feared, Keir Starmer has said as the government prepares to release tens of thousands of inmates early in a bid to prevent jails becoming full. […]