Discovery of remains in search for Sarah Everard causes outpouring of anger as female MPs calls for tougher action Boris Johnson came under concerted pressure to take action to tackle male violence and misogyny and make the UK safer for women, as the discovery of human remains in the search […]
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Move by local government secretary to call in planning application puts controversial scheme on hold A controversial new coalmine planned for Cumbria appears to have been put on hold. The local government secretary, Robert Jenrick, had previously refused to intervene but on Thursday night he said he would take responsibility […]
Force facing investigation into handling of incident days before woman’s disappearance The Metropolitan police is to face an inquiry into whether it properly investigated a claim of indecent exposure involving the suspect in the alleged murder of Sarah Everard, just days before the marketing executive disappeared. PC Wayne Couzens has […]
Opposition fears ‘vaccine bounce’ in May local elections will be enhanced by documentary about rollout Labour has condemned the government for using taxpayers’ money to produce a documentary about the vaccine rollout entitled “A Beacon of Hope”, as party strategists fear the Tories will benefit from a “vaccine bounce” in […]
Ian Murray steps down amid backlash over his article criticising duchess’s claims of UK media bigotry The executive director of the Society of Editors has resigned after a rolling series of withdrawals from the National Press Awards over claims that there is no racism in the press made his position […]
Discovery comes after police officer arrested on suspicion of murder over disappearance of 33-year-old Police scrambled to reassure the public after an officer from an elite unit was arrested for the alleged kidnap and murder of a woman who vanished on her way home, and investigators searching for her found […]
Brexit red tape and disruption to global trade from pandemic leaves businesses ‘severely strained’ Three-quarters of British manufacturers are struggling to cope with delays in moving goods in and out of the EU amid continuing disruption caused by Brexit and the Covid pandemic, industry figures said. Two months after the […]
Huge waves swept across swathes of the north-east coast after one of the strongest quakes ever recorded, triggering a nuclear meltdown Japan is marking 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country’s living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatised the nation. Around 18,500 […]
Queen says ‘issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning’ but adds they will be dealt with privately The Queen has sought to draw a line under damaging racism claims made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, saying that issues will be dealt with “privately” by the royal family. […]
Woman also arrested at same address in Kent on suspicion of assisting an offender A serving Metropolitan police officer has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Sarah Everard in south London. The 33-year-old marketing executive went missing after leaving a friend’s house in Clapham at about 9pm on […]