Research for Lib Dems shows nearly 27,000 assaults were recorded last year, with about 3,200 deemed serious Assaults in prisons have been rising with an average of 74 a day recorded in England and Wales last year, including 25 assaults a day inflicted on staff, House of Commons library research […]
Jazwell Brown, 49, is also charged with two counts of attempted murder following Christmas Day incident A man has been charged with two counts of murder following the deaths of two women on Christmas Day in Milton Keynes. Jazwell Brown, 49, has also been charged with two counts of attempted […]
UN humanitarian body warns that dramatic increase in harm to children should not become the ‘new normal’ Nearly one in five of the world’s children live in areas affected by conflicts, with more than 473 million children suffering from the worst levels of violence since the second world war, according […]
UN secretary general decries escalatory actions on both sides after WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he was just metres from airport strike The United Nations chief has denounced the “escalation” in hostilities between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Israel, calling IDF strikes on targets including at the airport in Sana’a […]
Grant will go towards repackaging food that would go to waste and delivering it to shelters, food banks and charities Labour ministers have backed plans for a £15m fund to redistribute food from farms that otherwise go to waste, particularly around Christmas. Grants starting from £20,000 will be handed to […]
Newly released documents show senior official accepted that Rosemary Nelson should have been offered help The murdered solicitor Rosemary Nelson should have been offered protection by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), a senior official accepted, according to newly released documents. Nelson was killed by a loyalist car bomb outside her […]
One sailor each on yachts Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline died after being struck by booms, a large pole at bottom of the sail Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Details have emerged of a “terrifying” incident in which a crew member fell from yacht […]
On Truth Social, president-elect also lashes out at Chinese troops in Panama Canal and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Donald Trump has told 37 people on death row who had their sentences commuted by Joe Biden to “go to hell” in a lacerating Christmas Day social media post. The president-elect – […]
A rise in the number of remarriages and a baby boom in the years since 2004 gave hope to survivors and helped them cope with the tragedy It was Mahyuddin’s mother who had pestered him to go out on Sunday morning, 20 years ago. Dozens of relatives were visiting their […]
Transitional administration said 10 police members also wounded by ‘remnants’ of Assad regime in Tartous Fourteen members of the Syrian police were killed in an “ambush” by forces loyal to the ousted government in the Tartous countryside, the transitional administration said early on Thursday, as demonstrations and an overnight curfew […]