Lionel R, 44, one of 50 men accused, apologises to his victim and tells the court: ‘I have no choice but to accept the facts’ One of 50 men accused of raping the French woman Gisèle Pelicot after she was drugged by her husband accepted the charges on Thursday, saying […]
MPs demand ‘forensic’ look at Labour’s plans to protect football pyramid in light of Premier League hospitality Keir Starmer is facing questions about whether his £35,000 of free tickets from football clubs risks a conflict of interest as his government prepares to bring in a new regulator opposed by the […]
Killing comes a week after an officer fatally wounded another suspect held on accusations of blasphemy Police in southern Pakistan have shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, in the second such killing in a week. Police identified the man as Shah Nawaz, a doctor […]
Twenty killed and at least 450 injured in cities across Lebanon a day after exploding pagers killed 12 Analysis: Pager and walkie-talkie attacks were audacious and carefully planned A new series of extraordinary explosions aimed at Hezbollah – this time targeting walkie-talkies – has killed at least 20 and wounded […]
Revelation Keir Starmer’s chief of staff is paid more than PM adding to anger over salary cuts, sources say Sue Gray has been given a salary of £170,000 as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff – more than the prime minister – prompting fury among Labour colleagues who have taken lower […]
Other perks including nine-day fortnight and more planning time at home offered to attract recruits ‘A brave new world for educators’: teachers respond to nine-day-fortnight proposals Teachers in England are being offered a range of incentives to make the job more appealing, including two free periods a week to give […]
World Health Organization and Great British Menu among accounts that posted ‘this is a hacked account’ British politicians and international organisations have had their accounts on X hacked on Wednesday night. MPs including Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, and the Labour MPs Chris Elmore and Carolyn Harris all shared the […]
CQC issues damning report on maternity services in England as minister admits anxiety over ‘risk of disaster’ Maternity services in England are so inadequate that cases of women receiving poor care and being harmed in childbirth are in danger of becoming “normalised”, the NHS regulator has said. A Care Quality […]
Israel yet to make statement about detonations across Lebanon that killed a 10-year-old girl and left 400 in a reported critical condition What we know about the Hezbollah pager explosions Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate against Israel after pagers used by its members exploded across Lebanon simultaneously, killing at least […]
Cabinet minister defends PM in gifts row and says UK ‘can be turned around’ despite economic gloom One of the most powerful figures in government has defended Keir Starmer amid a row over gifts from a party donor, saying the prime minister is a man of integrity who is not […]