Image copyright GoogleImage caption Belper Street was cordoned off while police carried out inquiries A 10-year-old boy has been stabbed in the street while out with his mother. They were approached by a man in Belper Street, Leicester, at about 17:20 GMT on Saturday, who stabbed the boy and then ran off, police said. A […]
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New Liberal Democrat leader in place by mid-July
Image copyright PA MediaImage caption Jo Swinson resigned as party leader after losing her seat in the 2019 general election The Liberal Democrats have announced they will have a new party leader in place by the middle of July. Ex-leader Jo Swinson resigned after losing her East Dunbartonshire seat at the general election in December. […]
Saracens relegated from Premiership at end of 2019-20 season for salary cap breaches
Saracens have won four of the last five Premiership titles Reigning champions Saracens will be relegated from rugby union’s top flight at the end of this season following persistent salary cap breaches, Premiership Rugby have confirmed. Sarries had already been deducted 35 points for the current Premiership campaign and fined £5.4m for three seasons’ spending […]
Harry and Meghan drop royal duties and HRH titles
Image copyright Karwai Tang Prince Harry and Meghan will no longer use their HRH titles and will not receive public funds for royal duties, Buckingham Palace has announced. The couple will also no longer formally represent The Queen. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex intend to repay £2.4m of taxpayer money for the refurbishment of […]
Labour leadership: Candidates call for end to party splits
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFive candidates remain in the race for the Labour leadership The five Labour MPs standing for leader have said party divisions stand in the way of winning an election. In the first hustings, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Emily Thornberry, Sir Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy and Jess Phillips made their […]
Countdown clock to illuminate Downing Street on Brexit Day
A clock counting down to the moment the UK leaves the EU on 31 January will be projected on to Downing Street as part of government plans to mark Brexit Day. The clock will tick down to 23:00 GMT, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson will give a “special” address to the nation in the evening, […]
Extinction Rebellion: Police defend adding groups to extremism guide
Image copyright Reuters Police have defended the inclusion of environmental groups such as Extinction Rebellion and Greenpeace in a counter-terrorism guide, saying it was produced to help frontline officers. The Guardian reported that the 24-page police guide was distributed to teachers and medical staff as part of anti-extremism briefings last year. They appeared next to […]
Labour leadership: Rebecca Long-Bailey pledges to return power to voters
Image copyright AFP/PAImage caption Rebecca Long-Bailey and Emily Thornberry have launched their leadership campaigns Rebecca Long-Bailey has promised to “shake up” how government works and put power into the hands of voters if elected Labour leader. Launching her campaign in Manchester, she said the last few years showed many people “instinctively” thought there was something […]
Conner Marshall inquest: Killer’s probation worker was ‘overwhelmed’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionConner Marshall mother: His face was a mass of bruising A coroner has criticised the probation service’s “woefully inadequate” management of a case worker supervising a man who beat a teenager to death. David Braddon, 26, mistook Conner Marshall, 18, for his estranged partner’s former boyfriend. Braddon […]
Boy who appeared on Supernanny detained for rape
Image copyright Suffolk Police/Ricochet South ProductionsImage caption Jacob Young, 18, appeared on an episode of Supernanny in 2005, aged three A teenager who appeared on the reality TV show Supernanny as a child has been described as a danger to women and detained for 10 years for rape. Jacob Young, 18, of Ipswich, strangled his […]
Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Families raise conflict of interest concerns with PM
Image copyright Getty Images Grenfell Tower families have raised concerns to the PM about a potential conflict of interest involving a member of the inquiry into the disaster. Benita Mehra will join chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick for the inquiry’s second phase, which begins this year. The Guardian has revealed Ms Mehra ran a charity that […]
Saracens face Premiership relegation if found to have breached salary cap again
Saracens remain bottom of the Premiership on minus seven points after eight games Saracens are facing relegation from the Premiership if they are found to have breached the salary cap again. The defending champions received a 35-point deduction and a £5.3m fine in November, having broken the cap for the past three seasons. However, there […]