UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and…
Sally Rooney books withdrawn in UK over Palestine Action support
Normal People author Sally Rooney has said her novels will no longer be supplied to booksellers in the UK as a result of her support for Palestine Action. The Irish…
Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist comments
Warning: This report contains racist and offensive language. Reform UK has said “there is no room for racism” in its party after ITV News broadcast undercover filming, gathered over a…
Russell Brand was a ‘sexual predator’, prosecution alleges as rape trial begins
Russell Brand was described as “ruthless” and a “sexual predator” by the prosecution at the start of his trial for rape and sexual assault on Wednesday. The 51-year-old actor and…
Russell Brand was ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator, court told
Russell Brand was a ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator who boasted about wanting to have sex with 5,000 women, a court has heard. The 51-year-old comedian is accused of…
Sally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in the UK because of Palestine Action support
Sally Rooney has said she is being forced to withdraw her books from sale in the UK because of her support for the banned organisation Palestine Action. The Irish novelist,…
‘Dearly loved’ teen died after being accidentally shot by drunk friend at house party
Connor Bell suffered an ‘unsurvivable’ brain injury A drunk teenager shot his friend friend at a house party after mistaking the trigger of an air rifle for the safety catch,…
‘A big responsibility’: Clifton Suspension Bridge master hails £7.6m renovation
The job does not give the holder age-old perks such as the right to drive sheep across the great structure, but the title “bridge master” does have a certain ring…
Father and son, 15, in critical condition after ‘unprovoked’ home attack identified
Leicestershire Police say the attack appears to have been ‘completely unprovoked’ A 15-year-old and his father remain in a life-threatening condition in hospital after they were attacked by two masked…
Details of pastor’s Big Church Festival death revealed as inquest opened
He was described as ‘our beloved pastor Robert’ in a tribute from his church A “beloved” pastor died after a large wooden arch fell over a temporary road and landed…