Hundreds more inmates and staff potentially exposed to cancer-causing gas in UK prisons
Exclusive: The shocking new data comes as Andy Burnham grapples with a growing prisons capacity crisis, raising fears over what will happen if more inmates need to be moved from…
Police officer who shot Chris Kaba will not face any disciplinary proceedings
A coroner will now decide whether an inquest will take place into Chris Kaba’s death The police officer who shot Chris Kaba will not face any disciplinary proceedings. Martyn Blake,…
Voices: ‘We are addicted to incarceration’: Readers split over Andy Burnham’s early prisoner release scheme
Some readers say the move to exclude rapists and sex offenders still doesn’t go far enough, while others argue ministers have no real alternative while prisons stay full Andy Burnham’s…
Couple wake up to find topless man in their Travelodge room in the middle of the night
The Scottish couple were sleeping in their hotel room when they heard their door open at 2am A couple were left “petrified” when a shirtless man entered their hotel room…
‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’
The taxi app company Uber and the autonomous technology developer Wayve have been granted the first minicab licences in London, allowing them to offer self-driving taxi rides to paying customers…
British line of succession: Where does Princess Eugenie’s new baby sit in line to the throne?
Princess Eugenie announced the birth of her third child – born in Lisbon – on Tuesday Princess Eugenie has announced the birth of her baby girl. Eugenie, who is the…
Met Police ‘sent address and number of female stalking victim to defendant’
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered London’s police force to step up its data protection policies The data watchdog has ordered the Metropolitan Police to review its data protection…
Zack Polanski demands fossil fuel giants pay for firefighting helicopters
The Green Party leader says the companies are ‘profiting from fuelling these infernos’ The leader of the Green Party has called for fossil fuel producers to be made to finance…
No misconduct case for officer who shot Chris Kaba
The police officer who shot Chris Kaba will not face misconduct proceedings, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said. Blake shot 24-year-old Kaba in Streatham, south London, in…
Burnham failing public over heat threats, says Green leader
Zack Polanski has accused Labour of a “dereliction of duty” in the face of this summer’s heatwaves, as he urged Andy Burnham to take further action in response to recent…