Hackers steal sensitive data from UK Department for Education and police
The Department for Education and a police database have been targeted by a cyber-attack, exposing more than 740,000 pieces of data. Details of government officials, senior school leaders, university staff,…
Body found in suitcase in Athens is that of 38-year-old British woman
A body found in a suitcase in an abandoned building in central Athens has been identified as that of a 38-year-old British woman. Eleven days after the find, and following…
Trident renewal central to defence spending, says Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham will place the renewal of Trident at the heart of his vision of a reindustrialised Britain on Thursday when he travels to Barrow-in-Furness to launch the next phase…
Carmakers ‘delaying investment in UK factories until EV sales rules relaxed’
Carmakers are delaying final decisions to invest in UK factories until electric car sales rules are relaxed, according to the head of the British car industry’s lobby group. The chief…
The body snatchers: how a young Nigerian man was lured to London in an organ-trafficking plot
David Nwamini arrived in Lagos for the first time in 2016. He had come from a village in Ebonyi, a state in southeastern Nigeria. He was 15 years old, the…
Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers
The actor and singer Jared Leto has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women in a BBC documentary, with the alleged offences taking place when the women were…
‘It hurts’: Starmer loyalist Phillipson fights on despite cabinet demotion
If Bridget Phillipson is angry at losing a job – which, in the brief honeymoon period at the start of Keir Starmer’s Labour government, she called the “honour of my…
Man found dead with murdered wife had been accused of attacking her
The husband of a woman murdered in Renfrewshire appeared in court earlier this month charged with assaulting her, the BBC understands. Jim Mair, 43, was found dead near Corsliehill Road…
Andy Burnham refuses to commit to raising UK defence spending by 2030
Sir Keir Starmer previously pledged 3.5 per cent by 2035 and aimed for 3 per cent in the next parliament Prime minister Andy Burnham has declined to commit to the…
Assisted dying debate should come after end-of-life care reform, says Burnham
Andy Burnham has said the assisted dying debate needs to wait until palliative care and social care are fixed, as he delivered a speech to set out his path to…