Racial and religious hate crimes at record high in England and Wales, data shows
Racially and religiously motivated offences have reached record highs in the UK, as the government’s main Islamophobia partner says attacks on mosques are increasing in severity. New Home Office figures…
Bungling ‘phone thief’ jumps into shallow pond to try and flee police
The force retrieved six phone the suspect had discarded into the pond A suspected mobile phone thief jumped into a pond when he was fleeing the Metropolitan Police before the…
Coldest night since May for parts of UK as temperatures drop below 0C
Temperatures in parts of Scotland fell to -1C early on Thursday Temperatures plummeted to their lowest levels since May overnight in the UK, dipping below zero in some areas, as…
Burnham and Merz set to confirm security pact to counter hybrid Russian threats
The two leaders are expected to confirm a joint UK-Germany security partnership The prime minister has met Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time in Berlin for the launch…
Three sisters who drowned in Brighton decided to end their own lives, inquest finds
Three sisters who drowned in the sea in Brighton collectively decided to end their own lives, a coroner has ruled. The bodies of Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and…
BBC axes long-running Radio 4 show You and Yours in push towards podcasts
BBC Radio 4’s consumer rights show You and Yours is to be axed after more than 50 years, becoming one of the latest victims of the corporation’s £500m cuts plan.…
AI tool used in thousands of asylum claims failing basic accuracy tests
Exclusive: MPs, charities and rights group warn that accuracy should not be sacrificed for speed in ‘life and death’ asylum decisions An AI tool used to speed up the processing…
London faces 100 daily electronic tag breaches ‘and rising’ as Met Police chief issues warning
Justice secretary Alex Norris admitted he was unable to say how many prisoners freed early have been tagged London is recording 100 electronic tagging breaches every day “and rising”, the…
BBC and Channel 4 in talks to join operations in latest plan to cut costs
Option to combine parts of Channel 4 with UKTV BBC and Channel 4 have held early talks with the government about a tie-up of some operations, according to reports. Talks…
We’ll protect Troubles military veterans, Northern Ireland secretary promises
Exclusive: Following revelations about the role of special forces in Northern Ireland as revealed in The Independent’s podcast SAS: The Shadow War, Sir Chris Bryant says his government is committed…