Kemi Badenoch wields the axe and sacks shadow chancellor Mel Stride in major reshuffle
Andrew Griffith is promoted from shadow business to shadow chancellor to lead new economic affairs team Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has ruthlessly sacked her shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride and…
Hearing set for five nuns accused of abuse at children’s homes
A girl allegedly had soap forced into her mouth, which caused her to vomit A further hearing has been set in the case of five nuns accused of historic abuse…
Man left with ‘severe’ injures after being shot in the leg
A man aged in his 40s has been shot in the leg in west Belfast, which has left him with “severe” injuries, police have said. It happened at about 21:30…
Burnham bounce is over, pollsters warn
Exclusive: Polling experts say the boost Labour received from changing prime minister is not enough to win a general election The “Burnham bounce” has ended just weeks after the new…
Badenoch to reshuffle shadow cabinet following Patel and Cleverly resignations
Kemi Badenoch is to reshuffle her shadow cabinet on Monday, and is expected to install Tom Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary to replace Priti Patel. Tugendhat, a former security minister,…
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of British woman in Germany ‘detained in psychiatric hospital’
The 31-year-old woman suffered ‘severe injuries’ in the knife attack at the Rosenheim train station and died in hospital A suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old British woman…
Kneecap say ‘f*** Benjamin Netanyahu’ during Reading Festival headline set
The Irish hip-hop group encouraged the crowd to call the new Prime Minister a ‘w*****’ Irish hip-hop group Kneecap delivered another politically charged performance during their headline slot at Reading…
Foragers warned over social media craze for picking wild mushrooms
Influencers hunting for viral views risk heavy fines and severe ecological damage A surge in social media videos showing influencers picking wild mushrooms is putting Epping Forest’s ecosystem at risk,…
UN warns vulnerable children ‘falling through cracks’ in UK climate aid
Exclusive: Data from UNICEF suggests climate risks faced by children are being overlooked by UK aid – as the UN agency prepares to launch a major campaign calling for children…
Police on site as construction work halted at wildlife spot
Police are on site and work has stopped at a wildlife spot after a High Court injunction was imposed to stop unauthorised construction and caravans being brought on to the…