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The trio are charged with possessing a flick knife, machete, swords and knuckledusters, among other weapons

Professor Jagbir Jhutti-Johal criticised political leaders for framing the case as an example of two-tier policing

The Mayor of London has called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to bring in an Australia-style ban

A local man in his 60s was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving

The Greater Manchester mayor said reform is needed to put the public interest first

The company was prosecuted after the water supply in the Brixham area of Devon was contaminated by the parasite which causes sickness and diarrhoea

Use of disappearing messages mean messages between the prime minister and Peter Mandelson may have been wiped

MPs voted earlier this year to force the disclosure of documents relating to his time as ambassador

Sir Keir Starmer has said he “felt sick” watching police handcuff student Henry Nowak as he lay dying.

The bird, known as G834, was the first to be born in Dorset for centuries as part of a rewilding project

Robert Wilson attacked one victim at a residential home ‘on various occasions’

The police watchdog will also examine whether officers did enough to protect her

The government has signed up to a legal target to cut the UK’s planet-heating emissions

Harinder Kaur, of Hounslow, west London, has been charged with murder and perverting the course of justice

This year has seen rising criticism of the student loans system after the chancellor announced at the autumn 2025 budget the repayment threshold would be frozen for three years

Omar Majed faces charges after show by comedian in Birmingham was evacuated in May

Economists are anticipating further interest rate increases later this year

The British government is sticking to its net-zero goal despite global conflicts affecting energy supplies

A bigger salary doesn’t lead to financial security if the result is increased personal spending and higher taxes

Sir Benjamin Slade is known for going on TV in his hunt for a ‘castle-trained’ new wife

Ministers were braced for embarrassing revelations ahead of the publication of the files on Monday afternoon

Leading polling expert Sir John Curtice says Farage’s party eating Conservatives ‘for breakfast, lunch and dinner’

Murrell oversaw the party’s rocketing rise in popularity and a large influx of new members around the 2014 independence referendum

Abdullah Hayayei died when a shot put cage collapsed on him at Newham Leisure Centre in east London

Ex-SNP chief executive pleads guilty to buying thousands of pounds worth of personal items with party funds

Melissa Rein Lively did not appear for the hearing in London on Tuesday

The disgraced political figure also purchased Le Creuset kitchen implements and various Molton Brown toiletries

Foreign secretary declines to say whether Sir Keir Starmer is a strong and effective leader

An El Nino event this year is likely to take place between June and August 2026

At a community centre in south London, users tell Nicole Wootton-Cane how using food banks and tackling food waste at the same time has become ‘normal’

Soaring demand coupled with lower donations is creating a ‘perfect storm’ for food banks, leading charity Felix said

Mr Burnham promised a vote for him in Makerfield would be a vote to ‘change Labour’

A body was recovered from Poole Harbour on Tuesday

Mackenzie Swift was last seen entering the River Don on Saturday evening

Mark Nowak is calling on the government to treat knife crime as a national emergency

Chilling bodycam footage shows Henry Nowak telling police officers, "I've been stabbed" while being handcuffed.