Regional mayors to take key roles in UK policy decisions as part of No 10 North plans
Then mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham (third from left) and other regional mayors outside No 10 in July 2024.…
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana moved to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital
Rudakubana was moved from Belmarsh prison to Broadmoor high-security hospital (above) this week. Photograph: Neil Hall/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenRudakubana was…
Ex-BBC journalist awarded £20,000 after MI5 and PSNI unlawfully accessed phone data
Vincent Kearney was subjected to unlawful covert intelligence gathering when he was the BBC’s Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent. Photograph:…
Burnham pauses prisoner early release scheme before September launch
The early release scheme that was to start in September involved prisoners being monitored with electronic tags. Photograph: Andrew Aitchison/Corbis/GettyView…
How to Launder Money But Not Like Me, by George Cottrell (as imagined by John Crace)
George Cottrell launches his book, How to Launder Money. Photograph: X/Biteback PublishingView image in fullscreenGeorge Cottrell launches his book, How…
MoD cancels army training in Kenya over powers to prosecute British soldiers
Soldiers of the British army training unit in Kenya (BATUK) with troops from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) on a…
Burnham pauses early prisoner release scheme due to start in September – UK politics live
Andy Burnham has paused the early prisoner release scheme that was due to begin in September. In a statement, the…
Teenage girl and woman die after group gets into difficulties in sea off Essex beach
Teenage girl and woman die after group gets into difficulties in sea off Essex beach Three others in group, believed…