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The BBC has asked Huw Edwards to return the salary he was paid during the period following his arrest in November last year, after his guilty plea to charges of having indecent images of children. It comes after the Culture Secretary had urged the disgraced newsreader to “return his salary”, while she also asked the […]
Two men are set to be the first to face jail for stirring up racial hatred following widespread disorder across the country. Tyler Kay, 26, and Jordan Parlour, 28, are due to be sentenced on Friday as more suspected rioters are scheduled to appear in court. Parlour indicated he admitted posting on Facebook between August […]
ABC says both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have agreed to a September 10 presidential debate, setting up a face-off between the Republican and Democratic nominees The announcement on Thursday came shortly after Mr Trump told a news conference that he had proposed three presidential debates with three television networks, saying he agreed on certain dates in […]
Sir Keir Starmer has said swift justice, including sentencing, has been a deterrent to more violent disorder. At least a dozen people were jailed on Thursday for their part in the riots of the past 10 days, with more expected to be sent to prison on Friday, including some on live television. The Prime Minister […]
A record-breaking recovery of rocks that originated deep in Earth could reveal secrets of the planet’s history, new research suggests. Scientists have recovered the first long section of rocks that originated in the Earth’s mantle, the layer below the crust and the planet’s largest component. At a nearly continuous 1,268 metres, the depth to which […]
Emma Finucane added keirin bronze to the women’s team sprint gold she won on Monday as the medals kept coming for Team GB in the velodrome. Finucane, 21, narrowly beat her team-mate Katy Marchant to the last step on the podium after both British riders made it into the final. New Zealand’s world champion Ellesse […]
Britain’s Ellie Aldridge became the first ever Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing with a brilliant performance in Marseille. The discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots powered by huge kites, is making its Games debut And 27-year-old Aldridge, from Dorset, powered her way to gold by winning two races […]
A “short but quite intense” spell of hot weather is set to hit the UK this weekend, with temperatures forecast to reach 33C in parts of the country. Warm air will move up from Europe on Saturday and through Sunday and Monday, before temperatures dip again on Tuesday to average levels for this time of […]
A Banksy artwork has been removed from an area in south London less than an hour after it was unveiled by the street artist. On Thursday afternoon the Bristol-based artist, whose identity is unknown but widely speculated on, posted a photo of the artwork, a silhouette of a wolf howling on a satellite dish, to […]
The Prime Minister will chair another Cobra meeting with law enforcement officials on Thursday afternoon, as police brace for 20 potential further gatherings. Sir Keir Starmer will hold the third high-level gathering of its kind in the last week, after threats of further disorder largely failed to materialise on Wednesday evening. The meeting comes as […]