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National News
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The number of people charged in connection with recent unrest has continued to rise, as parts of the UK are steeled for as many as 100 events connected with the disorder on Wednesday. Another 20 people were charged overnight, the Crown Prosecution Service said, bringing the total to more than 140, as police chiefs continued […]
A rioter has become the first person to receive a prison sentence on a violent disorder charge following nationwide unrest after being jailed for three years for his part in violence in Southport. Derek Drummond, 58, was part of the disorder in the Merseyside town on July 30 following a fatal knife attack on three […]
US vice president Kamala Harris and Minnesota governor Tim Walz will spend their first full day as running mates rallying Democrats across the American Midwest, a politically divided region that is crucial to their effort to win the White House in November. The trip, which begins in Wisconsin before shifting to Michigan, is aimed at […]
Inquests into the deaths of the three Southport stabbing victims have been opened and adjourned, as a coroner said it was “impossible to adequately articulate the devastating, lifelong effects” of the “truly tragic events”. Bebe King, six, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died after the stabbing at the Hart Space in […]
Police remain braced for planned unrest by “hateful and divisive groups” as they monitor reports of at least 30 possible gatherings and threats against immigration law specialists. A list of solicitors’ firms and advice agencies has been shared in chat groups as possible targets for gatherings, with the message inviting people to “mask up” if […]
The Prime Minister has promised communities they will be kept safe as the country braces for an eighth night of violence. Sir Keir Starmer chaired a meeting of the Government’s emergency Cobra committee on Tuesday evening, the second in two days, to co-ordinate the response to ongoing unrest on Britain’s streets. Speaking to reporters after […]
Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe, and Hamish Turnbull won Olympic men’s team sprint silver for Great Britain as pre-race favourites the Netherlands broke the world record twice on their way to gold. In a repeat of the result from the Tokyo Games, the Dutch trio of Harrie Lavreysen, Jeffrey Hoogland and Roy van den Berg retained […]
Banksy has unveiled another new artwork in London depicting two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows. The Bristol-based street artist shared a photo of the wall art, which features two elephant silhouettes with their trunks stretched out towards each other, on Instagram on Tuesday. The artwork is in south-west London near Chelsea […]
The Prime Minister will chair another Cobra meeting on Tuesday evening as police across the country brace for an eighth night of violence. The meeting of the Government’s emergency response committee is the second in two days as officers anticipate further disorder across Tuesday night and Wednesday. Concerns have also been raised that immigration law […]
People who have stirred up disorder online will not escape prosecution, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service has warned, as more than 100 charges related to the riots have been laid. Dozens of people have appeared in courtrooms facing charges related to the unrest which has now lasted a week across England and in […]