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The former head of the Police Federation made a sexual comment about the widow of an officer killed in the line of duty, a disciplinary tribunal has heard. John Apter said he would like to “comfort” Pc Andrew Harper’s widow Lissie Harper in his hotel room, shortly before she collected a posthumous award on behalf […]

Protesters opposed to the Government’s approach to arms sales to Israel have spray painted “genocide conference” on a security entrance at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Youth Demand claimed responsibility for the protest and said two of its supporters were taken away as they were part way through writing the “conference” part of their […]

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said “we’re only just getting started” as he set out his vision for “national renewal”. In his first Labour Party conference speech since entering No 10, Sir Keir said “change has begun” but warned there would be difficult decisions ahead. He told delegates in Liverpool it would be a “long-term […]

A raft of customers of high street lender TSB have been left without benefit and salary payments due to a systems error in the latest in a series of online banking glitches. TSB said the problems started in the early hours of the morning with some Bacs (Bankers’ Automated Clearing System) payments and remain ongoing. Customers […]

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is set to return from an ankle injury in “a matter of weeks”, boss Mikel Arteta has said. The 25-year-old has missed the Gunners’ last three games after sustaining the problem on international duty with Norway on September 9. News of Odegaard’s imminent availability comes as a boost to the north […]

A woman found dead at home along with her eight-year-old daughter was a “loving and devoted mother”, a neighbour has said. Police say they are not actively looking for anyone else in the investigation after responding to reports of concern for the welfare of the woman, 40, and child, who were found shortly after 10.30am […]

A yellow weather warning for more heavy rain has been issued for Thursday, as the UK recovers from flash flooding which saw homes damaged and travel disrupted. Parts of the UK saw more than the monthly average rainfall on Monday, with the wettest place – South Newington in Oxfordshire – seeing 111.4mm, over twice the […]

Magic duo Penn and Teller will embark on their first West End run of shows to mark their 50th anniversary next year. Since first performing together on August 19 1975, the American magicians have gone on to front sold–out runs on Broadway and to headline a Las Vegas residency. To mark their latest milestone, the […]

Fast fashion giant Shein is being allowed to “dodge tax” because of an exemption on import duties on low-value parcels, according to the boss of one of its UK rivals. Julian Dunkerton, chief executive of Superdry, told the BBC that the exemption is a tax “loophole” and that Shein is getting an unfair advantage. Shipment […]

Thousands of Lebanese citizens have led from southern parts of the country, with highways and roads out of the port city of Sidon jammed with cars. Residents evacuated and headed towards the capital of Beirut in the biggest exodus since 2006. Data from fire-tracking satellites used by the United States showed the wide range of […]