21 minutes ago Trump escaped the consequences of his alleged crimes. Now his allies are after the prosecutors who brought the charges

The criminally convicted president-elect believes his election and the end of his federal cases exonerated him. Will his administration be able to stop the retribution he promised? Alex Woodward reports

Events

30 minutes ago Inmates bitten by rats and venomous spiders as state of prisons laid bare in report

Appalling conditions caused by years of underfunding, mismanagement and neglect, inspector warns

Events

38 minutes ago Ministers urged to consider higher inheritance taxes in bid to tackle ‘big wealth’

A report by the IPPR think tank warned that widening wealth divides could lead to fewer life and career opportunities for the less well-off.

Politics

38 minutes ago Scottish income tax policy not working, financial services body claims

Scottish Financial Enterprise said rates should be brought more closely in line with those south of the border.

Economics

38 minutes ago Broken windows making it easy to drop drugs and weapons into jails – report

A report also detailed a catalogue of ‘appalling’ conditions such as widespread rat infestations and floods of raw sewage.

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52 minutes ago Jewish girl, 16, rushed to hospital 'after being smashed in face and head with glass bottles' when yob launched 'hate crime attack' on school group 

A 16-year-old Jewish girl was pelted with bottles and suffered injuries to her head and face in a 'deliberate and violent' attack in Stamford Hill, north London on Monday night.

Events

61 minutes ago Celebrity haunt The Groucho Club closes as police investigate alleged ‘serious crime’ at venue

Groucho - a popular meeting point for London’s famous artists, musicians, writers and media figures - has had its venue licence suspended by Westminster City Council

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73 minutes ago 'Bruised' bosses hit out at Labour's triple whammy of budget policies which make it harder to hire staff

Industry chiefs told a Parliamentary committee they were suffering a 'triple whammy' from both Angela Rayner's workers' rights revolution and Rachel Reeves' tax raid.

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89 minutes ago Russia expels British diplomat for ‘spying’ after launching record drone attack on Ukraine

London denies espionage accusation as fresh row erupts to deal latest blow to already dire state of relations

Events

1 hour ago Walmart's DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump's election victory

Walmart’s sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups in business

Politics