4 h. ago Head of police group tells Government: Stop setting us up to fail

The president of the Police Superintendents’ Association outlined the challenges of policing issues such as offensive online statements.

Events

27 h. ago Get Send reform wrong and ‘you’re out’, Sir Ed Davey tells Government

The Liberal Democrat leader said he was concerned that forthcoming reforms would not meet the needs of children.

Politics

28 h. ago US agrees commercial terms on TikTok sale, as Trump says China talks went ‘very well’ – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Beijing escalates its inquiry into Nvidia over takeover of Mellanox Today’s warnings about higher food prices coming in the UK are likely to cause fresh worries about how long borrowers will have to wait until Bank of England policymakers vote for another cut, reports Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown.Streeter adds:They are set to leave the base rate unchanged on Thursday and aren’t expected to make a move until next Spring.The Food and Drink Federation is forecasting food inflation could reach 5.7% by the end of December and still be running at 3.1% by the end of 2026. Higher employer and packaging taxes are being blamed for increasing costs for companies, which they can no longer absorb.“I’m delighted that we are on track to deliver yet another period of double-digit revenue growth and a strong profit performance, whilst maintaining our globally leading customer service standards.Our s...

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31 h. ago First annual drop in UK house asking prices since January 2024

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsToday’s warnings about higher food prices coming in the UK are likely to cause fresh worries about how long borrowers will have to wait until Bank of England policymakers vote for another cut, reports Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown.Streeter adds:They are set to leave the base rate unchanged on Thursday and aren’t expected to make a move until next Spring.The Food and Drink Federation is forecasting food inflation could reach 5.7% by the end of December and still be running at 3.1% by the end of 2026. Higher employer and packaging taxes are being blamed for increasing costs for companies, which they can no longer absorb.“I’m delighted that we are on track to deliver yet another period of double-digit revenue growth and a strong profit performance, whilst maintaining our globally leading customer service standards.Our strategy as set out at our full year results is working and we have an exc...

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3 d. ago As a dark chapter closes, NZ reckons with fugitive father Tom Phillips’ four years on the run

Phillips’ three children were rescued from the wilderness this week as the complex case stirs emotions and questions remain over how it unfoldedIn a dark, grimy dugout in the middle of the freezing New Zealand bush, the three Phillips children lived with their father. Childhood is measured in increments; birthdays, lost teeth, certificates, a felt tip on a height chart. In the version of reality Tom Phillips created and controlled for his children, it’s hard to know how time was marked. But from 9 December 2021, when their father took them from their mother and the rest of their family, it would be 1,368 sleeps before the children were rescued.This week, after almost four years on the run, Phillips was found on his way back from a robbery with one of his children. He was shot dead after being stopped by road spikes and opening fire on police, shooting an officer in the head and shoulder. This sparked an urgent search for the two children remaining in the bush. They were found with t...

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4 d. ago Judge issues nationwide block on Trump policy that cuts off Head Start for people in US illegally

A judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration policy that cuts off Head Start for people in the country illegally

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5 d. ago Mysterious 'severed head' found on riverbank as police issue update

Police are investigating after an upper body part believed to be a severed head was found along the side of a river. The remains have not yet been identified

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6 d. ago Police chiefs write to Home Secretary to push for law change after Linehan row

Head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said officers are expected to referee social debate using laws that pre-date social media.

Society

6 d. ago Six shot dead in two days as Cape Town reels from gang violence

Minister admits there is ‘no proper plan’ to tackle violent crime in divided city that pulls in 2.4 million visitors Six people have been shot dead in two days in a crime-plagued area of Cape Town, adding to the death toll in a city already reeling from the scourge of gang-related violence.At 11.30pm on Monday, two women, aged 19 and 25, were killed and a 24-year-old woman injured in a shooting in Wallacedene, an informal settlement on Cape Town’s north-eastern edge, South African police said. About 10 minutes later, two other women in their 20s were killed by gunshots to the head in a bedroom in the same area, with police saying the deaths may be linked. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Ryanair tells passengers hit by flight delays to email the UK government

Ryanair has launched a public campaign urging passengers affected by air traffic control (ATC) delays to email UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander directly to voice their complaints.

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7 d. ago Images of Tom Phillips remote campsite revealed a day after fugitive father shot dead by New Zealand police

After four years on the run with their father, Phillips three children have all been located and are ‘doing well under the circumstances’, say authoritiesPolice in New Zealand have released images and given details of the campsite where two of fugitive Tom Phillips’ children were found, after their father was shot and killed by police on Monday.Phillips had spent nearly four years hiding in the wilderness with his children. He was killed in an exchange of fire with police after reports of a burglary in the remote town of Piopio. A police officer is recovering in hospital after being shot in the head by Phillips with a high-powered rifle in the standoff. About 11 hours after Phillips was killed, two of his children were found safe and well at the campsite in Waitomo. It is understood the third child was with Phillips at the time of the shooting. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Wilderness dad fugitive's deadly last stand after refusing to give himself up: New Zealand father shot policeman in the head and left him fighting for life before hero cop killed him

A New Zealand father who disappeared with his three children into the wilderness has been killed in a shootout with cops. 

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9 d. ago 'My neighbour accidentally received my mail and then she did something crazy'

A "crazy" neighbour has responded wildly after accidentally receiving a resident's mail, with even the Home Owner's Association head and police unable to figure out the problem

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1 week ago Manhunt for seaside murder suspect: Police release mugshot of 22

West Sussex Police have launched an appeal as they search for Taylor Mitten in connection with a murder probe in Worthing.

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1 week ago Politicians have put us in an impossible position over free speech, says Met Police chief

The head of the Metropolitan Police has blamed politicians for putting his officers in an 'impossible position' over online speech.

Politics

1 week ago BoE’s Bailey warns of ‘serious situation’ at Fed following Trump attacks

Governor tells committee that central bank independence is key to sound policymaking

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1 week ago Police left ‘between a rock and a hard place’ amid debate over Linehan arrest

Head of the Met Police Sir Mark Rowley said his officers should not be ‘policing toxic culture wars’ and are in ‘an impossible position’.

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1 week ago Wes Streeting slams Liz Truss for lecturing government on economy: ‘Keep your head down’

Wes Streeting has slammed Liz Truss for lecturing the Labour government about the economy, telling the former prime minister she should “keep her head down”.

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2 w. ago Police search for man's head after decapitated corpse found in tiger mauling

Krishna Prasad Sharma, 55, was found dead in Nepal's Madhesh province and is thought to have been killed by a tiger that bit his head off after he ventured into a forest

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2 w. ago Cooper fights back after summer of discontent over small boats and asylum hotels

The Home Secretary will tell MPs police are tackling small boat gangs and the Government is acting to overhaul the asylum system.

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