14 h. ago Asylum seeker freed in error from prison seen taking train to London

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu had been jailed for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl.

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19 h. ago Two men charged with arson over attack on mosque remanded in custody

Ricky Ryder, 38, and Jack Slowey, 34, are accused of arson with intent to endanger life over the incident in East Sussex earlier this month.

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2 d. ago UK and Scottish governments row over footing £24.5m bill for Trump and Vance visits

Treasury says trips were private while Scottish ministers point out US president met Keir Starmer and it had to stump up for extra policingThe UK government needs to “step up” and reimburse the £24.5m cost of Donald Trump and JD Vance’s recent visits to Scotland, Holyrood’s public finance minister has said.Provisional costs of almost £24.5m for the two working visits have been published by the Scottish government. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Scotland demands £24.5m from Westminster for Trump and Vance visits

Treasury says trips were private while Scottish ministers point out US president met Keir Starmer and it had to stump up for extra policingThe UK government needs to “step up” and reimburse the £24.5m cost of Donald Trump and JD Vance’s recent visits to Scotland, Holyrood’s public finance minister has said.Provisional costs of almost £24.5m for the two working visits have been published by the Scottish government. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr

It is the right way to go: leaving the EU has been a disaster. But refusing to admit it has cost Labour precious time and credibilityThe UK government is trying out a new Brexit stance, not to be mistaken for a change in policy. The shift is tonal.Previously, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves talked about Britain’s detachment from the rest of Europe as a feature of the natural landscape, awkward to navigate perhaps, but nobody’s fault. Now they are prepared to say it is an affliction.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Ministers under fire after it emerges Home Office knew LAST WEEK that Israeli football fans could be banned from attending match in Birmingham but did nothing to intervene

Sir Keir Starmer is applying major pressure on police to reverse the decision. But it emerged today that the Home Office was 'briefed last week' about it and did nothing.

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1 week ago John Swinney vows to block 'ludicrous' digital ID cards in Scotland using Holyrood powers

Speaking exclusively to the Sunday Mail, the FM accused PM Keir Starmer of allowing Tony Blair to dictate UK Government policy.

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2 w. ago Prime Minister ‘appalled’ by suspected arson at seaside mosque

Sir Keir Starmer’s official spokesman said anti-Muslim hatred has no place in Britain.

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2 w. ago Police arrest scores of protesters over support for banned Palestine Action

The Metropolitan Police said officers had made 175 arrests by 3.45pm on Saturday.

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2 w. ago Police step up patrols at Manchester synagogues after terror attack

Six people are being questioned on suspicion of preparing terrorist attacks while three men remain in hospital.

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3 w. ago Police still questioning six as investigation continues into synagogue attack

Terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie was on bail for an alleged rape at the time of the fatal attack, police have confirmed.

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3 w. ago PM urges protesters to ‘respect grief of British Jews’ ahead of weekend events

The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said pro-Palestine demonstrations in Manchester and London could ‘stoke tension and cause further pain’.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer says police response to Manchester synagogue attack was of 'highest order'

PM Keir Starmer travelled to the scene of Thursday's attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congreation Synagogue in Manchester, where two worshippers were killed on Thursday

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3 w. ago Manchester synagogue: Police alert for copycat terror attacks on Jewish Sabbath

Keir Starmer promised to deploy extra police to synagogues across the UK, and revealed "additional police assets" were being rolled out to "do everything to keep our Jewish community safe"

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3 w. ago Starmer vows to protect Jewish community in UK after synagogue terror attack

Greater Manchester Police said two members of the Jewish community were killed and four other people remain in hospital.

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3 w. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: I walked those Manchester streets with a worried Rabbi 20 years ago. This may have been a long time coming, but two years of hate

Shocked but not surprised. That was the resigned reaction of Britain's Jewish community to the appalling terrorist attack at the Manchester synagogue. It's a sentiment I share.

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3 w. ago Terrorist shot dead after killing two people in synagogue car and knife attack

Two arrests have been made following the attack, police said.

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3 w. ago Two dead and suspect fatally shot after suspected terror attack at synagogue

Three people are also in a serious condition following the attack on Thursday.

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3 w. ago Manchester synagogue attack latest: Two dead and suspect shot after ‘appalling’ car and stabbing incident

Keir Starmer will chair an emergency Cobra meeting in response to the attack, which has taken place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar

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3 w. ago What we know about the synagogue attack in Manchester, England

Police in Manchester have responded to a stabbing and car ramming attack on a synagogue

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