76 m. ago ‘Frustrated’: Inquiry chair criticises delay in child sex abuse reforms

The inquiry handed down 20 recommendations in October 2022 after a seven-year investigation.

Society

3 h. ago Quarter of children consuming news online fooled by fake stories – research

The research has sparked calls for better media literacy lessons for children to spot disinformation on the internet.

Politics

3 h. ago 'Starmer failed to defend our nation': Anger that Prime Minister knew for days spy case would collapse

The Prime Minister was informed 'a couple of days' in advance that the case was on the brink, but he did not intervene, Downing Street confirmed.

Politics

3 h. ago Guatemala's president accepts resignations of top security officials after gang escape

Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo has accepted the resignations of three top security officials

Politics

4 h. ago A crowd of 700, but no witnesses? South Carolina investigation into mass shooting at bar stalls

A sheriff says his deputies continue their methodical investigation into a shooting at a South Carolina bar that killed four people and injured 16 others

Events

5 h. ago Security committee urges minister to block Chinese 'mega embassy' plans amid security fears

Housing and Planning Secretary Steve Reed is expected to make a decision later this month

Politics

5 h. ago Married at First Sight fans 'work out' real reason Joe had change of heart about Maeve

Married at First Sight groom Joe shared doubts about his relationship with wife Maeve and decided to take a break from the experiment

Politics

5 h. ago British border officers sent to Balkans to stem the flow of migrants being smuggled to UK

Some 22,000 people were smuggled by gangs along routes through the Western Balkans last year

Events

5 h. ago British border officers sent to Balkans to crack down on human traffickers, Shabana Mahmood announces, with small boat arrivals under Labour poised to hit 60,000 within days

Shabana Mahmood said the officials would look at whether UK teams could eventually be deployed permanently in the region.

Events

6 h. ago MAFS groom throws drink across room and storms out in shocking meltdown

Married At First Sight couples have been struggling with the ups and downs with the intense reality TV experiment and it appears it all got too much for one groom tonight

Events

6 h. ago MAFS UK groom throws drink across room and storms out in shocking meltdown

Married At First Sight couples have been struggling with the ups and downs with the intense reality TV experiment and it appears it all got too much for one groom tonight

Events

6 h. ago Government defeated as Lords demand tougher crackdown on benefit fraud

Peers supported by 200 votes to 194, majority six, a Conservative amendment to the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

Politics

7 h. ago JUST IN: Finance Minister Edun in high spirit, visits gallery booth in London

JUST IN: Finance Minister Edun in high spirit, visits gallery booth in London  The Nation Newspaper

Politics

7 h. ago Woman 'gang raped by seven men on holiday' as husband forced to watch in horror

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The suspects appeared in court following a horrific incident, which saw an influencer on a motorcycle holiday get 'gang raped by seven men'

Events

8 h. ago The Guardian view on the China spy trial: an opportunity for Labour to prove it understands the threat from Beijing | Editorial

Dispelling confusion about the collapsed case would build confidence that the government has a coherent policyNo single word describes the challenge that China poses for UK foreign policy. There is threat and opportunity; a requirement to engage and an imperative to be guarded. The Communist party in Beijing represses dissent and pursues its interests overseas with coercive nationalist determination. It is not a regime with which Britain can build a relationship based on common values.But China is also a superpower with near-monopoly control of some mineral resources and pre-eminence in important manufacturing supply chains. Trusting friendship is not an option; hostile rejection is unrealistic. It is not easy to manage relations through private diplomacy, let alone under public scrutiny. But Sir Keir Starmer’s government has looked especially awkward in its response to the collapse of a high-profile espionage case, involving the alleged transmission of secrets from inside parliamen...

Events

8 h. ago The Guardian view on EU accession for Ukraine: Orbán must not be allowed to call the tune | Editorial

In a critical phase, Brussels should find a way to bypass Hungary’s prime minister in the interests of European solidarityHosting European Union leaders in Copenhagen earlier this month, the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, described Europe as facing “the most difficult and dangerous situation since the second world war”. There have been other moments of high tension, such as during the 1980s when US cruise missiles were deployed in Germany in response to an escalating arms race with the Soviet Union. From next year, long-range missiles will be back on German soil, amid fears that recent Russian incursions into EU airspace herald a new and ominous phase of the war in Ukraine.As Donald Trump’s US continues to carry the status of an unreliable ally, European unity, cohesion and solidarity are of critical importance. But little of substance emerged from the Copenhagen talks. Disagreement persists, for example, over the advisability of leveraging €140bn of frozen Russian assets...

Politics

8 h. ago Video: Ailing Finance Minister Wale Edun makes public appearance at London Art Fair

Video: Ailing Finance Minister Wale Edun makes public appearance at London Art Fair  Vanguard News

Politics

9 h. ago Finance Minister Edun didn’t collapse, travelled alone to London — Source

Finance Minister Edun didn’t collapse, travelled alone to London — Source  Vanguard News

Politics

9 h. ago Manchester's gangsters' molls exposed: They boast lavish lifestyles, are dripping with cash and look like Barbies... but these are the women linked to the city's most notorious criminals

The Daily Mail has delved into five of Manchester's most glamorous gangsters' molls, from one who plotted the murder of her drug baron ex-husband to another who 'doesn't leave the house' without him.

Events

10 h. ago Immigrants in London voice concerns as Labour propose tougher policies against immigration

Immigrants in London voice concerns as Labour propose tougher policies against immigration  South West Londoner

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