60 m. ago Labour needs to ‘pick things up’ after a ‘tough’ first year, says Sadiq Khan – UK politics live

London mayor says he has ‘confidence we will turn it round’ as he addresses audience at Edinburgh fringeThe former home secretary Jack Straw has urged Labour not to panic about the threat of Reform, who are riding high in the polls as Nigel Farage capitalises on the “small boats” and asylum backlog issue. Here is an extract from the write up of the interview he gave to the Guardian’s deputy political editor, Jessica Elgot:In an interview with the Guardian, he praised Starmer’s intention to recognise a Palestinian state after an ultimatum to Israel – but defended the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, saying he would also have proscribed the direct action group Palestine Action.The British political veteran said he believed Starmer and his cabinet were “head and shoulders” above opposition politicians and would reap the rewards of a gradual improvement in the economy and public services, which would not come immediately. Continue reading...

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76 m. ago 'Angel' girl, 13, found dead in flat named as boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder

The "devastated" relative of 13-year-old Casey Louise said the schoolgirl had "gained her angel wings" after she died Saturday morning in unexplained circumstances at a property in Huddersfield

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2 h. ago Man in his 70s is arrested after mobility scooter driver 'punched in the head'

Northumbria Police were called to reports of a serious assault on Whiteleas Way roundabout in South Shields just before 3.30pm on Saturday.

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2 h. ago Rugby’s family fortunes: From a Hollywood movie star dad to a World

As the world’s elite descend on England 2025, meet the famous parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and siblings who have inspired themWhen the loosehead prop Hannah Botterman made her England debut, on the sidelines, her aunt shed a tear; knowing full well what it meant to wear the Red Rose for the first time. Jane Everett also knows what it feels like to lift the Rugby World Cup, having been part of the victorious England side of 1994, a feat her niece’s team will try to emulate on home soil this September.Everett, an unused replacement tighthead prop when England beat the United States 38-23 in Edinburgh, also coached another member of the 2025 cohort, the prop Kelsey Clifford, at Old Albanian Juniors once she retired from playing. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Festivals diary: Why everything is broken and one comedian's famous heckler

Eva Victor told the Edinburgh International Film Festival is was not her first time in Edinburgh in August

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11 h. ago First picture of tragic teen who died after being found in flat as boy arrested

West Yorkshire Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder and rape in relation to Casey's death.

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12 h. ago BBC staff left 'raging' as Huw Edwards keeps hold of £200k salary amid job losses

Disgraced BBC News presenter Huw Edwards still hasn't paid back his £200,000 salary to the BBC after he was still paid for five months following his arrest

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13 h. ago Three arrested in London murder investigation after woman fatally assaulted

Three arrested in London murder investigation after woman fatally assaulted  The Independent

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14 h. ago Armed police swarm hospital as man arrested on suspicion of firearm possession

A man has been arrested at Arrowe Park Hospital, in Wirral, after police arrived at the hospital – a 42-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of possession of a firearm

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14 h. ago Mayor Khan says Sturgeon ‘knew her stuff’ but says SNP have ‘hoarded power’

Sir Sadiq Khan spoke about his dealings with Nicola Sturgeon as he appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on Sunday.

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14 h. ago Arrowe Park Hospital horror as armed police arrest man for 'possession of firearm'

A 42-year-old man has been arrested at Arrowe Park Hospital, on the Wirral, on suspicion of possession of a firearm with eyewitnesses reports of police swarming the scene

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14 h. ago Police make six arrests at protest outside London hotel housing asylum seekers

Police make six arrests at protest outside London hotel housing asylum seekers  The Independent

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15 h. ago Armed police swoop on hospital after reports of man with a gun

A 42-year-old man has been arrested

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15 h. ago Zack Wheeler's Phillies teammates react after shocking diagnosis out of the blue: 'It's scary, we're praying for him'

The Philadelphia Phillies are rallying around starting pitcher Zack Wheeler, who is reeling from a disturbing and rare medical diagnosis and facing a lengthy spell away from his teammates.

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15 h. ago Three men arrested after woman fatally assaulted in east London

Three men arrested after woman fatally assaulted in east London  London Evening Standard

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15 h. ago Man tased and arrested next to Edinburgh canal during disturbance

A 47-year-old man was arrested following the incident which took place near to Union Canal in the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh.

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15 h. ago Disturbing video shows lawmaker stuffing ballots in swing state that Trump only won by 80,000 votes

Abu Musa, city councilmember of Hamtramck, Michigan, was seen in the passenger seat of a car, watching another man deposit three stacks of ballots into a drop box.

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16 h. ago Three men arrested in murder probe after woman in her 20s is fatally assaulted near care home

The horrifying attack happened early on Saturday morning on Chadwell Heath Lane (pictured on Saturday) in the Chadwell Heath area of east London.

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16 h. ago Chadwell Heath: Three arrested after death of woman in east London

Chadwell Heath: Three arrested after death of woman in east London  Sky News

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17 h. ago Three men arrested after woman in her 20s fatally assaulted in east London

Police were called to Chadwell Heath just after 5.30am following reports of an assault

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