17 h. ago Warning issued as spiking incidents rise by 9% in London... with just one in 20 leading to a charge

The force saw a huge surge in charges being brought over the crime , but it is believed only a fraction of cases are ever formally reported.

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3 d. ago Police Scotland Deputy Chief Constable 'suspended over bullying allegations'

One of three officers holding the Deputy Chief Constable rank at Scotland’s national force, Jane Connors is in charge of operational policing and leads its response to organised crime.

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3 d. ago Sydney Sweeney, Richard Linklater and Emma Thompson are up for most egregious snub in the 2026 Golden Globe nominations

Linklater is missing from the best director list despite having two nominated films, and actors including Sydney Sweeney and Josh O’Connor are nowhere to be seen. It looks like Paul Thomas Anderson’s yearGolden Globe nominations: One Battle After Another leads the chargeGolden Globes 2026: full list of nominationsIt’s become traditional to look for the snubs in any award list – and heaven help anyone whose job it is to curate the “in memoriam” montage on the night and then the next morning apologise for the inevitable hurtful omissions.Snubs have become a cliche of awards season commentary, but you have to wonder about the best director list of this year’s Golden Globes nominations. No Richard Linklater? This amazing director actually has two films in the “best musical or comedy” section (so I guess he can’t really be that depressed). There’s his amazingly witty and poignant chamber piece Blue Moon, with Globe-nominated Ethan Hawke playing depressed Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart, an...

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3 d. ago Golden Globe nominations: One Battle After Another leads the charge

Sinners, Hamnet and Sentimental Value also key contenders for first major awards ceremony of the season, while Bradley Cooper, Sydney Sweeney and Brendan Fraser amongst those snubbed• The best films of 2025At present, the mantelpiece of Paul Thomas Anderson remains strikingly light on major trophies. Despite being responsible for some of the films widely acknowledged to be the best of the century so far, including There Will Be Blood, The Master and Magnolia, the writer-director is yet to win an Oscar, Golden Globe or more than one Bafta (original screenplay for 2021’s Licorice Pizza).Monday’s Golden Globe nominations suggest this is about to change, with his countercultural epic One Battle After Another leading the pack of nominees with nine mentions on the shortlist, including for best comedy or musical, best director, best original screenplay, leading actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, leading actor for Chase Infinity, supporting actress for Teyana Taylor and two chances to scoop suppo...

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7 d. ago Streeting orders review into ‘overdiagnosis’ of mental illness and ADHD in welfare spending crackdown

The health secretary has charged leading experts with finding out whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’

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7 d. ago Streeting orders review into ‘overdiagnosis’ of mental health and ADHD in welfare spending crackdown

The health secretary has charged leading experts with finding out whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’

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8 d. ago Wes Streeting orders mental health diagnosis review amid welfare spending crackdown

The Health Secretary has charged leading experts with finding out whether normal feelings have become “over-pathologised”

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2 w. ago UK destinations planning to introduce a tourist tax following the Budget

As outlined in the UK Government's Autumn Budget 2025, local leaders in towns and cities will have the power to charge a modest fee for overnight stays in hotels, B&Bs and holiday lets.

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2 w. ago FBI surge leads to charges in 2020 killing in Native American community

Three people have been indicted in connection with a killing on the Navajo Nation that had gone unsolved for more than five years

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3 w. ago Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu jailed for life over terrorism charges

The verdict, delivered on Thursday, concludes a decade-long trial that has heightened tensions across southeast Nigeria

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3 w. ago Biafran separatist leader sentenced to life on terrorism charges by Nigerian court

Judge says Nnamdi Kanu used his Indigenous People of Biafra group to incite attacks on security officials and civiliansThe Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has been sentenced to life in prison on terrorism-related charges by a court in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.Judge James Omotosho said prosecutors had shown that Kanu, who also holds British citizenship, had used his Indigenous People of Biafra group (Ipob) to incite attacks on security officials and civilians in south-east Nigeria and during anti-police protests in Lagos. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nigerian court convicts Biafran separatist leader on terrorism charges

Judge says Nnamdi Kanu used his Indigenous People of Biafra group to incite attacks on security officials and civiliansA Nigerian court has convicted the Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism-related charges.Judge James Omotosho said prosecutors had shown that Kanu, who also holds British citizenship, had used his Indigenous People of Biafra group (IPOB) to incite attacks on security officials and civilians in south-east Nigeria. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nigerian court convicts separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism

A Nigerian court has convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of seven terrorism-related charges

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3 w. ago Voices: Who are you calling ‘Piggy’, Mr President? Why it is women leading the charge to bring Trump down

The US president’s ‘war on women’ continues – but these silly schoolboy insults aren’t big and they certainly aren’t clever, says Victoria Richards. Isn’t it time for old men like Trump to give it up altogether?

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