Month: August 2024

Inquests into the deaths of the three Southport stabbing victims have been opened and adjourned, as a coroner said it was “impossible to adequately articulate the devastating, lifelong effects” of the “truly tragic events”. Bebe King, six, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died after the stabbing at the Hart Space in Southport, Merseyside, on Monday July 29. Inquests into their deaths were formally opened by senior […]

Police remain braced for planned unrest by “hateful and divisive groups” as they monitor reports of at least 30 possible gatherings and threats against immigration law specialists. A list of solicitors’ firms and advice agencies has been shared in chat groups as possible targets for gatherings, with the message inviting people to “mask up” if they attend. Tell Mama, a group monitoring Islamophobia in the UK, said it has alerted […]

The Prime Minister has promised communities they will be kept safe as the country braces for an eighth night of violence. Sir Keir Starmer chaired a meeting of the Government’s emergency Cobra committee on Tuesday evening, the second in two days, to co-ordinate the response to ongoing unrest on Britain’s streets. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, he said: “We are doing everything we can to ensure that where a […]

Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe, and Hamish Turnbull won Olympic men’s team sprint silver for Great Britain as pre-race favourites the Netherlands broke the world record twice on their way to gold. In a repeat of the result from the Tokyo Games, the Dutch trio of Harrie Lavreysen, Jeffrey Hoogland and Roy van den Berg retained their title, breaking their own world record in the first round and then again in […]

Banksy has unveiled another new artwork in London depicting two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows. The Bristol-based street artist shared a photo of the wall art, which features two elephant silhouettes with their trunks stretched out towards each other, on Instagram on Tuesday. The artwork is in south-west London near Chelsea and appears to be painted on the side of a house. It comes after Banksy […]

The Prime Minister will chair another Cobra meeting on Tuesday evening as police across the country brace for an eighth night of violence. The meeting of the Government’s emergency response committee is the second in two days as officers anticipate further disorder across Tuesday night and Wednesday. Concerns have also been raised that immigration law specialists could be at risk after a list of solicitors’ firms and advice agencies was […]

People who have stirred up disorder online will not escape prosecution, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service has warned, as more than 100 charges related to the riots have been laid. Dozens of people have appeared in courtrooms facing charges related to the unrest which has now lasted a week across England and in parts of Northern Ireland. Those suspected of crimes related to the riots have started to appear at […]

US vice president Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her running mate in the presidential election, sources have told the Associated Press. In choosing Mr Walz, she is turning to a Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and generous aid to families. Ms Harris hopes to shore up her […]

The athlete training session for the Olympic marathon swimming was cancelled on Tuesday as concerns over the water quality of the River Seine continued at Paris 2024. Athletes had been due to take to the water for familiarisation sessions ahead of the women’s 10 kilometre marathon on Thursday and the men’s race on Friday, but water quality assessments found that levels of Enterococci – an indicator of faecal pollution – […]