Cleveland Police given extra £2m to tackle serious crime around Middlesbrough Cleveland Police is being given an extra £2 million to tackle serious crime, the Home Secretary has announced, after a spate of incidents in and around Middlesbrough. Shabana Mahmood made the announcement after Prime Minister Andy Burnham paid tribute to two police officers killed
Germany blames Russia for attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives, and announced that it would shut down a Russian consulate among other measures. The drone was found near a Ukrainian plane on August
Transfer deadline day: Man City agree joint British record Enzo Fernandez move Chelsea have agreed to sell midfielder Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City for £125million as Mykhailo Mudryk and Tosin Adarabioyo prepare to make deadline-day moves to rivals Tottenham. With the 11pm deadline fast approaching, the Press Association understands a British record-equalling deal has been
Andy Burnham sets out plans for Government in first Commons outing as PM Britain needs to be “blunt about what went wrong” over the last four decades, Andy Burnham has said as he addressed the House of Commons for the first time since becoming Prime Minister. He hit out at the deindustrialisation and privatisation of
Man appears in court charged with house fire murders A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a seven-year-old girl and her aunt who died in a house fire Natalie McDonald, 34, and Valentina Foster died and four others were injured in the blaze in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, in the early hours of August
Summer 2026 is UK’s warmest since records began Summer 2026 was the warmest in the UK since records began in 1884, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. The average temperature across June, July and August was 16.5C, beating the previous high of 16.1C set only last year. It means the top six warmest
Keir Starmer to step down as MP to focus on overseas affairs Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is to quit Parliament saying he felt it was the “right time” to step down as an MP and focus on new work on international affairs. Sir Keir was replaced by Andy Burnham as prime minister and
Man, 23, charged with two counts of murder after fatal house fire A man has been charged with murder after a house fire which killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt, police said. Natalie McDonald, 34, and Valentina Foster died and four others were injured in the blaze in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, in the early hours
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis convicted in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur A jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in a case that has gripped hip-hop fans for decades. The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of murder with the use
Government to accelerate building of prison places with £110m – minister The Government will speed up the building of hundreds of extra prison places with £110 million of investment, the Justice Secretary is to announce. Alex Norris will set out plans to speed up the building of new prison places as part of the Government’s efforts to