No early release for Pc Harper’s killers after release scheme change Pc Andrew Harper’s killers will be excluded from the early release scheme after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be exempt. Mr Burnham said “hundreds” of people will remain in prison as part of changes to the scheme designed to ease
Flooding death toll tops 670 as UK rapid response team heads to Nepal The death toll from the flooding in Nepal has reached more than 670 as a team arrived in the country from the UK to provide support. On Saturday, an update from Nepali authorities brought the combined death toll in Nepal and Tibet
Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor Senior Conservative Sir James Cleverly has said he is quitting the shadow cabinet to stand for London mayor. The former foreign secretary and Braintree MP said the capital needs “more than an administrator” after seeing its reputation “slip, at home and abroad, while too many of
‘Business as usual’ in Edinburgh as Princes Street reopens after major fire Traffic is once again travelling along the length of Princes Street in Edinburgh after the thoroughfare reopened following a fire at a historic building in early July. Buses and trams have been able to resume their normal routes after barriers were removed early
Sarah Ferguson set for move back to Britain, reports say Sarah Ferguson is reportedly set to return to Britain after living overseas amid the fallout over her and ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The King’s former sister-in-law is renting a six-bedroom gated property in the Home Counties, according to The Sun.
Flooding death toll tops 600 as UK rapid response team heads to Nepal The death toll from the flooding in Nepal has reached more than 600 ahead of a team arriving from the UK to provide support. Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said on Saturday that 626 people were confirmed dead, while
Lando Norris commits to McLaren in £120m deal Lando Norris has signed a new £120million McLaren contract to keep him with the British team until at least the end of the 2030 season. The Press Association understands Norris’ four-year contract extension could be worth up to £30m a season, to leave the world champion trailing
Weather warning issued for widespread rain and possible thunderstorms in Ireland A weather warning has been issued by Met Éireann for widespread rain and possible thunderstorms, as festivalgoers face heavy downpours over the weekend. The forecaster issued the national advisory for wet weather, saying “heavy showers or longer spells of rain” will become widespread from
Government pledges £1.5m boost for barrister training to tackle courts backlog The Government has pledged £1.5 million to help fund the training of 100 more barristers per year in a bid to remove barriers to the legal profession and tackle the backlog of cases. It said the scheme would widen access to the profession by
Bank Holiday train services to be hit by strikes A train operator is warning of disruption to its services over the bank holiday weekend because of a strike by workers in a dispute over safety. A walkout by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at East Midlands Railway (EMR) will hit services