Rapist jailed for religiously aggravated attack on Sikh woman in her home A sex attacker who raped a Sikh woman in a religiously aggravated attack has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years. A trial at Birmingham Crown Court heard John Ashby shouted racist and anti-Muslim abuse as he beat the
Assisted dying Bill runs out of time but supporters vow fight is not over Assisted dying will not become law in England and Wales after proposed legislation branded “hopelessly flawed” by opponents ran out of time amid claims of a “denial of democracy” from supporters. Those backing a change in the law have pledged “we
Assisted dying Bill to fall but issue not going away, say campaigners MPs have been told they must decide what happens next in the long-running and divisive debate on assisted dying, as an attempt to change the law formally fails on Friday. Peers supportive of assisted dying shared their “regret” at the fall of the
Trump threatens ‘big tariff’ on UK over digital tax on US tech firms US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on American social media firms. The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes a 2% levy on the revenues of several
Tories pledge to ‘end blanket 20mph schemes’ in Plan for Drivers Speed limits “widely ignored” by drivers would be raised under a Conservative government, the party has said. The pledge to review 20mph limits is part of a six-point Plan for Drivers announced by the Tories to “get Britain moving again”. This includes a commitment
One in 10 operations either cancelled last-minute or postponed, analysis finds Around one in 10 operations in England were either cancelled within 24 hours or postponed because patients were not adequately prepared, new analysis has found. Almost four in 10 last-minute cancellations were potentially avoidable, the study also suggests. Experts said bolstering perioperative care “must
Increased demand for jobs including pilots and postal workers A study of job adverts has revealed increased demand for authors, translators, postal workers, couriers, pilots and air traffic controllers. In contrast, adverts have fallen for jobs including credit agents, archivists, conservators and curators and optometrists, according to recruiters. The number of adverts last month totalled
Number of websites selling child abuse images doubled last year That’s according to the Internet Watch Foundation The number of commercial websites selling images of children being sexually abused doubled last year, an internet monitoring organisation has found. In its annual report published on Thursday, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said that it found 15,031
Man City climb to Premier League summit after victory relegates Burnley The Clarets join Wolves in the Championship next season Erling Haaland’s early goal fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League as a 1-0 win at Burnley sent the Clarets back down to the Championship. Haaland struck just five minutes in at
Cancer cases reach record level as UK population ages That’s according to analysis by Cancer Research UK Cancer cases have reached a record level in the UK, with around one person diagnosed every 80 seconds, figures suggest. Analysis by Cancer Research UK shows more than 403,000 people are diagnosed with the disease every year, largely