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Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded guilty partway through his trial to escaping from prison. The 23-year-old escaped from HMP Wandsworth in south-west London in September 2023 by clinging to the underside of a food delivery truck using a sling made from kitchen trousers. He continues to deny all the other charges against him. Khalife escaped in the hope he would be kept in a high-security unit (HSU) at a […]

Scientists will explore if a chemical mostly found in red grapes – and products made from red grapes, such as wine and juice – can help prevent bowel cancer as part of a major new trial. The study – known as Colo-Prevent – has been hailed as a “unique experiment” which could have “big implications” for people at risk of the disease. It will also look at other potential treatments […]

Failings in the prevention, diagnoses and treatment of lung diseases are “silently suffocating” the health service and “pushing it to breaking point”, a charity has warned. It comes as new analysis by Asthma and Lung UK found lung diseases were responsible for one in eight emergency hospital admissions in England last year. It warned that the “NHS will continue to struggle” without a “bold overhaul” in how lung diseases are […]

Drivers were mistakenly handed Dartford Crossing fines totalling more than £4 million in 12 months, an investigation has found. National Highways cancelled 59,007 penalty charge notices (PCNs) in the year after it switched to a new provider to manage payments for the south-east England crossing, Freedom of Information figures obtained by the PA news agency show. That is compared with 3,595 during the previous 12 months. The total value of […]

The latest UN climate talks kick off this week against a backdrop of devastating weather extremes, record heat and Donald Trump’s re-election as US President. World leaders including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are heading to the opening summit of Cop29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, where they face pressure over delivering finance for poor countries to cope with climate change, and increasing their ambitions on emissions cuts. The meeting is being […]

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to discuss Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East when he meets Emmanuel Macron in Paris ahead of attending an Armistice commemoration. The Prime Minister is heading to the French capital at the invitation of the French president to attend the annual event. Ahead of the commemorations, Sir Keir will hold a bilateral meeting with the French president. Foreign policy issues are thought to […]

A man in his 60s has been arrested following a fatal stabbing in south London. A man in his 60s has been arrested following a fatal stabbing in south London. Officers were called at around 10.40am on Sunday with reports of a number of people stabbed in East Street, Walworth, the Metropolitan Police said. Three people were found with injuries, and one man died at the scene. Inquiries are ongoing […]

One man has died and two people have been injured in a shooting in south-east London. One man has died and two people have been injured in a shooting in south-east London. Police were called at around 10.10am on Sunday to reports of a shooting in the area of Wells Park Road, Sydenham. Emergency services attended and found a man with gunshot injuries who died at the scene. A woman […]

The nation’s war dead have been commemorated by the King as the country fell silent in remembrance of the servicemen and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Charles laid the first wreath at the Cenotaph in recognition of the fallen from conflicts dating back to the First World War, and other floral tributes followed from members of the royal family, Sir Keir Starmer, other political leaders and foreign diplomats. The […]