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Sir Keir Starmer has said swift justice, including sentencing, has been a deterrent to more violent disorder. At least a dozen people were jailed on Thursday for their part in the riots of the past 10 days, with more expected to be sent to prison on Friday, including some on live television. The Prime Minister addressed his third emergency Cobra meeting since the first riot in Southport on July 30 […]

A record-breaking recovery of rocks that originated deep in Earth could reveal secrets of the planet’s history, new research suggests. Scientists have recovered the first long section of rocks that originated in the Earth’s mantle, the layer below the crust and the planet’s largest component. At a nearly continuous 1,268 metres, the depth to which the researchers penetrated the mantle rocks beats the previous deepest hole (200 metres) by more […]

Emma Finucane added keirin bronze to the women’s team sprint gold she won on Monday as the medals kept coming for Team GB in the velodrome. Finucane, 21, narrowly beat her team-mate Katy Marchant to the last step on the podium after both British riders made it into the final. New Zealand’s world champion Ellesse Andrews showed her strength as she led from the front to take gold, while Dutch […]

Britain’s Ellie Aldridge became the first ever Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing with a brilliant performance in Marseille. The discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots powered by huge kites, is making its Games debut And 27-year-old Aldridge, from Dorset, powered her way to gold by winning two races in the final series on Thursday. The success salvages what had been a hugely disappointing […]

A “short but quite intense” spell of hot weather is set to hit the UK this weekend, with temperatures forecast to reach 33C in parts of the country. Warm air will move up from Europe on Saturday and through Sunday and Monday, before temperatures dip again on Tuesday to average levels for this time of year. England and Wales are expected to see temperatures hit the high 20s and low […]

A Banksy artwork has been removed from an area in south London less than an hour after it was unveiled by the street artist. On Thursday afternoon the Bristol-based artist, whose identity is unknown but widely speculated on, posted a photo of the artwork, a silhouette of a wolf howling on a satellite dish, to his Instagram. The wolf artwork, located on the roof of a shop in Peckham, south-east […]

The Prime Minister will chair another Cobra meeting with law enforcement officials on Thursday afternoon, as police brace for 20 potential further gatherings. Sir Keir Starmer will hold the third high-level gathering of its kind in the last week, after threats of further disorder largely failed to materialise on Wednesday evening. The meeting comes as 20 potential gatherings and three counter-protests are planned for Thursday evening, according to the National […]

Hundreds of people in England with a life-limiting blood disorder are set to benefit from a world-first gene-editing therapy after it was given the green light for NHS use. Health bosses hailed the decision by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) as a “historic moment” for patients with the condition. Exagamglogene autotemcel, or exa-cel, is sold as Casgevy and made by Vertex. The treatment is the first […]

The Prime Minister will chair another Cobra meeting with law enforcement officials on Thursday afternoon to “reflect on last night” and plan for the coming days. Sir Keir Starmer will hold the third high-level gathering of its kind in the last week, after threats of further disorder largely failed to materialise on Wednesday evening. Police had expected more than 100 events on Wednesday night, with 30 counter-demonstrations planned. Shops were […]