Month: January 2026

Killings involving knives or sharp implements dropped by 23% year on year, ONS figures showThe total number of homicides in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level since records began after a dramatic drop in killings involving a knife or sharp implement.Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show 499 homicides were recorded by police in the 12 months to September 2025, a drop of 7% […]

Manchester mayor takes aim at House of Commons briefing culture and says he will continue to call out liarsUK politics live – latest updatesWestminster insiders “do not get a licence to lie”, said Andy Burnham on Thursday, in an angry swipe at the political briefing culture in the House of Commons.After a week of political antagonism over the Labour party’s national executive committee’s decision to block Burnham from standing in […]

Latest ruling affects up to 3.6m women born in 1950s who say they have lost out in way UK pension age changedMillions of “Waspi women” will not receive any compensation, the government has again decided in its latest ruling on the case – but campaigners say they will fight on to secure the justice they say they have been “shamefully denied”.As many as 3.6 million women born in the 1950s […]

Leo Ross was stabbed to death in knife attack as he walked home from schoolA 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty at Birmingham crown court to the murder of 12-year-old Leo Ross in a knife attack as he walked home from school.More details soon … Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

Downing Street gives no date for when the agreement of 30 days of visa-free travel will come into forceFor more context on today’s Starmer-Xi meeting, China is the world’s second-biggest economy and Britain’s third-largest trading partner – to which it exports £45bn of goods and services a year – so it is no surprise the UK has turned to Beijing in its search for economic reliability.As the Guardian’s political editor […]

Palestinians still waiting for the Red Cross to turn over the bodies either in Khan Younis or Gaza City.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

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