September 2023

A district council has barred the Home Office from carrying out any work to turn a former RAF base into an accommodation site for migrants, accusing it of carrying out work that has not been assessed. West Lindsey District Council has issued an enforcement notice and stop notice to the Home Office, which means all […]

Aditi Shankar’s immune system was “reprogrammed” after a stem cell transplant An eight-year-old has been spared from taking life-long drugs to stop her body rejecting her kidney transplant thanks to a UK-first treatment. Aditi Shankar’s immune system was “reprogrammed” after a stem cell transplant and as a result her body accepted a donor kidney as its own, clinicians have

The 10 year old was found dead in a house in Woking last month Detectives have issued new images of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in order to “build a picture of her life” before she was found dead. The girl’s father Urfan Sharif, stepmother Beinash Batool and uncle Faisal Malik are accused of the youngster’s murder

His son Lachlan will replace him Rupert Murdoch will retire as chairman of his Fox and News Corp businesses after almost seven decades at the helm of his sprawling media empire. The Australia-born businessman is set to be replaced in the role at both companies by his eldest son Lachlan Murdoch. The change of leadership will take place

Rishi Sunak insisted he was acting to avoid a public “backlash” by watering down efforts to tackle the climate crisis in an announcement that is facing fierce criticism from green-minded Tories, environmentalists and industry figures. In a speech from Downing Street, the Prime Minister said on Wednesday he would put back a ban on new

Australian driver Oscar Piastri has signed a new deal with McLaren to keep him at the Formula One team until 2026. Piastri joined McLaren as reserve driver last year and made his F1 debut this season at Bahrain before he finished fourth at the British Grand Prix. The 22-year-old further showed his potential with a second-place showing in the

The Metropolitan Police officer who fatally shot Chris Kaba has been charged with murder, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Mr Kaba, 24, died when he was shot through the windscreen of the Audi that he was driving in Streatham Hill, south London on September 6 last year. Rosemary Ainslie from the CPS said: “Following a

The Home Office is paying “around £8 million” per day for asylum seekers to be put up in hotels, according to the department’s annual accounts. The figure is higher than the £6 million daily cost cited by Home Secretary Suella Braverman in the Commons on Monday. Labour’s home affairs spokeswoman Yvette Cooper said the bill for hotels was “astronomical” and accused the

Harry Kane maintains Bayern Munich always felt like the right choice for his next club as the England striker prepares to face Manchester United in the Champions League. Kane left Tottenham for Bayern in a deal which could be worth up to £100million ahead of the summer transfer window closing. Reports suggested United were one of the English

The father of Sara Sharif has been ordered to face trial next autumn as a court heard the 10-year-old suffered a “constellation” of injuries culminating in her death. On Tuesday, Urfan Sharif appeared at the Old Bailey alongside Sara’s stepmother, Beinash Batool, and uncle, Faisal Malik, following their return from Pakistan last week. All three