Rains trigger deadly landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island
Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said, adding to ...
Vital support helps ‘still learning’ Shoaib Bashir shine with England
Shoaib Bashir is still “learning on the job” as a Test spinner but believes the support of Ben Stokes is helping unlock his ...
Cost of UK asylum system hits record £5.38bn
The UK’s asylum system now costs £5 billion – the highest level of spending on record and up by more than a third in a year. Home Office spending on asylum rose by £1.43 billion, up 36% from £3.95 ...
Frank Lampard appointed Coventry head coach
Coventry have announced Frank Lampard as their new head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract. The 46-year-old will take charge of the Sky Blues for the first time this Saturday when his new side ...
Police respond to 'Penhill incident' as area cordoned off
An area of trees in Penhill has been cordoned off by police since the early hours of the morning after an 'incident' in Swindon ...
Pension credit applications soar but approvals remain low
Just 42,500 applications have been approved since July, when the Government said almost 900,000 households were missing out on the benefit.
MPs’ decisions on assisted dying should be made on ‘secular basis’ – minister
Decisions about assisted dying should be made on a “secular basis”, a Government minister said ahead of MPs voting on the issue on Friday. Home Office minister Seema Malhotra acknowledged that “people ...
Conservative US influencer Candace Owens barred from New Zealand
The US conservative political commentor Candace Owens has been refused a visa to enter New Zealand for a speaking engagement because she had been banned from another country, immigration officials ...
Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting 906,000 peak
“While remaining high by historic standards, net migration is now beginning to fall and is provisionally down 20% in the 12 months to June 2024. Over that period we have seen a fall in immigration, ...
Police car crashes into New Zealand PM’s limousine, but no-one hurt
A police car has collided with an official limousine transporting New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis. No-one was hurt in the incident, officials said.
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey launches Christmas number one bid with charity single
Sir Ed Davey is launching a bid for Christmas number one with a charity single called Love Is Enough. The Liberal Democrat leader is teaming up with Bath Philharmonia’s Young Carers’ Choir for the ...
Australian police officer who Tasered 95-year-old woman guilty of manslaughter
A police officer who shocked a 95-yer-old nursing home resident with a Taser has been found guilty of manslaughter in an Australian court. A jury found Kristian James Samuel White guilty in the trial ...