Ukraine’s surprise incursion has seen it make advances into territories across the Russian border.
Month: August 2024
Judge calls for tougher ‘riot’ charge to be used more widely
Judge John Thackray KC wants prosecutors to consider the charge of riot instead of violent disorder.
Man charged with stabbing police officer at prison
The Greater Manchester detective was stabbed at the prison in County Durham last month, police say.
Comedian Reginald D Hunter apologises after anti-Semitism row
Two audience members were heckled as they left the comic’s new show after he joked about Israel.
Met failing in almost all work areas – inspectorate
The inspectorate found seven of nine areas were graded as “requires improvement” or “inadequate”.
UK economy continues recovery with 0.6% growth
Strong growth in the services sector helped the UK to continue to emerge from last year’s recession.
Boy, 10, gets A* in A-level maths
Kautilya Katariya achieves the top grade after studying the subject online.
Woman died after ‘dog bite wound’, inquest told
An inquest into 34-year-old Michelle Hempstead’s death is opened and then suspended, pending a criminal investigation.
Sodium cyanide in canal ‘could be gone in a week’
The chemical is one of three substances released into the canal in the incident in Walsall.
Woman angry at under-fire NHS trust after son killed her father
A woman says an NHS trust failed to learn lessons from her son’s case in time to prevent the Nottingham attacks.