A man is set to appear in court charged with attempted murder over a stabbing attack following a night of violence in Belfast. Some people were forced to flee their homes and multiple cars and homes were set alight in the disorder on Tuesday which followed Monday’s knife attack in the north of the city. The 30-year-old accused, who is Sudanese, is also charged with possession of an article with a blade or point in […]
Thomas Tuchel says England cannot win the World Cup if they obsess about the role of Jude Bellingham or any other star. The back-to-back European Championship finalists arrive in North America among the favourites to triumph on the global stage 60 years after Sir Alf Ramsey led the nation to glory. England possess some of the game’s biggest names, but Tuchel has repeatedly stressed any chance of success rests on building a cohesive unit rather than squeezing in […]
The victim of the Belfast knife attack has sustained significant injuries to his eyes while his alleged attacker had leave to remain in the UK having travelled to Northern Ireland from Dublin, police said. The suspect, a Sudanese man in his 30s, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the assault on Monday night. As well as the eye injuries, the victim also sustained slash wounds to his face and back, police said. Police Service of […]
The Nottingham stabbings, the Southport attack and Manchester Arena bombing could have been stopped if public authorities did not fear being called racist, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader made the claim as she announced her party would seek to abolish a duty for teachers, nurses and police officers to consider protected characteristics enshrined in equality law as they undertake their day-to-day jobs. The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) requires all public sector workers to consider how […]
An electrician who stabbed a judge’s daughter to death in a frenzied rage before blowing up their home in a gas explosion has been jailed for life. Clifton George, 45, killed his partner Annabel Rook, 46, by stabbing her 31 times during a row at their east London home after she had said they should end their 10-year relationship. In the aftermath of the killing, George started a fire in the basement in order to cause a gas […]
A train passenger who grabbed a young woman’s hair and asked “can I kiss you?” has been sentenced in the first conviction for harassment based on a person’s sex David Stroud, 44, made sexually motivated comments to the victim on a train to London on April 3, two days after a new law came into force banning harassment because of a person’s sex. He pleaded guilty to harassing the woman at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court, which heard Stroud […]
The Government should reform stamp duty to help more people get on the property ladder, a committee of MPs has urged. A consultation should be launched by the end of 2026 to examine potential alternatives, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee said. The report recommended that stamp duty reform takes place alongside a reform of council tax. Stamp duty applies in England and Northern Ireland. The report said: “For decades, skyrocketing house prices, slow […]
MPs are set to debate the possibility of a permanent national monument to honour Sir David Attenborough, after a petition received almost 90,000 signatures. The veteran broadcaster celebrated his 100th birthday last month, with the King and the Prince of Wales paying tribute to his “lifetime of extraordinary service”. Labour’s Johanna Baxter, who is leading the Westminster Hall debate, said Sir David’s “contribution to our national life is without equal”, as she called for a […]
Collectable coins celebrating 50 years of Aardman, the Academy Award-winning animation studio behind beloved characters such as Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, are being launched by The Royal Mint. The “tails” side of the coin was designed by Aardman and features some of the most recognisable characters from the studio’s back catalogue. The design includes Morph, Shaun the Sheep and scheming villain Feathers McGraw, as well as Wallace and Gromit. A selection of […]
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