Ahmed found guilty of two counts of attempted rape and one of buggery when he was a teenager in 1970sThe former peer Nazir Ahmed has been found guilty of serious sexual assault against a young boy and the attempted rape of a girl when he was a teenager…
Piers Corbyn arrested on suspicion of calling for MPs’ offices to be burned down
Video shared on social media shows anti-lockdown protester criticising politicians who voted for Covid curbsPiers Corbyn has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging people to burn down MPs’ offices.The Metropolitan police said the man in his 70s – wh…
Durham head steps back after calling students ‘pathetic’ at Rod Liddle event
South College principal Tim Luckhurst will not attend external events while investigation into dinner takes placeThe principal of a Durham University college who called students “pathetic” for protesting during an event with the columnist Rod Liddle ha…
Scale of problems at Liverpool city council revealed in commissioners report
Government-appointed officials say the troubled council still faces significant issues following a ‘toxic period’Liverpool city council is “emerging from a difficult, somewhat toxic period”, according to the first report from government-appointed commi…
Getting flu with Covid doubles risk of death, says UK health chief
Both flu and Covid-19 will circulate this winter, warns head of UK Health Security AgencyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople who catch flu and Covid at the same time this winter are twice as likely to die than those who o…
Asylum seekers placed in ‘unsuitable’ Blackpool hotel despite council protests
Local authority accuses Home Office and Serco of trying to beat court hearing and frustrate justice system Blackpool council has accused the Home Office and Serco of deliberately acting to frustrate the justice system after placing asylum seekers in a …
Michael Fawcett: former royal aide Charles once called ‘indispensable’
The ex-CEO’s resignation from the Prince’s Foundation is his third since he began working with the princeMichael Fawcett’s service to the royal family began in his late teens, when the accountant’s son from Orpington, Kent, became a footman to the Quee…
Leeds prison punished inmates by restricting showers, report finds
Staff at HMP Leeds restricted access during hot weather in June 2020, with shielding inmates also affectedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePrisoners were unlawfully prevented from showering daily as punishment for poor behavi…
A ‘safe space for racists’: antisemitism report criticises social media giants
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and TikTok failing to act on most reported anti-Jewish posts, says studyThere has been a serious and systemic failure to tackle antisemitism across the five biggest social media platforms, resulting in a “safe spac…
Man, 19, arrested after girl, 15, dies at north Wales holiday park
Man is in custody after what police described as ‘domestic incident’ in Ty Mawr in TowynA man has been arrested after a 15-year-old girl died at a holiday park in north Wales.Police officers were called to Ty Mawr holiday park in Towyn, near Abergele, …