John Apter, chair of Police Federation of England and Wales, facing two criminal investigations into gross misconductOne of the most powerful leaders in UK policing has been suspended after being placed under criminal investigation over two allegations…
Ali Harbi Ali pleads not guilty to murder of MP David Amess
Twenty-five-year-old accused of stabbing politician to death also denies planning terrorist attackThe man accused of stabbing to death the Conservative MP Sir David Amess has pleaded not guilty to his murder and planning a terrorist attack for more tha…
Covid news live: WHO urges caution over festive gatherings, London cancels NYE celebration
WHO warns holiday festivities will lead to “increased cases, overwhelmed health systems and more deaths”; London records the UK’s highest number of Omicron cases amid steep rise in hospitalisationsOmicron is now dominant Covid-19 variant in US, officia…
European markets rebound, but Omicron fears remain – business live
Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial marketsThe mood of consumers in Europe’s largest economy is darkening as the Omicron variant spreads across the region. According to the latest consumer sentiment index from Germany’s GfK insti…
Ex-police officer wins appeal over force’s guidance on hate incidents
Judge rules Humberside’s actions were ‘disproportionate interference’ with right to freedom of expressionA former police officer has won a court of appeal challenge over police guidance on hate incidents after claiming it unlawfully interferes with the…
Human rights are being attacked by the government, not fine-tuned | Letters
Nick Moss says the struggle to defend and extend our rights has to be conducted on the streets, as well as in parliament and the courts. John Robinson fears that we are facing an existential attack on our democracyI agree with Martha Spurrier that this…
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…
The Shaun Bailey photo really is a party exposé | Stewart Lee
The picture of the London Conservative mayoral candidate and friends sends a clear message to the electorate, but perhaps not the one they wanted to communicateSince the weekend, I have been running in my revived 2020 standup show in impressively Covid…
Exponential growth is unintuitive and can be frightening | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
But, fortunately, it cannot continue indefinitelyThe health secretary impressed parliament last week when he said daily Omicron infections were estimated at about 200,000. This was classic “number theatre” – pulling a big statistic out of a hat without…
How Lord Frost exit got Nadine Dorries deleted from Tory WhatsApp group
Resignation of Brexit minister led to fevered online reaction – and blue on blue fire in a Tory chat groupBrexit minister Lord Frost’s late Saturday night resignation prompted frenzied reaction on social media including a lively row on a Conservative p…