Teachers have called for an end to censorship in school libraries, with their union warning it “should ring alarm bells for all of us”. The warning at the National Education Union (NEU) conference in Brighton comes following claims a Salford school ordered dozens of classic titles be removed from shelves. Index on Censorship reported in…
Resident doctors in England are primed to go on strike next week after a deadline set by the prime minister arrived without a deal agreed. Sir Keir Starmer issued an ultimatum on Tuesday, saying the government would withdraw its offer of thousands of NHS jobs, extra training places, and pay reforms if the walkout wasn’t…
Prosecutors are “providing early investigative advice” to the police as they carry out inquiries into Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Both Mandelson, the former UK ambassador to the US, and Andrew, the former Duke of York, were arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office over their…
Chelsea FC have announced a pre-tax loss of £262.4m – the biggest in Premier League history. The west London football club said the losses for the 2024-25 season were in part due to higher operating costs compared to the previous year. In the previous year’s accounts, Chelsea posted a profit of £128.4m which was helped…
A woman has been charged over the death of an 87-year-old great-grandmother who was assaulted at Birmingham New Street railway station. Dorothy Chiles suffered a broken hip after the attack on the station’s concourse at about 11am on 19 November 2024, according to British Transport Police (BTP). Ms Chiles had surgery and was discharged from…
A woman in her 80s has been stabbed to death in southeast London, police have said. Police were called to reports of a man with a knife at Red Lion Place, Plumstread, at 8.50am. Emergency crews found the woman with serious injuries and she was taken to hospital where she died. Another man was also…
Two teenage girls have been arrested for assault after crowds flooded a London high street as part of a social media ‘link-up’. Police were called to Clapham, south London, following reports of anti-social behaviour involving large groups of young people, who gathered after a series of online posts about meeting in the area. Footage showed…
Six police officers are under investigation after a teenager was forced off an e-bike and left with a fractured knee. The 16-year-old boy, who is black, was stopped in Tottenham, north London, on 26 April last year due to concerns about his “manner of riding and general behaviour”, according to watchdog the Independent Office for…
The King has been invited to address Congress during a state visit to the US. Speaker Mike Johnson said: “It is my distinct honor and great privilege to invite His Majesty King Charles III, The King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to address a Joint Meeting of Congress. “Our two…
Three more people have been arrested in connection with an arson attack on Jewish volunteer ambulances in Golders Green. A 20-year-old man, a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were arrested in the early hours of this morning at three separate addresses in East London, the Met Police said. Officers are also carrying out searches…
