UK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October Budget
Long-term government borrowing costs have risen to a 28-year high, putting further pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of…
Family mourn ‘deeply loved’ girl killed in Middlesbrough fire
The family of a seven-year-old girl killed in a house fire said their lives had been changed forever by her…
Mel Stride and Priti Patel replaced in major Tory reshuffle
Sir Mel Stride and Dame Priti Patel have left the shadow cabinet as part of a significant reshuffle of the…
Jewish community in harder position than immediately after synagogue attack, says rabbi
A memorial service will take place at Heaton Park synagogue later to commemorate the victims and survivors. Chief Rabbi Ephraim…
Nursery fined after baby boy burned by bleach
Defence advocate Barry Smith KC said the first priority of a nursery was the safety and wellbeing of the children…
Early release scheme could see dangerous criminals released, Conservatives warn
Speaking exclusively to BBC Breakfast on Sunday, Burnham said he had applied “common sense” on IPPs. “I was faced with…
British woman killed in stabbing at German railway station
A British woman has died after being stabbed at a railway station in southern Germany in the early hours of…
Police release one of two fatal fire suspects
A 31-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder over a fatal house fire has been released with no further action…
PC Harper’s killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme
Pressed on how many foreign prisoners could be returned, Burnham said it was “hundreds”. Government figures show there were 10,134…
Burnham gets the early prison release changes he wanted – but at what cost?
The prime minister’s announcement that he will keep hundreds of criminals behind bars who would otherwise have been released early…