Chances of finding missing girl’s body in Gloucester cafe ‘unlikely’ says former West solicitor

The solicitor of serial killer Fred West's wife says he thinks it's "unlikely" the body of missing Mary Bastholm will be found in the Gloucester cafe being searched by police.

Nine-year-old killed after being ‘struck by lightning’ named as Jordan Banks

A nine-year-old boy who died after apparently being struck by lightning on a football field in Blackpool has been named as Jordan Banks.

PM announces public inquiry into government handling of pandemic to begin in spring 2022

An independent public inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic will begin in the spring of next year, the prime minister has announced.

COVID pandemic was a ‘preventable disaster’ and declaring emergency earlier could have saved 3.4m lives – report

The World Health Organisation should have declared a global emergency earlier than 30 January 2020 and recommended travel restrictions to prevent the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, a panel has said.

COVID pandemic was a ‘preventable disaster’ and declaring emergency earlier could have saved 3.4m lives – report

The World Health Organisation should have declared a global emergency earlier than 30 January 2020 and recommended travel restrictions to prevent the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, a panel has said.

Maori MP thrown out of NZ parliament for doing haka

A Maori MP was thrown out of a New Zealand parliament debate for performing a haka in protest at what he said were racist comments made by an opposition party leader.

Maori MP thrown out of NZ parliament for doing haka

A Maori MP was thrown out of a New Zealand parliament debate for performing a haka in protest at what he said were racist comments made by an opposition party leader.

Miliband: Being opposition leader ‘very unforgiving’ but Starmer is ‘up to it’

Ed Miliband has backed Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, telling Sky News that being leader of the opposition is a "very unforgiving job" but "I know he's up to it".