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A major storm forecast to bring strong winds, heavy rain and snow across much of the UK on Tuesday has been named Storm Chandra by the Met Office. Flooding and travel disruption are likely in places, with significant snow expected on higher ground in northern areas. An amber alert for heavy rain covers southwest England on Monday and Tuesday, with the Met Office warning of thirty to fifty millimetres of […]

Police officers in England and Wales could spend more time on the streets under sweeping reform plans to be unveiled on Monday. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will pledge to cut "red tape" and "unnecessary admin" that currently keeps officers in stations. She will also introduce faster response times for emergencies by setting a national standard for 999 calls. Mahmood said: "People are reporting crimes and then waiting hours or even […]

A man has been shot dead and details emerged during a press conference in Minneapolis. Police chief Brian O'Hara said officers attended a shooting involving federal agents and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. He confirmed the man died and, based on limited information, is believed to be a 37 year old Minneapolis resident and US citizen. Andy Burnham says he has sought permission to enter Labour's selection process […]

The Duke of Sussex has said the sacrifices of British soldiers who served and died in Afghanistan deserve to be recognised truthfully and with respect. His comments follow US President Donald Trump’s claim that NATO allies stayed away from the front lines. Prince Harry served as an Army Air Corps co-pilot gunner and undertook two frontline tours in Afghanistan. Labour is giving Andy Burnham just 24 hours to decide whether […]

The UK is preparing for the largest policing overhaul in decades, with the number of constabularies set to be reduced. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will outline plans next week to cut the current 43 forces. Critics argue the existing system is bureaucratic and expensive, and some officials say smaller forces struggle to tackle serious crime. Reforms are expected to merge back-office functions, freeing resources for more frontline officers. Owners of […]

US troops have moved 150 Islamic State prisoners from Syria to Iraq, part of plans that could see up to seven thousand detainees transferred across the border. The Syrian government under President Ahmed al Sharaa has been seeking to reassert control over the country, clashing with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces who previously held the northeast. The withdrawal of SDF troops has raised concerns over the security of around a […]

A commuter train has derailed near Barcelona after a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks. Spanish emergency officials say the train driver has died, and twenty people have been injured, four of them critically. The derailment comes just two days after a separate train collision in southern Spain killed forty two people and injured dozens more. A fifteen year old boy has been stabbed to death in woodland near a […]

Ministers are launching a consultation on banning under-16s from social media after pressure from dozens of backbench MPs. The government initially opposed such a ban but has softened its stance and will now seek views on introducing an Australia-style policy. The consultation will also look at improving age assurance technology to enforce minimum age limits, assess whether the digital age of consent is too low, and examine restricting or removing […]

Twenty-one people have died and more than a hundred are injured after a train derailment in southern Spain, the interior ministry and Spanish media report. A train from Malaga to Madrid, carrying three hundred and seventeen passengers, left Malaga at six forty local time before derailing and crossing onto an adjacent track, where another train was also derailed. Emergency services attended the scene. More than sixty Labour MPs have called […]