Litvinenko widow warns Tories over Russian donations
Marina Litvinenko says party risks tainting its reputation in light of Sergei Skripal poisoningThe Conservative party is facing pressure to return Russian donations after the attempted murder of the...
View ArticleNational security council meets to discuss Skripal poisoning response
PM reportedly facing pressure from some ministers to take tougher line with Russia in response to attempted murders in SalisburySalisbury spy attack: May likely to blame Russia, Tory MP saysThe...
View ArticleTrump says US will condemn Russia if it is found to be behind Skripal...
Rolling coverage of political developments, including the US president saying he will discuss Salisbury spy poisoning case with Theresa MayAfternoon summaryLunchtime summary4.58pm GMTAfternoon...
View ArticleHappy or sad, the colour of your face reveals how you feel
People able to identify others’ feelings from changes in facial blood flow alone up to 75% of the time, study saysSubtle shifts in blood flow colour around the face provide key insights into a person’s...
View ArticleTwitter not protecting women from abuse, says Amnesty
Human rights group says trolls are winning as site has become toxic place for womenTwitter is failing to prevent online violence and abuse against women, creating a toxic environment for them, Amnesty...
View ArticleFacebook whistleblower gives evidence to MPs on Cambridge Analytica row - as...
Sandy Parakilas, who has claimed covert harvesting was routine at the social network, told the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Facebook did not do enough to prevent, identify - or act upon...
View ArticleMosques launch anti-radicalisation scheme as alternative to Prevent
Exclusive: Safe and Secure programme aims to address same issues as controversial government strategy but without stigma An anti-radicalisation programme billed as an alternative to the government’s...
View ArticleEasyJet suspends pilots over dancing cartoon cockpit video
First officer does paperwork with virtual characters and captain pictured with bear filter on faceTwo easyJet pilots have been suspended after footage emerged of them playing a Snapchat game in the...
View ArticleBritish woman breaks Atlantic rowing record months after brain surgery
Kiko Matthews becomes fastest woman to row solo across Atlantic after 50 days at seaA former teacher who survived two tumours and a life-threatening illness has become the fastest woman to row solo...
View ArticleScouts pay £42,000 over claim from boy with autism
Family of Ben Gleeson say restrictions for camping and athletics amounted to a banAn 11-year-old boy with autism has received £42,000 in compensation after his family accused a cub scout group of...
View ArticleHealth trusts say next year's A&E targets will be impossible to meet
Only 5% of trusts are confident their emergency departments will reach required levelsNHS plans for the coming year will be impossible to deliver despite Theresa May’s promise to accelerate long-term...
View ArticleOxfam scandal linked to Sport Relief raising a third less on the night
This year’s on-the-night appeal on BBC raised £38.2m, compared with £55.4m last yearFears have been raised about the potential impact of the Oxfam sexual abuse scandal on the wider charity sector after...
View ArticleJacob Rees-Mogg to host fortnightly radio phone-in on LBC
Brexiter will take calls in slot on Nick Ferrari’s breakfast show, with no topic off limits, LBC saysJacob Rees-Mogg is to host a fortnightly phone-in on the national talk radio station LBC, the...
View ArticleKilled in 2018: London's victims of violence
There have been 50 killings so far this year, amid fears crime levels could rise to highest in a decadeHe was studying physics and aerospace at the University of Hertfordshire, hoping to become a...
View ArticleHow does London's spate of killings compare with other cities?
London’s homicide rate is higher than New York’s only by a narrow measure, and for its population size is not the worst in the UKA spate of recent suspected murders in London has prompted concerns...
View ArticleSergei Skripal's cat and guinea pigs die after police seal house
Two guinea pigs found dead at Salisbury home of ex-spy while a cat needed to be put downTwo guinea pigs belonging to Sergei Skripal died and his cat was put down after the Salisbury nerve agent attack,...
View ArticlePolish schools in UK warned over far-right connections
Saturday language schools urged to rule out cooperation with radical and extremist groupsAn association for Polish community schools in the UK has warned its members to be vigilant amid concerns that...
View ArticleDaily Mail's Quentin Letts accused of 'racist attitude' in theatre review
Royal Shakespeare Company directors condemn remarks on ‘miscasting’ of Leo WringerThe Royal Shakespeare Company has accused the Daily Mail’s Quentin Letts of a “blatantly racist attitude” for...
View ArticleMan shot dead by Metropolitan police in east London
Met said it was called by man making threats and claiming he had a firearm in RomfordA man believed to be in his 40s has been shot dead by the Metropolitan police in Romford, east London.Scotland Yard...
View ArticleMay: Syria and Russia should be held to account for chemical attacks - live...
PM says Salisbury poisoning as reckless as Syria chemical attackViolent crime strategy overshadowed by row over police numbersJeremy Corbyn launches Labour’s local election campaign7.29pm BSTThat’s it...
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