The boss of Notting Hill Carnival has said “we can’t ignore the impact of knife crime on our event” as he pledged to work alongside a charity set up by actor Idris Elba. Matthew Phillip, the chief ...

A man accused of assaulting three police officers at Manchester Airport said he headbutted a member of public in self-defence. Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, told Liverpool Crown Court that he visited the ...

TV show The Assembly, described by critics as “extraordinary” and “the most groundbreaking TV show of the year”, is to return for a second series. The programme, which sees a group of inquisitive ...

MP Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour Party for a second time, a spokesperson said, after she doubled down on comments about racism for which she had previously apologised. A Labour Party ...

A couple who have regularly visited the island for the past 30 years say they may never return after having an “appalling experience” with new ferry operator DFDS. David and Janet Hancock, from ...

The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess has reiterated her calls for a public inquiry as she criticised a report into Prevent’s contact with her father’s killer, saying the review “tells us there ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff is the highest paid Government special adviser, new figures have indicated. Morgan McSweeney is paid between £155,000 and £159,999, according to data released by the ...

A pensioner extradited to Northern Ireland from Bulgaria on sex abuse charges has been remanded into custody. David Wilson, 77, with an address given as Slane Road, Carnlough, appeared before Antrim ...

Detectives are working to find a motive following a “sickening” arson attack which killed a “lovely” couple. Peter Eric Greener, 77, known as Eric, died on Wednesday night, and his partner Sheila ...

Sir Keir Starmer said he would not be “deflected” by Labour rebels after he stripped the whip from several MPs. The Prime Minister suspended the whip from Rachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian ...

The leader of Catholics in England and Wales has backed the Pope’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after an “appalling strike” on a church in the war-torn region which left several dead and ...