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Body found during river search for missing 11-year-old boy
Mackenzie Swift was last seen entering the River Don in South Yorkshire on Saturday
By Pa Reporters
2 Jun 2026
Politics
Met chief backs changes to firearms scrutiny after Chris Kaba shooting
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley commented after Yvette Cooper unveiled a string of measures in the wake of the Chris Kaba case
By Pa Reporters
23 Oct 2024
Crime
Campaigners and police call for change following death of Chris Kaba
Martyn Blake, 40, faced a trial at the Old Bailey after fatally shooting the 24-year-old in Streatham, south-east London, on September 5 2022.
By Pa Reporters
22 Oct 2024
UK
In Pictures: St Andrews’ students soap up the fun of Raisin Monday
University students doused each other with shaving foam as part of traditional celebrations to welcome new undergraduates.
By Pa Reporters
21 Oct 2024
Politics
NHS care can be a ‘death sentence’ for some patients – Wes Streeting
Ministers have launched a ‘national conversation’ on the future of the service.
By Pa Reporters
21 Oct 2024
Politics
Starmer insists NHS must make better use of tech amid data protection concerns
Proposed new laws will make patient records available across all NHS hospitals, GP surgeries and ambulance services in England.
By Pa Reporters
21 Oct 2024
World
Who are the Houthi rebels as US bombs weapons bunkers in Yemen?
The Islamist militants have promised to respond to US strikes against them
By Pa Reporters
18 Oct 2024
UK
Police inquiries ongoing after man killed and three injured in flats blast
Emergency services went to the scene in Alloa on Sunday evening.
By Pa Reporters
7 Oct 2024
Politics
Lammy: October 7 anniversary is ‘day of deep reflection and pain’
The Foreign Secretary echoed Sir Keir Starmer’s words, remembering ‘the worst attack on the Jewish community since the Holocaust’.
By Pa Reporters
7 Oct 2024
Politics
More than 250 Britons exit Beirut on chartered planes as last flight planned
David Lammy urged anyone wanting to exit the country to register immediately with the Foreign Office.
By Pa Reporters
4 Oct 2024
UK
Government defends spending plans after accusations of ‘giveaway Budget’
Minister for Finance Jack Chambers said Budget 2025 has ‘the common good at its core’.
By Pa Reporters
1 Oct 2024
UK
Budget 2025: Child supports and lump sums aim to ‘lessen Ireland’s problems’
Jack Chambers said Budget 2025 presented a unique opportunity to ‘plan, transform and deliver for the future’.
By Pa Reporters
1 Oct 2024
Crime1 Oct 2024
The many twists and turns of Julian Assange’s lengthy legal fight
Assange addressed a human rights committee in Strasbourg on Tuesday
Politics
UK Government charters flight out of Lebanon for Britons
Foreign Secretary David Lammy described the situation in Lebanon as ‘volatile’ and with the ‘potential to deteriorate quickly’.
By Pa Reporters
30 Sept 2024
Politics
Britons in Lebanon urged to leave by Foreign Secretary David Lammy
Mr Lammy has warned that the situation on the ground is ‘fast moving’.
By Pa Reporters
30 Sept 2024
UK
Dame Maggie Smith hailed as ‘one of the true greats’ after glittering career
Harry Potter and Downton Abbey stars were among those remembering the late actress.
By Pa Reporters
28 Sept 2024
UK
Dame Maggie Smith, ‘extraordinary mother and grandmother’, dies aged 89
A statement from her sons said she died peacefully in hospital on September 27.
By Pa Reporters
27 Sept 2024
Film
Dame Maggie Smith: Performer of contrasts who wowed on stage and screen
She won over a new generation of fans when she starred in the Harry Potter films.
By Pa Reporters
27 Sept 2024
Environment
In Pictures: Sycamore Gap tree’s absence is felt a year on
The felling of the tree has deprived visitors to Hadrian’s Wall of one of its most famous sights.
By Pa Reporters
27 Sept 2024
UK
Man to appear in court charged with murder of Daejaun Campbell in Woolwich
Jacob Losiewicz, 18, of Church Manor Way, Abbey Wood, has been remanded to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court.
By Pa Reporters
26 Sept 2024
Environment
Yellow weather warning for more heavy rain issued as UK recovers from flooding
On Thursday, a yellow warning for the North East – indicating heavy rain could cause some disruption – has been issued for the whole day.
By Pa Reporters
24 Sept 2024