Rob Freeman
Politics
Israel strikes Iran despite calls for restraint from UK and US
The Israel Defence Forces said it had struck military targets “belonging to the Iranian terror regime” in response to Iranian missiles.
By Rob Freeman
8 Jun 2026
Politics
UK and Jordan drop aid supplies to Gaza City hospital
Supplies included essential medicines, fuel and food for patients and staff.
By Rob Freeman
22 Feb 2024
UK
Brianna Ghey’s mother calls for ban on social media apps for under-16s
Esther Ghey wants children to only be able to have certain smartphones, which have software so searches for key words are flagged to parents
By Rob Freeman
5 Feb 2024
Politics
Home Secretary says Rwanda plan is fighting ‘evil’ of people smugglers
James Cleverly said ‘there is nothing righteous’ in opponents blocking a tool to break criminality.
By Rob Freeman
4 Feb 2024
UK
Sylvester Stallone ‘torn up’ at death of Rocky co-star Carl Weathers
Weathers played nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky movies.
By Rob Freeman
3 Feb 2024
Crime
Family of one of Brianna Ghey’s killers say lives ‘are in turmoil’
Scarlett Jenkinson’s family thanker Brianna’s mother her ‘incredible selflessness and empathy’.
By Rob Freeman
3 Feb 2024
Politics1 Feb 2024
Hero Post Office campaigner plans to reject ‘cruel’ compensation offer
Former subpostmater Alan Bates said he had been offered ‘around a sixth’ of the requested amount after Horizon IT scandal
Politics
Former political rivals call for sale of NHS data to drive AI treatment
Tony Blair and Lord Hague’s report says ‘nothing will be more important to British jobs’ than biotechnology.
By Rob Freeman
25 Jan 2024
Environment
Storm Isha leaves thousands of people without power
Travel is disrupted across the UK as wind gusts of up to 99mph recorded.
By Rob Freeman
22 Jan 2024
London16 Jan 2024
Capital to freeze in -6C at night but 'little chance of snow'
Commuters warned to brace for temperatures feeling as low as -6C as capital hit by Arctic air
UK
More than half of child abuse reports made against under-18s
One third of abuse came from within the family with at least 32% of cases stemming from online sexual abuse
By Rob Freeman
10 Jan 2024
Politics
‘Bonds of trust’ broken between families and schools, says report
The Centre for Social Justice has called for more sport in school to help tackle absences.
By Rob Freeman
7 Jan 2024
Politics
Sunak had doubts over Rwanda migrants plan as Chancellor, documents suggest
The No 10 papers from said Mr Sunak believed the ‘deterrent won’t work’.
By Rob Freeman
6 Jan 2024
UK
Man arrested after shots fired at three locations in Liverpool in one night
The first report of shots was received from a shop, with further incidents outside a cinema and at a nearby property.
By Rob Freeman
4 Jan 2024
Environment
Proposed climate summit text described as a ‘catastrophe’ and ‘severely flawed’
The proposed plan was praised for calling on the world to wean itself off planet-warming fossil fuels, but loopholes remain.
By Rob Freeman
13 Dec 2023
Politics
Sunak says ‘enough is enough’ as he steps up fight to control immigration
The Prime Minister wrote in The Sun: ‘If you can’t contribute to the UK, you are not coming to the UK.’
By Rob Freeman
5 Dec 2023
UK
King and Queen 'planning first trip to Australia and New Zealand'
The monarch is reported to be planning a trip Down Under for October 2024
By Rob Freeman
5 Dec 2023
Politics
Sellafield denies nuclear site’s networks have been victim of cyber attacks
An investigation by The Guardian said it had found security breaches dating back to 2015.
By Rob Freeman
5 Dec 2023
Politics
Labour has to be ‘diverse’ to form successful government says Rayner
‘You don’t just need a load of Angela Rayners – that would be awful,’ Labour’s deputy leader said.
By Rob Freeman
25 Nov 2023
Crime
Bedford Prison in ‘urgent’ need of improvement, inspectors warn
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said ‘this latest inspection is a damning indictment of the state of prisons’.
By Rob Freeman
17 Nov 2023
Politics
Home Secretary slams pro-Gaza protestors at Royal Artillery Memorial
People were ordered off the Royal Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner after a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament
By Rob Freeman
16 Nov 2023