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The government’s Rwanda bill will finally become law after the Lords decided there would be no further amendments in a late-night session. For weeks, peers have been pushing back on the scheme – which seeks to deport asylum seekers arriving in the UK via small boats to the African nation – and trying to get

Newsreader Huw Edwards has resigned from the BBC, the corporation has said. The BBC said it was “on medical advice”. It comes nine months after he faced allegations over explicit images. Edwards, who was the BBC’s highest-earning newsreader, was accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit pictures. A BBC spokesperson said:

Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley will meet the home secretary and policing minister this week to discuss antisemitism, Sky News understands. It comes after an antisemitism campaigner was threatened with arrest yards away from a pro-Palestine protest where officers described him as “openly Jewish” and said his presence was “antagonising demonstrators”. The force apologised

An MP facing allegations of misusing campaign funds has quit the Conservative Party and says he won’t stand at the next general election. Claims surfaced earlier this week in The Times that Mark Menzies had used political donations to cover medical expenses and pay off “bad people” who had reportedly locked him in a flat

An antisemitism campaigner has called for the head of the Metropolitan Police to resign after he was called “openly Jewish” by an officer and threatened with arrest at a pro-Palestinian march in London. Gideon Falter, the chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, said Jewish Londoners cannot have confidence in the Met under Sir Mark

The Metropolitan Police has apologised after an officer prevented an antisemitism campaigner from crossing a road near a pro-Palestinian march because they were “openly Jewish”. A video showed an officer using the term while speaking to Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, who was wearing a kippah skull cap near the demonstration

Being Jewish “should never be seen as provocative”, the government has said, following the controversial policing of a pro-Palestinian march in London. Scotland Yard had to apologise twice after an officer prevented an antisemitism campaigner from crossing a road yards from a demonstration because he was “openly Jewish”. A video showed an officer using the

People who are fit to work but do not accept job offers will have their benefits taken away after 12 months, the prime minister has pledged. Outlining his plans to reform the welfare system if the Conservatives win the next general election, Rishi Sunak said “unemployment support should be a safety net, never a choice”

Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell has been charged by police after he was arrested amid an investigation into the SNP’s funding and finances. Police said he has been charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the party. The former SNP chief executive, 59, was questioned by detectives after being taken into Police Scotland

Dozens of people around the world have been arrested after police disrupted a UK-founded website scamming victims on an industrial scale. LabHost, a site set up in 2021, tricked as many as 70,000 UK victims, obtaining 480,000 card numbers and 64,000 PINs worldwide, the Metropolitan Police said. It was created by a criminal network and

An MP has lost the Conservative Party whip while newspaper claims about alleged misuse of campaign funds are investigated. Mark Menzies, the MP for Fylde, disputes the allegations reported by The Times but the Conservative Party is looking into the claims. A spokesperson for Chief Whip Simon Hart said: “Following a call with the Chief

A man has been arrested after a police officer was stabbed in the shoulder in north London. The Metropolitan Police said the officer had been responding to reports of a man with a knife in Mandeville Road, Enfield, on Tuesday afternoon. A 30-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the officer

A decision by athletics bosses to pay Olympic gold medallists was inappropriate and has created problems with other sports, Team GB’s boss has told Sky News. Last week’s announcement by World Athletics president Lord Sebastian Coe was a surprise because sports have never awarded prize money in the 128-year history of the Olympics. Gold medallists

A Muslim student has lost a legal challenge against a school previously dubbed Britain’s strictest over its ban on “prayer rituals”. The pupil, who cannot be named for legal reasons, took the action against Michaela Community School in Brent, north London, claiming the policy “uniquely” affects her faith, with prayer one of its five pillars.

The prime minister is facing another rebellion from his party over his plans to ban young people from ever smoking again. Should the Tobacco and Vapes Bill eventually be passed into law, it would be an offence to sell tobacco products to anyone born after 1 January 2009. This means children aged 15 or younger

Three men have been killed and one critically injured after a car was involved in a crash near the Brent Cross shopping centre in north London. Officers were called to reports of a car crash at Staples Corner retail park at 11.26pm on Sunday, the Metropolitan Police said. They found five men, believed to be

The parents of an eight-year-old boy who died after he was hit by a car while playing in Wiltshire have said he was “the light of our small village”. Police said Lennix Sutcliffe was fatally injured while riding a toy scooter when a driver was pulling into a driveway in Woodland View, Dilton Marsh, at

A 15-year-old boy has been charged over the death of a 70-year-old man in Glasgow. Police were called to the Victoria Road area shortly before midnight on Friday following the reported serious assault of the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The teenager who has been arrested and charged in connection with the

Five people have been arrested after police discovered what they believe to be human remains of a young baby. Officers said those arrested are aged between 20-70, and are being held on suspicion of concealing a death and unlawful burial. They have all been bailed pending further enquiries. Chief Superintendent Clare Jenkins from Greater Manchester

Horse racing carries risk, just like football or F1, a boss at the Aintree course has told Sky News – as Saturday’s Grand National faces renewed scrutiny despite changes intended to make it safer. Two horses were put to death after falling at fences at the Merseyside track – Giovinco in today’s first race and