Family photo A mother, stepfather and a teenager have been given life sentences for murdering five-year-old Logan Mwangi and dumping his body in a river. John Cole, 40, will serve a minimum term of 29 years in prison while Logan’s mother, Angharad Williamson, 31, will serve at least 28 years. Craig Mulligan, 14, will serve
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Reuters The UK will provide an additional £1 billion in military aid for Ukraine, a near-doubling in its support for the fight against the Russian invasion. The new funding takes the military aid given to Kyiv to £2.3bn – and the UK has also spent £1.5bn in humanitarian and economic support for Ukraine. Boris Johnson
Hollie Dance The parents of a 12-year-old boy at the centre of a life support dispute have won an appeal for his case to be heard again. Archie Battersbee was found unconscious at his home in Southend, Essex, on 7 April. A High Court judge previously ruled Archie was dead and told doctors they could
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The cancer campaigner, blogger, broadcaster and former teacher, Dame Deborah James, has died aged 40. She had been receiving end-of-life care for bowel cancer at home and had raised millions for cancer research. The host of the
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Scotland’s first minister has proposed 19 October 2023 as the date for another referendum on independence. Nicola Sturgeon said the question would be the same as in the last referendum in 2014: “Should Scotland be an independent
Reuters At least 42 people, believed to be migrants, have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. According to one local outlet, over a dozen people have also been taken to hospital in varying conditions. Images posted to social media showed a significant number of emergency responders surrounding
Getty Images Barristers will walk out of courts across England and Wales on Monday in a dispute over legal aid funding. During the strikes, they will not accept new cases or take on work for colleagues whose cases have overrun. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said around 81.5% of its more than 2,000 members who
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to urge delivery of more heavy weapons when he addresses the G7 group of wealthy nations later. It follows a barrage of Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and other areas over
PA Media Boris Johnson will promise further financial support for Ukraine as he meets world leaders at a series of summits. He will urge allies to continue backing Kyiv against Moscow’s “barbarism,” saying now is not the time to give up on Ukraine. The prime minister will pledge £429m in guarantees for World Bank lending.
PA Media Boris Johnson has said he is “actively thinking” about a third term, amid criticism of his leadership. The prime minister was asked if he would like to serve a full second term in office – to 2028 or 2029. “At the moment I’m thinking actively about the third term and what could happen
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson has said a “psychological transformation” in his character is “not going to happen” after by-election defeats led to calls for change. The PM was responding to Tory party chairman Oliver Dowden saying it could not
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Clinics have begun closing in some US states after a Supreme Court ruling on Friday removed American women’s constitutional right to abortion. About half of states are expected to introduce new restrictions or bans after the court
EPA Millions of women in the US will lose the legal right to abortion, after the Supreme Court overturned a 50-year-old ruling that legalised it nationwide. The court struck down the landmark Roe v Wade decision, weeks after an unprecedented leaked document suggested it favoured doing so. The judgement will transform abortion rights in America,
The Liberal Democrats have won the Tiverton and Honiton by-election, overturning a Conservative majority of more than 24,000. Former Army major Richard Foord won with more than 22,000 votes after the constituency saw a swing of almost 30%. The by-election was triggered when former Conservative MP Neil Parish resigned his seat after admitting watching pornography
Getty Images Hundreds of British Airways workers at Heathrow Airport have voted to go on strike over pay. Unite and GMB union members who are mostly check-in staff backed industrial action on Thursday. A total of 700 workers are set to strike during the summer holidays, when demand from travellers is expected to be near
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Taliban in Afghanistan have appealed for international support, as the country deals with the aftermath of a devastating 6.1 magnitude earthquake. More than 1,000 people have died and at least 1,500 were injured, a local official
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