A nine-year-old girl was fatally shot when a man being chased by a gunman forced his way into her Liverpool home. Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot in the chest as her mother struggled with the men at the door of her house in Dovecot at about 22:00 BST on Monday. The gunman “fired indiscriminately”, hitting Olivia,
Month: August 2022
Free Jaggi Campaign UK intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off Indian authorities about a British national before his abduction and alleged torture by Punjab police. Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was in India in 2017 when his family say he was forced into an unmarked car. He says he was then tortured over days,
Getty Images Barristers have voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales from next month. The walkout by members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) will begin on 5 September. Until now, members have been striking on alternate weeks in a dispute with the government over pay, working conditions and legal
Jonathan Hordle/ITV/PA Wire Rishi Sunak has criticised Liz Truss’ economic plans, saying she cannot afford tax cuts and a support package to help tackle rising energy bills. His Tory leadership rival would have to raise borrowing to dangerous levels, risking higher inflation, he said. His comments come as it has emerged an emergency budget planned
Reuters The daughter of a close ally of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has been killed in a suspected car bombing. Darya Dugina, 29, died after an explosion on a road outside Moscow, Russia’s investigative committee said. It is thought her father, the Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, who is known as “Putin’s brain”, may have been
Reuters Workers at the UK’s busiest container port are to walk out in a pay dispute. About 1,900 members of the union Unite are taking strike action, expected to last eight days, at the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk, from Sunday. The union said members rejected a 7% pay offer from port operator, the Felixstowe
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. More than 45,000 rail workers have begun another day of strike action in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Network Rail said only 20% of services will run with train companies LNER, Cross Country and Chiltern
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ukrainian strikes on Crimea are having major psychological and operational effects on Moscow’s forces, Western officials have told journalists. Explosions at the Saki airbase on 9 August and other assaults have put more than half of the
Reuters Finland’s prime minister has said she has taken a drug test, after new footage emerged showing the leader dancing with a Finnish popstar. Sanna Marin, 36, came under fire this week after a leaked video showed her partying, with some politicians saying she should be tested for narcotics. At a news conference on Friday,
Getty Images Rising numbers of people will fall sick and see their health worsen unless the government takes further action to limit energy price rises, the NHS says. The NHS Confederation said the UK was facing a “humanitarian crisis”. The group, which represents health bosses, said many people would face the awful choice between skipping
ITV Studios Rishi Sunak has insisted he still has a “shot” at Downing Street despite polls suggesting Liz Truss has a strong lead in the Conservative leadership contest. He told ITV’s This Morning he “definitely” had a chance of victory, while warning his rival’s tax-cutting plans risked fuelling inflation. The former chancellor said his economic
Getty Images Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be opening A-level, T-level and BTec results this morning. It is the first time since 2019 that A-level grades are being based on public exams, after two years of cancellations because of Covid. Overall grades for A-levels are expected to be lower than 2020 and
Getty Images Soaring food costs have pushed UK inflation into double digits for the first time since 1982, with prices continuing to rise at their fastest rate for more than 40 years. Inflation hit 10.1% in the 12 months to July, up from 9.4% in June, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Soaring living
Getty Images More than 4,000 UK victims of the infected blood scandal are to receive interim compensation of £100,000 each, the government has announced. It will be given to those whose health is failing after developing blood-borne viruses like hepatitis and HIV as well as partners of people who have died. It is the first
Getty Images Pay has fallen further behind the rising cost of living, according the latest official data. While average wages rose 4.7% between April and June, that was outpaced by inflation – or price rises – which is growing at a much faster pace. As a result, the “real value” of pay fell by 3%,
BBC In a nondescript white plastic bag, Ammar carried a clutch of papers that are among his most precious belongings right now. It would’ve attracted too much attention for us to visit his home, so on his motorcycle, he’d come to meet us at a secure location, scared during the journey that he might get