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Anyone whipping up violence online will face the full force of the law, Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman warned after Elon Musk said “civil war is inevitable”, following days of rioting in the UK. Mr Musk, the billionaire owner of X, made the comments on the social media platform below a video of rioters setting off

The home secretary has said prison places “are ready” for the “thuggish minority of criminals” rioting across the UK, ahead of an emergency COBRA meeting today. Yvette Cooper will hold the emergency meeting this morning following nearly a week of rioting in cities and towns across the UK. More than 140 people have been arrested

Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones and Bonnie Tyler are just some of the musicians to have called Wales their home. This week, the talents of the land of song are on full display at one of Europe‘s largest music and poetry festivals, the National Eisteddfod. But concerns have been raised about the future of

Sir Keir Starmer has told the police they have ministers’ full backing to take “all necessary action to keep our streets safe” from “thugs” who “sow hate” as violent protests erupted across the UK following the stabbing of three girls in Southport. A Downing Street spokesperson said the prime minister had met senior ministers including

The BBC has removed a video of a teenager accused of murdering three girls in Southport after it emerged he starred in a Children in Need advert. A spokesman for BBC Children in Need said the clip was removed across all platforms “out of respect” for the victims. “Our deepest sympathies go out to everyone

A driver has been jailed for more than 10 years after hitting a pedestrian and sending him flying through a wall into a family’s home in London. Ali Xhaferri, 43, was driving at almost 100mph on the A406 North Circular Road at Stonebridge, near Wembley, on 11 March 2022 when he lost control of his

Police have released images of eight people they are looking to identify after “criminal activity” at a protest outside a hotel housing migrants in Aldershot. Hampshire Police said one of their officers suffered a minor injury in the disruption outside the Potters International Hotel on Wednesday evening. They say a minority of the 200 people

The BBC was aware former newsreader Huw Edwards had been arrested over the most serious category of indecent images of children since last November, the corporation’s director general said. Edwards was arrested in November 2023 while he was suspended from the BBC after allegations were published in The Sun about an unnamed presenter paying a

A police unit will be set up to tackle violent disorder across the country after rioting by far-right groups in the wake of the Southport stabbings, the prime minister has announced. Sir Keir Starmer said he would not allow a “breakdown of law and order on our streets” following violent scenes in Southport, Hartlepool and

Police searching for a teenager who went missing after his kayak capsized in a waterway in Norfolk say they have found a body. Officers launched a search after an 18-year-old boy fell into the water at Middle Level Main Drain in Wiggenhall St Germans at around 3.50pm on Sunday. “While formal identification is yet to

A yellow weather warning has been issued for heavy showers and thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday, including the potential for flooding and power cuts. The Met Office predicts some areas could see as much as a month’s rainfall in a few hours. Large downpours are forecast tonight in the south of England – from Hampshire to

A police van has been set on fire and officers have been injured in disorder outside a Southport mosque – with the chaos erupting in the wake of a knife attack that left three girls dead in the Merseyside town. A crowd of men, many wearing masks and hoodies, have been in a running battle

Southport FC have cancelled tonight’s match out of respect to those who “so tragically lost their lives” in a knife attack in the seaside town in which two children were killed and nine other people injured. Six of the children and two of the adults who were attacked at Taylor Swift yoga and dance workshop

The King has said he and the Queen are “profoundly shocked” by the “utterly horrific” knife attack which killed two children in Southport. He said: “My wife and I have been profoundly shocked to hear of the utterly horrific incident in Southport today. “We send our most heartfelt condolences, prayers and deepest sympathies to the

The lawyer representing a man who was kicked in the head and stamped on by a police officer at Manchester Airport has stepped aside. Akhmed Yakoob claimed that 19-year-old Fahir Amaaz was the target of an “attempted assassination” that had left him “fighting for his life”. However, new footage has emerged showing an alleged assault

The number of mortgage approvals in the UK was “broadly stable” last month, the Bank of England has said. There were 59,976 net approvals in June, down slightly from 60,134 in May, according to officials figures on Monday. The Bank also said net borrowing of mortgage debt increased from £1.3bn in May to £2.7bn in

A former university student has finally been allowed to graduate 41 years after completing his degree – on the same day as his son. Jonny Clothier, 62, studied architecture at the University of Bristol and finished his studies in 1983. But after the pet parrot of one of his flatmates defaced their accommodation – they

The number of plastic bags found on Britain’s beaches has fallen by 80% since the introduction of a levy around a decade ago, new figures show. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), which monitors litter on the shoreline, is now urging the government to build on the success by introducing a deposit scheme for plastic bottles,

Sir Andy Murray’s career was rescued from the brink as he and Dan Evans saved five match points to win their doubles opener at the Olympics. The British tennis great said before the tournament it would be his last ever competition. In one of his best comebacks, Murray and Evans recovered from losing the first

“The ick”, “boop” and other informal modern terms are among the 3,200 new words and phrases that have been added to the Cambridge Dictionary. Made prominent by its use on social media, “the ick” is defined as “a sudden feeling that you dislike someone or something or are no longer attracted to someone because of