Damian Grammaticas Political Correspondent BBC Listen to Damian read this article. The sheet of paper says “Wanted Person” at the top. Below is a photo of a young woman, a headshot that might have been taken in a studio. She looks directly at the camera, smiling with her teeth showing, and her dark, shoulder-length hair…
James Williams Presenter, BBC Radio Wales PA Media Rhun ap Iorwerth, left, and other senior figures like Liz Saville Roberts, right, are hoping to win next year’s Senedd elections On the Maes in Pwllheli, a mobile sign on the pavement advertises a shop’s wares: “Tarot, Crystals, Wicca, Reiki.” Take a look above the shop window…
Ministers have said police should be more transparent about the nationalities of people who are charged. It comes after two men charged over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Warwickshire were reported to be Afghan asylum seekers. Police have not confirmed this, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called their decision not…
Brian Wheeler Political reporter Watch: Kemi Badenoch says she “didn’t get praised” for accusing fellow pupil of cheating Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has told the BBC how she stood up in an exam and accused a fellow pupil of cheating, leading to him being expelled from school. In a wide-ranging interview with Amol Rajan, the…
Councils in inner London are set to become the biggest losers under a government plan to update council funding rules, a think tank says. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found some London boroughs could see their funding levels drop up to 12% once inflation is taken into account. But areas in outer London are…
Two women and a man have been charged with showing support for proscribed terror group Palestine Action following a protest in central London. Jeremy Shippam, 71, of West Sussex, Judit Murray, 71, of Surrey, and Fiona Maclean, 53, of Hackney are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 16 September, the Metropolitan Police said….
Jess Warren & Lauren Stanley BBC News Reuters The Islamic University of Gaza has been bombed during the war More than 70 MPs are calling on the government to defer biometric checks for students from Gaza who have secured a university place in the UK for the upcoming academic year. MP for Brent West Barry…
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is set for a showdown with the Chinese owners of British Steel after the government claimed they demanded hundreds of millions in taxpayer money for the steelworks at Scunthorpe. A search for a new buyer has stalled after Jingye asked for the cash to complete the transfer of the company. The…
Gordon Brown has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to hike gambling taxes so she can lift benefit restrictions at her autumn Budget. The former Labour prime minister and chancellor told the BBC Britain was facing a “social crisis” with a growing need to take children out of poverty. Hiking taxes on the “undertaxed” gambling industry…
