A counter-terror police officer has agreed his team should have raised a concern about homegrown jihadi Usman Khan’s visit to a prisoner education event, at which he killed two Cambridge University graduates. Detective Sergeant Jon Stephenson, from Staffordshire Police Special Branch, said he agreed in hindsight that the decision to allow 28-year-old Khan to travel […]
Tyson Fury has vowed to “smash Anthony Joshua on the biggest stage of all time” after confirming their long-awaited all-British showdown would go ahead this summer. The pair will contest all four world heavyweight titles for the first time in the sport’s history when they meet on August 14 in Saudi Arabia. In a video […]
People in England and Wales are now able to travel overseas on holiday to a limited number of destinations. There are green, amber and red lists for international travel. Here the PA news agency answers 11 key questions on what this means for holidaymakers: – Why are the lists important? They determine the quarantine and […]
The Government has set a target of offering a first dose to every UK adult by the end of July A campaign to encourage young people to get their Covid jab when they become eligible has been launched by YouTube in collaboration with the NHS. The online platform says it can help the health service […]
The environment organisation have released a report on waste exports from the UK The UK is still dumping waste on other countries, according to environmental campaigners who are calling on the Government to “take control” of the problem. Greenpeace’s Trashed report says UK plastic has been found dumped and burned across southern Turkey. The organisation […]
People are being encouraged to use the summer to plan their jubilee projects Communities, schools, gardeners and companies are being encouraged to plant trees in an initiative to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee. The Queen’s Green Canopy scheme has been launched to encourage people to plant trees from the start of the tree-planting season in […]
There are record prices for newly-marketed properties in all regions and countries of Britain except London The average price tag on a home in Britain has reached one third of a million pounds, according to a property website. Rightmove say that house sellers were typically asking for a record £333,564 in May. The average asking […]
