Tommy Robinson not guilty of terror offence after not giving police access to his phone
8 minutes ago Reuters Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been found not guilty of a terror offence after not providing police access to his phone. The 42-year-old, who was charged under his real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was stopped by police…
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
5 minutes ago BBC A rail worker credited with saving multiple lives during a mass stabbing on a train has been named as Samir Zitouni. The 48-year-old’s actions on the Doncaster to London King’s Cross service on Saturday evening were…
Claim UK university stopped research after China pressure referred to counter-terror police
13 hours ago Damian GrammaticasPolitical correspondent Supplied An investigation into allegations that Sheffield Hallam University faced sustained pressure from China to shut down human rights research has been referred to counter-terrorism police. The BBC and the Guardian newspaper have been…
Chris Mason: Could Reeves break a 50-year taboo by raising income tax?
1 hour ago Chris MasonPolitical editor Reuters It has been called the 50-year tax taboo. It is more than half a century since a chancellor of the exchequer chose to put up the basic rate of income tax. The chancellor…
Government disappointed by unexpected O2 price rise
7 hours ago Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporter Getty Images The government has asked the media regulator to revisit its rules on phone companies raising their prices in the middle of a contract, after O2 unexpectedly announced it was raising prices by…
Online porn showing choking to be made illegal, government says
2 hours ago Shiona McCallumSenior technology reporter Getty Images Online pornography showing strangulation or suffocation is to be made illegal, as part of government plans to tackle violence against women and girls. It follows a review which found depictions of…
What can you read into the Premier League table after 10 games?
What can you read into the Premier League table after 10 games? Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Will Arsenal become the 15th team to top the table after 10 games and win the title? ByEmlyn Begley, BBC Sport journalist and Chris Collinson, BBC football…
‘Signing of the season’ – how Xhaka has taken Sunderland to top four
‘Signing of the season’ – how Xhaka has taken Sunderland to top four Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Granit Xhaka scored his first Premier League goal since 2023 against Everton ByEmlyn Begley BBC Sport journalist Published 1 hour ago 51…
Worker pulled from partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome
2 hours ago Sarah Rainsford,Southern Europe correspondent, Rome and Jake Lapham A worker who was trapped after part of a medieval tower collapsed in the heart of Rome has been rescued, according to local media reports. The man was pulled…
Pregnant British teen freed from Georgia jail after drug smuggling charge
9 hours ago Rayhan Demytrie,Caucasus correspondent in Georgia and Pamela Tickell,North East and Cumbria Reuters Pregnant teenager Bella Culley, who had admitted drug trafficking charges in Georgia, has said she felt “happy and relieved” as she was freed from prison….