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Lammy defends failing to reveal another prisoner had been mistakenly released
David Lammy has said he did not know all the details of a prisoner's mistaken release when repeatedly asked.The justice secretary and deputy prime minister was heavily criticised for...
Sudan’s paramilitary forces agree to US-led proposal for humanitarian ceasefire
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) say they have agreed to a US-led proposal for a humanitarian ceasefire.The war began in April 2023 after the Sudanese army and RSF,...
Andrew’s prince title and HRH style formally removed by the King
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's prince title and HRH style have been formally removed by the King.Details of the Letters Patent have been published by the Crown Office in The Gazette,...
Anti-black discrimination ‘baked’ into Met Police, report finds, as Stephen Lawrence’s mother says ‘change must take place now’
A review of anti-black racism within the Metropolitan Police has found that discrimination is "baked" into its HR systems.The Met's systems, leadership, governance and culture are producing racial harm,...
What we know so far about the prisoners freed by mistake
A prisoner released by mistake earlier this week has handed himself in, while the hunt continues for a foreign sex offender also freed in error.Justice minister Alex Davies-Jones said...
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum presses charges after groping incident
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has said the harassment she suffered when a drunk man groped her in the street is an assault on all women.A video posted on social...
Meta told to stop using PG-13 film-style ratings over Instagram content
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) in the US has sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter over its use of "PG-13" when referring to content moderation on Instagram.In October, the social...
One of two prisoners mistakenly released hands himself in
One of the two prisoners mistakenly freed from HMP Wandsworth has handed himself in.William "Billy" Smith, 35, was wrongly released from the prison earlier this week but, after a...
JPMorgan hit with record fine from German finance watchdog
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Germany’s financial watchdog BaFin has imposed a record €45mn fine on...
‘Pirates’ firing machine guns and grenades board tanker off Somalia coast, say reports
'Pirates' firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades have boarded a tanker off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, according to reports.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency has...
