-
1 week ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Martin Evans |Tim Sigsworth |Danielle Sheridan |Amy Gibbons
It is not topped with barbed wire or any other anti-climbing defences, and would provide little resistance to a determined terrorist with a spring in their step. There is even a hole in the fence at one point for anyone who cannot quite manage the climb. Red warning signs attached to the fence declare: "No unauthorised access. Protected site under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. Trespass on this site is a Criminal Offence.
-
1 week ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Tim Sigsworth |Charles Hymas |Genevieve Holl-Allen
During the same press conference, Sir Keir said the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), led by Professor Alexis Jay in Oct 2022, was "comprehensive". "There have been a lot of reviews... including into Oldham for example, the mayor of Manchester did his review and the Jay report was intended to look at the different types of exploitation that went on. "It was a comprehensive review."He added: "This doesn't need more consultation. It doesn't need more research.
-
1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Charles Hymas |Tim Sigsworth
A French voice, believed to be from the French navy, was then heard saying: "Thank you, sir. Thank you very much."One observer said: "They have asked the British ships to get out of the way. It is one of the most important days in history and they are shoving them out of the way."Marine traffic maps showed a French warship and the French navy vessel Oyapock in the vicinity of the flotilla as it crossed the Channel.
-
1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Will Bolton |Tim Sigsworth
Andrew Tate will be surrendered to Britain after he faces trial in Romania, the Government has confirmed. In a letter seen by The Telegraph, Dan Jarvis, the Security Minister, said Tate, 38, and his brother Tristan, 36, would be handed over to the UK following the conclusion of criminal proceedings in eastern Europe. Judges in Romania previously ruled the two men could be sent to the UK after Bedfordshire Police obtained a warrant for their arrest over allegations of rape and human trafficking.
-
1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Tim Sigsworth |Janet Eastham
But the PCS said the guidance was "damaging" and "impossible to implement" in a statement from Fran Heathcote, its general secretary, and Martin Cavanagh, its president. "The current interim guidance published by the EHRC is clearly not fit for purpose and is damaging in its advice and will be impossible to implement," the union said.
-
1 month ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Genevieve Holl-Allen |Dominic Penna |Tim Sigsworth |Josh White
Votes are being counted for the Runcorn and Helsby by-election and in council areas across England in the local elections. It marks the first major electoral test for Sir Keir Starmer since he entered No 10 as the campaign for the Cheshire constituency has become a tight two-horse race between Reform's Sarah Pochin and Labour's Karen Shore.
-
2 months ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Tom Mcardle |Tim Sigsworth |Janet Eastham
The Supreme Court will issue a landmark ruling over whether transgender people can be legally defined as their preferred gender. Feminist campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) has brought the case, arguing that sex-based protections should only apply to people who were born female. The dispute centres on whether or not somebody with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) recognising their gender as female should be treated as a woman under the 2010 Equality Act.
-
2 months ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Michael Searles |Daniel Martin |Tim Sigsworth
A Conservative Party source said this was racial discrimination and described it as "social engineering". They said: "No employer, least of all one funded by taxpayers, should discriminate against applicants based on their race. "People should be judged on the content of their character, not the colour of their skin. "It's high time we do away with divisive DEI hiring policies that do nothing to improve outcomes for patients.
-
2 months ago | 
telegraph.co.uk | Patrick Sawer |Tim Sigsworth
Giles Udy, a historian of Soviet oppression, said the notice reflected a disturbing trend against Christianity by official bodies in the UK. "Time and again I'm reminded these days of what it must have been like to be a practising Christian in countries under the militant atheism of post-war Soviet occupation, determined to extinguish what it saw as a rival and threat to its own religious dogma," he said.
-
2 months ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Connor Stringer |Tim Sigsworth |India McTaggart
Prince Harry visited the Superhumans Centre in Lviv, Ukraine, meeting wounded soldiers and civilians. His visit followed a London court appearance seeking state-backed security for his family in the UK. Harry’s trip was unannounced to Buckingham Palace, as he is no longer a working royal. Prince Harry has made an unannounced visit to Ukraine. The Duke of Sussex went to the Superhumans Centre in Lviv, in the west of Ukraine, where wounded soldiers and civilians are treated and rehabilitated.
