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Sir Keir Starmer has said he was "heavily focused" on world affairs before he was forced to U-turn on his welfare bill after rebellion by MPs.In a piece in The Sunday Times, Sir Keir said he was occupied with the G7 and NATO summits and the escalating tensions in the Middle East for much of the past two weeks. His "full attention really bore down" on the welfare bill on […]

Two more people have been arrested on suspicion of a terror offence after two aircraft were vandalised at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.Counter Terrorism Policing South East said the men, aged 22 and 24 and both from London, were arrested on Saturday afternoon on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, contrary to Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000. On Thursday, police said a woman, […]

A man has appeared in court charged with murdering 34-year-old Reanne Coulson.Mohammed Durnion, 42, was remanded in custody at Coventry Magistrates' Court ahead of another hearing at Warwick Crown Court on Tuesday. Ms Coulson hasn't been seen since May, but police believe a body found yesterday in woods near Coventry is hers.Adam Moore, 38, also appeared at the same court and is charged with assisting an offenderDetective Superintendent Jim Munro, […]

Carrie Johnson - the wife of former prime minister Boris Johnson - has revealed she was admitted to hospital with severe dehydration, as she offered advice to other breastfeeding mothers in the hot weather.Mrs Johnson, 37, posted a picture of herself and her newborn daughter Poppy Eliza Josephine on Friday in a hospital bed. "Being hospitalised for two nights for severe dehydration was not on my postpartum bingo card," she […]

Temperatures could reach 30C today as a second amber heat health alert in two weeks came into force yesterday.Temperatures reached 29C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, on Friday, and the weather is forecast to climb over the next few days, the Met Office said. The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) alert, which covers London, the East Midlands, South East, South West and East of England, will last until 6pm on Tuesday.It also […]

A body has been found in the search for a woman who was last seen in Coventry - as a man has been charged with murder.Reanne Coulson, 34, went missing in May and concerns were raised by her family after she failed to make contact with them on her birthday on 17 June. Officers searching for Ms Coulson found a body in Binley Woods on Friday afternoon, West Midlands Police […]

Sir Keir Starmer said changes to his welfare bill "strike the right balance" after making concessions to his backbench MPs.The prime minister described the U-turn as "common sense" and said it means "we can now get on with the job". Politics Live: Starmer defends U-turnSir Keir faced a significant rebellion over plans to cut sickness and disability benefits as part of a package he said would shave £5bn off the […]

Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of a terror offence after two aircraft were damaged at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, police have said.A second woman has also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. Counter Terrorism Policing South East said in a statement: "A 29-year-old woman of no fixed abode, and two men; aged 36 and 24, both from London, were arrested on suspicion […]

A British man has been charged in the US with allegedly leading a global hacking scheme which caused millions of pounds in damages.Kai West, 25. who operated under the online identity IntelBroker was arrested in France in February. The US is seeking his extradition over allegations he stole and sold data. He faces up to 20 years in jail if found guilty."West, and his online co-conspirators, took that stolen data, […]