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A Ukrainian national has been remanded in custody following fires at two properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.Roman Lavrynovych appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court after being charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life. The 21-year-old lives in the southeast London suburb of Sydenham.Officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command led the investigation because of the connections to the prime minister. […]

Further moves to amend the controversial assisted dying bill are being made by MPs as it returns to the Commons for another day of emotionally charged debate.After a marathon committee stage, when more than 500 amendments were debated, of which a third were agreed, the bill returns to the Commons with 130 amendments tabled. As a result, the final and decisive votes on whether the bill clears the Commons and […]

A 21-year-old man has been charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life after fires at two properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.Roman Lavrynovych, a Ukrainian national from Sydenham, southeast London, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday, the Metropolitan Police said. The force said officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command led the investigation because of the connections […]

Police investigating the torture and killing of a pair of kittens in west London have published CCTV pictures of two teenagers they want to speak to.Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing The Metropolitan Police were tipped off on 3 May that two teenagers had allegedly dismembered the animals at Ickenham Road, Ruislip.No arrests have been made.Officers released footage of a boy and a girl on Thursday […]

The UK is in talks with "a number of countries" about sending failed asylum seekers to return hubs in third countries, Sir Keir Starmer has said.The prime minister confirmed the plan at a press conference alongside his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama in the country's capital, Tirana.Sir Keir described the hubs as a "really important innovation" that complements other measures the government is taking to crack down on criminal smuggling gangs."We […]

Guests used furniture as an "improvised ladder" to try to escape after the Bayesian superyacht capsized last year, a new safety report has said.The interim report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) contains the fullest account yet of how the superyacht capsized and the last-ditch efforts of those on board to get out. It also found that the boat may have been vulnerable to high winds, with gusts exceeding […]

A man suspected of stabbing two people in Merseyside has been shot by armed police.Officers were called to a report that a man and woman had been stabbed in the Tobruk Road area of Huyton, near Liverpool at 4.25pm on Wednesday. Armed response officers arrived soon after and the suspect was shot by officers, Merseyside Police said.The suspect was taken to hospital for treatment, along with the two people who […]

One of Kemi Badenoch's top team has admitted there were flaws in the plan to return illegal migrants after Brexit, Sky News can reveal.Boris Johnson repeatedly told the public that Brexit would mean taking back control of Britain's borders and migration system. Plans unveiled to ease prisons crisis - politics latestBut in a leaked recording obtained by Sky News, Chris Philp, now shadow home secretary, said Britain's exit from the […]

Former Reform MP Rupert Lowe will not be charged after facing allegations of making threats, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Malcolm McHaffie, head of the Crown Prosecution Service's Special Crime Division, said after considering a number of witness statements they have concluded that there is "insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction". Politics live: Minister responds to Canadian PM's criticism of Trump state visit offerHe added: […]