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Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's anti-terror case should have been kept open, a review into his attacks has found.Following the killings in Southport last summer, a rapid review was launched into Rudakubana's contact with Prevent - a government strategy aimed at stopping people from becoming terrorists.Speaking in the House of Commons, Home Office minister Dan Jarvis repeated that Rudakubana was in contact three times before his attacks at a Taylor Swift […]

The families of the Nottingham victims have said the attacker "got away with murder" after an independent review found failings involved in his prior NHS care.An independent review found Valdo Calocane was allowed to avoid taking long-lasting antipsychotic medication because he did not like needles. He also punched a police officer in the face and held his flatmates "hostage".Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to an […]

The man who killed three people on the streets of Nottingham was allowed to avoid taking long-lasting antipsychotic medication because he did not like needles. An independent review also reveals that Valdo Calocane punched a police officer in the face and held his flatmates "hostage". He frightened one neighbour so much, she jumped out of a first floor window and seriously damaged her back.Mental health staff did not visit his […]

Labour MPs have set up a new pressure group to focus on the threat of Reform UK's rising popularity.The informal cohort is drawn from the 89 constituencies where Nigel Farage's party came second to Labour at the July General Election. Politics latest: Billions to be spent to increase state pensionOne of the MP's involved told Sky News it is an "important signal of where things are headed" and the members […]

Every week in our Money blog, we answer questions about your financial problems or consumer disputes. This week, a reader asked if their boss was allowed to take a cut of their tips. Elliott asked: "Can my boss take a cut of the tips that are shared between the staff if the boss works the shift?" We spoke to Caroline Walker, managing director at Cavendish Employment Law, to get her […]

A nurse who was suspended after complaining about sharing a changing room with a transgender colleague claims she never used the word "rapist" or made a comment about "chromosomes", an employment tribunal has heard.Sandie Peggie was suspended from Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in January 2024 after she objected to Dr Beth Upton - a transwoman - using the female changing facilities in the A&E department on Christmas Eve 2023. […]

A trial using artificial intelligence (AI) in breast cancer screening could lead to a dramatic rise in the number of patients being treated. At present, two radiologists are needed to look at the images from mammograms to ensure accuracy. It is hoped that the AI being trialled will allow one to complete the process on their own, freeing up others to see more patients.Almost 700,000 women are expected to take […]

The symbolism was plain to see.Five years on from Brexit, the British prime minister on Monday was brought back into the club for one night only, invited to an informal dinner with the EU's 27 leaders to talk about resetting relations after a bumpy Brexit. The invite was sent out weeks ago, with the intention on both sides to forge closer defence, security and trade ties.Trade war latest: Tariffs on […]

The Princess of Wales has shared a new portrait - taken by her six-year-old son, Prince Louis - ahead of World Cancer Day.In the photo, Kate is seen standing on a fallen tree trunk in the woods with open arms and the royal looking towards the camera. In the post marking World Cancer Day on Monday, the princess also shared a quote which read: "Don't forget to nurture all that […]