A group of crime journalists has complained to the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over perceived interference in the release of information by police. Chair of the Crime
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There was “open warfare” between government departments during the Covid-19 pandemic, the former head of the UK’s Vaccines Taskforce has said. Dame Kate Bingham (pictured), who helped the UK secure
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Two drug traffickers whose organised crime group were identified after one of the members sent a picture of his pet dog have been told to hand over more than £1
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More must be done to see whether existing drugs could help to tackle dementia, scientists have said after finding that a number of common treatments may affect a person’s risk.
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The Home Secretary has announced that there will be a public inquiry into how Southport child-killer Axel Rudakubana “came to be so dangerous” and why Prevent “failed to identify the
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Three men have appeared in court charged with rape and other offences following an investigation into the abuse of two teenage girls in Rotherham. Basharat Dad, 40, Nasser Dad, 44,
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The “volunteer spirit” of the British public drove the success of the UK’s Covid-19 vaccination programme, the nation’s top medic has said. England’s chief medical officer, Professor Sir Chris Whitty,
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The Solicitor General has referred the murder sentence handed to Sara Sharif’s father to the Court of Appeal on the grounds that it was “unduly lenient.” The 10-year-old suffered “unimaginable
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Building the 40 new hospitals promised by the previous government will take at least a decade longer than planned, the Health Secretary has said. Wes Streeting accused the Conservatives of
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Rough sleeping funding to help people off the streets this winter has been tripled to £30 million. The Government had announced £10 million before Christmas to boost the use of
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