Day: August 9, 2025
Holidays are a ‘valued and realistic’ part of later life, says pensions body
August 9, 2025Holidays are a “valued and realistic” part of later life, according to a pensions body which sets living standards, to give people an idea of the kind of lifestyle they could end up with in retirement. Pensions UK’s retirement living standards aim to help people use their current lifestyle and cost of living as a […]
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Temperatures to climb above 30C by Monday amid yellow heat health alert
August 9, 2025Temperatures will soar above 30C in parts of the UK by Monday with another exceptionally hot spell bringing a yellow health alert. A fine day on Sunday will be followed by “strong August sunshine” for England and Wales in the new week, with even the chance of isolated thunderstorms developing, the Met Office said. The […]
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Europe stresses Ukraine support ahead of Trump-Putin summit
August 9, 2025The path to peace in Ukraine “cannot be decided without Ukraine”, European leaders have said, as US President Donald Trump prepares to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on Friday. In a joint statement, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, with the leaders of France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Finland and the European Commission, said that […]
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Three men arrested after motorcyclist and pedestrian die in crash
August 9, 2025A woman remains in a serious condition in hospital following the incident (Peter Byrne/PA) PA Wire Three men have been arrested after a motorcyclist and a pedestrian died after crashing on a busy A road. Lancashire Police said it received a report that a BMW motorbike had collided with two pedestrians on the A6 Preston […]
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Shabana Mahmood vows to send foreign criminals ‘packing’ when they are jailed
August 9, 2025Foreign criminals will be sent “packing”, deported immediately when they receive a custodial sentence, the Justice Secretary has pledged. Shabana Mahmood has proposed a law change, which could save taxpayers an average £54,000 per year, per prison place. The changes would apply to prisoners serving fixed-term “determinate” sentences, and authorities would retain their power not […]
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Migrant protesters face off amid concerns over women and girls’ safety
August 9, 2025Police in Liverpool were clearly preparing for trouble – with the two sides of protesters and counter-protesters kept well apart by lines of officers carrying riot helmets. For the most part though, things remained peaceful, apart from plenty of shouting exchanged between the sides. On the anti-migrant side, we met plenty of women who said […]
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Hundreds of food delivery drivers arrested to stop asylum seekers working
August 9, 2025To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Hundreds of people have been arrested as part of a government ’crackdown’ on asylum seekers working in the gig economy and as delivery couriers. Between July 20 to 27, UK immigration enforcement officials stopped a total of […]
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Police arrest demonstrators supporting the Palestine Action group in central London
August 9, 2025Police in London have begun making arrests after hundreds of people intentionally violated a new law banning support for a pro-Palestinian group because they say the legislation improperly restricts freedom of expression. Backers of Palestine Action have staged a series of protests across the U.K. since early July, when Parliament outlawed the group and prohibited […]
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Police arrest 365 people at protest in support of proscribed group Palestine Action
August 9, 2025Police have made 365 arrests in London after crowds turned out for a Palestine Action demonstration – despite the group being banned. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said there were also seven other arrests for offences including five for assaulting officers. It added: “Fortunately none were seriously injured.” Organisers Defend Our Juries had earlier […]
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‘The system is at a breaking point’ Inside London’s housing crisis after minister resigns
August 9, 2025London’s chronic housing crisis remains a hot topic after the resignation of the homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali. The MP resigned on Thursday after being accused of being a ‘hypocrite’ for raising the rent at her property by £700. Ali was accused of getting rid of four tenants in her townhouse in Bow, east London, before […]
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