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A man allegedly murdered a 14-year-old boy with a Samurai sword in a “brutal string of attacks” that were indiscriminate, a court has heard. Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, is on trial charged with murdering Daniel Anjorin during a 20-minute spate of attacks in Hainault, north-east London, on April 30 last year. He denies the charge as well as four counts of attempted murder. None of the victims were known to […]

Singer Beyonce is to bring her Cowboy Carter Tour to London for six performances at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The 43-year-old will perform her first show in the run on Thursday, followed by shows on June 7, 10, 12, 14, and 16, after the tour for her eighth studio album began in April in the US in Inglewood, California. The singer last performed in the UK in 2023 on the […]

WH Smith has said it remains track to complete the sale of its UK high street chain to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital at the end of the month. The deal, which was agreed in March and values the high street chain at £76 million, will see the WH Smith name disappear from British high streets and be replaced by brand TGJones. All of the approximately 480 stores and 5,000 staff […]

In Scotland's latest by-election, it's SNP vs Labour vs Reform UK By Liv Thomson Here in Hamilton, voters are gearing up for what could be a particularly significant Holyrood by-election. SNP MSP Christina McKelvie had been the sitting MSP for Hamilton, Stonehouse and Larkhall since 2011; a champion of social justice and community issues in the eyes of many. Her death in March has left a void in Scottish politics […]

Rachel Reeves acknowledged she had been forced to reject calls for funding for “good” projects as she refused to loosen the rules governing her stewardship of the public finances. The Chancellor has been involved in wrangles with Cabinet colleagues over departmental budgets ahead of next week’s spending review. She insisted her self-imposed “fiscal rules” were “non-negotiable” because she would not risk the economic chaos that could be caused if the […]

More pensioners will receive the winter fuel allowance this winter – but payments will not be universal, the Government has said. Chancellor Rachel Reeves told reporters that “more people will get winter fuel payment this winter”, adding that further details will be announced “as soon as we possibly can”. She said: “People should be in no doubt that the means test will increase and more people will get winter fuel […]

Searches for Madeleine McCann are to resume in Portugal, near where the little girl was last seen in 2007. On Tuesday, fresh searches for Madeleine began, as teams drained a well and cleared areas of dense vegetation near abandoned buildings in countryside a few miles from Praia da Luz. Madeleine, then aged three, vanished while on holiday with her family in the Algarve resort, after her parents went out to […]

Rachel Reeves is set to tear up Treasury rules as she announces billions of pounds of investment in public transport in the North and Midlands. The £15.6 billion package for mayoral authorities is expected to include funding to extend the metros in Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, along with a renewed tram network in South Yorkshire and a new mass transit systems in West Yorkshire. Announcing […]

Top universities have pledged more support for care leavers – including contextual admissions and bursaries – to get more disadvantaged young people into higher education. The Russell Group, which represents many of the most selective universities in the UK, has also set out a plan to improve the transparency and consistency of policies for contextual offers. In a report, the group of 24 research-intensive universities made a series of commitments […]