Thousands of police officers are set to be deployed to tackle potential riots, with Sir Keir Starmer emphasising that ‘all necessary action’ will be taken to prevent and manage any unrest amidst rising concerns about community safety.
The FTSE 100 experienced its largest single-day loss in over a year, with more than £40 billion wiped from the market as concerns about the strength of the US economy triggered a global equity sell-off.
The Home Secretary has announced that individuals inciting violence through social media and participating in recent riots will face severe repercussions, as the government seeks to curb the escalating unrest across the country.
Hundreds of extra police and expanded prison cells are being prepared across Britain to counter expected far-right protests this weekend, amid fears of public disorder and misinformation surrounding a specific incident.
Russia has engaged in its biggest prisoner exchange since the Cold War, returning 24 people to the West, including a US journalist, while Germany has sent a convicted murderer back to Moscow.
Huw Edwards, a former BBC newsreader, has pleaded guilty to possessing and viewing indecent images of children, including the sharing of such material which led to his investigation and subsequent charges.
The families of three young girls killed in a stabbing attack in Southport have expressed their devastation, as the police continue to investigate the incident and have a teenager in custody on suspicion of murder.
Two children have been killed and six are in critical condition after a knife attack in Southport, with a 17-year-old boy arrested in connection to the incident, described by witnesses as “like a horror movie.”
The United States has called on Israel to exercise restraint after an attack conducted by Hezbollah killed 12 children in the occupied Golan Heights.
French police and security services have intensified a manhunt for those responsible for recent sabotage attacks on the country’s high-speed rail network, which are suspected to be linked to both militant and foreign entities.