Politics

Courts will now formally record when an offence involved domestic abuse, closing a loophole that allowed serial abusers to evade detection across the justice system.

A single mother's two-year battle with the DWP for disability payments exposes a failing system where most appeals succeed only after lengthy delays. With 129,000 cases backlogged and £25.8m spent defending appeals, the Timms Review promises reform, but critics demand an independent review body.

Passengers overpower a knife-wielding co-pilot mid-flight, preventing what Israeli leaders call a potential 9/11-style disaster. How did it happen, and what security failures allowed it?

A hero security guard, stabbed three times, saved hundreds from a synagogue massacre. His story of courage and duty is a lesson for our times.

Convicted murderer Christa Pike survived her execution in Tennessee despite two doses of pentobarbital, prompting a state investigation. The 50-year-old, who killed Colleen Slemmer in 1995, was found snoring on the gurney.

The DWP has admitted it may have wrongly closed thousands of New Style JSA claims between 2019 and 2023. Here's who is affected and the one-month deadline to claim what you're owed.

Nathan Blagg, 28, has been jailed for seven years after stealing a tractor and ramming it into a rival's home in Middlesbrough, in a case that has devastated a local farmer and exposed the scourge of organised crime.

Owen Dodd, 23, was jailed for 680 days after a brutal assault on his girlfriend during a Tenerife holiday, which a judge condemned as the work of a 'controlling bully'.

Saudi Arabia announces a grand new mosque in Riyadh named after King Abdulaziz, a symbol of national unity and modern ambition.

A BMW driver who killed a young father in a 116mph race with an Aston Martin has been jailed for 32 months. The victim, Callum Dix, 20, was on his way home from work.

President Trump's UN address was full of claims that do not withstand scrutiny. From munitions to oil, jobs to wars, we examine the facts behind the rhetoric.

A grooming gang survivor warns that 99% of paedophiles involved in Britain's child abuse networks remain free, with only 1% convicted. She demands a full reinvestigation of the Oxford network and cross-referencing of police data.

A £19m publicly funded road in Horwich remains closed because a developer refused to pay a £1,200 legal fee. Five years late, the Rivington Chase link road is a 'road to nowhere'.

Welsh motorists face fines up to £150 for idling from September 30. The Welsh Government says the move will cut harmful emissions near schools and hospitals.

Andy Burnham hosts Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the Brian Boru club in Wigan, raising questions about the Union, Brexit trade barriers, and the future of Anglo-Irish relations.

The RNLI has been forced to suspend its Portsmouth lifeboat station after volunteers who rescued Channel migrants were branded 'traitors' and subjected to a campaign of abuse. The charity, a symbol of British decency, now finds itself at the centre of the migration storm.

133 women in Piddington, Oxfordshire, write to female MPs warning that a plan to house 1,256 male asylum seekers next to their village will destroy their safety and freedoms. They accuse Westminster of complicity through silence.

Pensioners get three extra DWP payments from October: Winter Fuel Payment, Warm Home Discount, and Christmas Bonus. Full guide on eligibility and dates.

Pauline Hanson's plan to let Australians raid their superannuation is high populism and low economics. British readers should heed the warning.

The EU is weighing sanctions and consular closures after Germany blamed Moscow for a drone plot at Leipzig airport, but fears escalation with nuclear-armed Russia.