Sir Craig Mackey tells inquest jury he stayed inside vehicle because he had no protective equipmentThe acting commissioner of the Metropolitan police stayed in his car as terrorist Khalid Masood murdered an unarmed officer because he had no protective equipment, an inquest has heard.Sir Craig Mackey, now deputy commissioner of Read more
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenDowning Street lobby briefing – Summary 2.37pm BST Damian Hinds, the education secretary, has responded to Sir David Norgrove, the UK Statistics Authority chairman, with an open letter (pdf). In it he defends his department’s use of statistics in the three Read more
Amir Halling, a trainee accountant, was initially sent home from A&E at London’s Hillingdon hospitalA coroner has criticised a hospital for its “neglect” that contributed to the avoidable death of a 39-year-old previously fit and healthy man.Amir Halling died at Hillingdon hospital in London after multiple failings by staff, including Read more
Nadia Jafari tells of panic as elevator gets stuck on the 10th floor Via: Grenfell survivor who fled tower in smoke-filled lift recalls moment she realised father was not behind her
‘Today we received an unequivocal warning from the world’s greatest experts on the biggest threat we face. We need to kick our fossil fuel addiction’ Via: German embassy occupied by anti-coal protesters as UN releases call for drastic climate action
Police warn public against identifying victim or accused on social media Via: Teenager charged with attempted murder and rape of 10-year-old girl in Devon
Sajid Javid was advised that Donald Trump could ‘hold a grudge’ and administration would be ‘outraged’ Via: Fear of infuriating Trump made UK drop opposition to death penalty for British Isis suspects, court told
A 100-strong bikie meet-up in Melbourne over the weekend is the start of a new gang crisis between two of the country’s most notorious bikie gangs, a top West Australian cop has warned. Via: Bikie war brewing: Top cop warns Rebels meet-up in Melbourne is start of new gang crisis
Kaitlan Collins apologized for her old homophobic tweets where she used the word ‘f*g’ and said she wouldn’t want to room with a lesbian on Sunday, after the old posts were flagged by Log Cabin Republicans. Via: CNN White House reporter is forced to apologize after her old homophobic tweets Read more
Alex, who was left paralysed after a shocking on-field incident in 2014 and married his long-term partner last year, revealed the news on social media on Monday. Via: Alex McKinnon and his wife Teigan anounce birth of baby girl