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Met police failing children at risk and victim blaming - official report

The Metropolitan police is failing in its efforts to protect children from criminal and sexual exploitation while bungling efforts to find missing youngsters, a damning official report has found.

Labour's new homes pledge after seismic byelection win

Labour is seeking to build on a historic byelection victory in Scotland by making a massive expansion of affordable homes a key pledge before the next general election.

Fifa gives Australia 25 days to counter Saudi World Cup bid

Football Australia, state and federal governments and potential Asian co-hosts have been given 25 days by Fifa to decide whether they will bid for the 2034 men's World Cup

England blow as Willis heads home early

England have been dealt their first major injury blow at the World Cup with Jack Willis ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a neck problem

England humiliated as supercharged Ravindra and Conway blast back

Count back those boundaries

Gravenberch and Jota bring tumultuous week to happy end

The performance was average but Liverpool and Jürgen Klopp found release in their Europa League tie against Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium nonetheless

From VAR to variety There will never be no wrong calls, but is having refs on video duty the right one?

I will love it if we beat them.

Crackdown will not stub out tobacco companies' share prices

Did \"the biggest public health intervention in a generation\" whack the share prices of tobacco firms?

Tories' net zero U-turn will put off investors, says Carney

Rishi Sunak's watering-down of the UK's climate commitments has damaged Britain's position on the world stage with regard to business investment, according to the former Bank of England governor Mark Carney

Call for release of full footage of girl's encounter with Tehran hijab police

Iranian opposition figures have demanded the release of complete CCTV footage of an incident in which a 16-year-old girl, now in a coma, collapsed after a claimed encounter with hijab police on the Tehran metro

At least 14 killed and 120 missing after lake overflows in India

At least 14 people have been killed and 102 are missing in the north-east Indian state of Sikkim after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst its banks, triggering flash floods down a mountain valley

Russia accused of 'terrorism' missile kills 51 in busy village cafe

The Ukrainian president accused Russia of \"genocidal aggression\" after a missile hit a crowded rural cafe yesterday, killing at least 51 people including a six-year-old boy

Hadrian's Wall suffered damage from felling of Sycamore Gap tree

Hadrian's Wall sustained damage during the felling of one of Britain's most-loved trees, a preliminary inspection by Historic England has revealed

Man who took crossbow 'to kill the queen' jailed for nine years

A man who broke into Windsor Castle with a crossbow to try to kill the queen has been sentenced to nine years in jail with a further five years on extended licence

Building companies save billions from Tory delays to low-carbon regulations

Housebuilders and property developers have benefited by billions of pounds from delays to low-carbon building regulations in the past eight years of Tory rule, when the sector became one of the biggest sources of donations to the Conservative party

Green party leaders to lay out ambitious election goals

The Green party is gathering for its annual conference with a headline pledge for a mass programme of insulating every home that needs it - and an ambitious target of winning four seats at the next election

Spectator columnist given suspended jail term for rape attempt

The journalist Taki Theodoracopulos was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence by a Swiss judge yesterday for an attempted rape in 2009

Jon Fosse, Norwegian author with an 'incredible mind', awarded Nobel prize

The Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the 64-year-old Norwegian author Jon Fosse \"for his innovative plays and prose, which give voice to the unsayable\". His works include the Septology series of novels, Aliss at the Fire, Melancholy and A Shining

Rainy summer brings forecast of bright colours for the autumn

After a disappointing season last year when the wrong sort of weather at the wrong time made the autumnal colours in the UK's parks, gardens and woodlands duller than usual, this month and November are expected to be bright

Unmonitored toxic road runoff polluting rivers across England

A toxic cocktail of damaging chemicals created by road pollution is flowing into England's rivers and no regulator is monitoring the scale of its impact on wildlife or public health

Sunak's 'spiteful' sale of HS2 land dashes Labour hopes of reviving project

A future Labour government would not be able to easily reverse Rishi Sunak's decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2, as he has authorised the sale of property which was compulsorily purchased on part of the route in a move one rail expert has described as \"spiteful

Behaviour in schools is worse since Covid, says Ofsted head

Schools in England are being plagued by increasing levels of poor behaviour since the pandemic, with pupils refusing to comply with rules, talking back to teachers and walking out of class mid-lesson, according to the head of Ofsted

'Gobsmackingly bananas': climate scientists stunned by record-breaking September heat

Global temperatures soared to a record in September by a huge margin, stunning scientists and leading one to describe it as \"absolutely gobsmackingly bananas\"

Fur flying in Peru after red tape blamed for decision to film Paddington in Colombia

When it came to finding a filming location for Paddington in Peru, the clue really should have been in the name

CPS updates guidance on when to bring charges over mercy killings

Prosecutors in England and Wales have been given guidance on when it may not be appropriate to bring charges in cases of mercy killings

Starmer must be bold, urges team from Labour 1997 win

Keir Starmer’s caution risks damaging his chance of winning the next election, according to key figures from Tony Blair’s 1997 campaign who say the current Labour leader is in danger of learning the wrong lessons from his predecessor’s victory

EU joins forces with UK and Albania in effort to stop people smugglers

The EU has joined forces with the UK and Albania to extend the fight against people smugglers across the wider continent, after forceful interventions by Giorgia Meloni and Rishi Sunak at a summit of 47 European leaders in Spain

No fireworks off the tournament field but should be a cracker

Opening ceremony cancelled but faster scoring rates hint at excitement to come over next seven weeks in India

Tycoon must remove 'harmful' windows from £40m mansion

The restaurant and nightclub tycoon Richard Caring has been ordered to remove three windows from his £40m mansion in South Kensington, London, after losing a battle with the local council.

Food price inflation is easing off at last, says Tesco chief

Tesco has said that food inflation has dropped in the past six months and will continue falling, with the supermarket cutting prices on 2,500 products, including bread and broccoli, by an average of 12%.