Plans for class action lawsuit over deaths that involved police

More than 100 relatives of people who have died after contact with the police in the UK since 1971 have joined plans for a class action lawsuit in pursuit of compensation and justice.

Josephine Baker: New light on how dancer-turned-spy fought the Nazis

She was, according to the US wartime counter-intelligence officer Lt Paul Jensen, \"our No 1 contact in French Morocco\", supporting the allied mission \"at great risk to her own life - and I mean that literally. We would have been quite helpless without her.\"

Areas that received levelling up funds had smaller Reform vote share - study

Areas that received money from the last government's much-criticised levelling up fund tended to have lower votes for Nigel Farage's Reform UK in the general election, a study has found, indicating that projects delivering quick results may hold back support for populism.

Pope Makes Surprise Visit to St. Peter's Square Mass for Sick

Pope Francis has made a surprise appearance in St. Peter's Square during a special jubilee mass for the sick and health workers.

'On the wrong side' Slot tells Liverpool to regain focus after shock defeat

Arne Slot stopped short of laying into his Liverpool players after a chaotic 3-2 defeat at Fulham put Premier League title celebrations on temporary hiatus.

Companies House nets just £1,250 in fines for fraud

The UK government agency responsible for overseeing the national register of companies has collected just £1,250 in fines after being given new powers to crack down on corruption, it has emerged.

Assisted dying could be a tool to harm women, faith leaders say

The legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales could create \"a new tool to harm vulnerable women\", particularly those subject to domestic violence and coercive control, say female faith leaders.

It's unbelievable' Scunthorpe faces life after steel with 2,700 jobs at risk

\"Everyone is despondent,\" said Roj Rahman when trying to sum up the mood of a town where thousands could be out of work and 160 years of iron and steelmaking history could come to a juddering halt in a few months.

Lammy: Israel's barring of two British MPs is not acceptable

'I have made it clear to the Israeli government this is no way to treat British parliamentarians' David Lammy Foreign secretary

'Work to do' Hamilton urges Ferrari to react after struggle

Lewis Hamilton has issued a challenge to his Ferrari team to step up their game after he described the car as \"underperforming\" in the wake of a lacklustre opening to the Formula One season, with the British driver managing only seventh place at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Washington Netanyahu visits Trump for talks on Iran and tariffs

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, will visit the White House today for his second meeting with Donald Trump since the US president's inauguration.

My safety bubble has burst Kidnap victim tells his story

Kidnap victim tells his story

Labour 'will support key industries' hit by tariffs

Keir Starmer has said the government will step in to support key British industries as business grapples with the economic turmoil unleashed by Donald Trump's global tariffs.

British couple held by Taliban say conditions in prison are 'near to hell'

A Briton held captive by the Taliban for more than nine weeks has said he is living in dire conditions in a prison in Kabul, describing it as \"the nearest thing to hell I can imagine\".

Woodcarving Revival of ancient craft helps people discover an inner peace

Woodcarving is gaining popularity among those who want to whittle away their anxieties and carve out time for themselves amid life's hurly-burly.

Fallout Trump officials at odds with one another as Republican dissent surfaces

Senior officials within Donald Trump's administration gave conflicting messages yesterday about the US president's global tariffs that have prompted warnings of a world recession and led to rare expressions of dissent from within the Republican party.

I'm going for things that I thought were never possible

Jack Draper is in buoyant mood after his Indian Wells triumph and the world No 7 has his sights on the majors

IDF 'razed Gaza border land to create kill zone'

Israel's military razed huge swathes of land inside the perimeter of Gaza and ordered troops to turn the area into a \"kill zone\" where anybody who entered was a target, according to testimony by soldiers who carried out the plan.

Guardiola hits out at United fans over Foden abuse

Pep Guardiola has said that the Manchester United fans who chanted abuse at Manchester City's Phil Foden about his mother during yesterday's goalless derby lacked \"class\".

Muniz brushes off Van Dijk to sum up Liverpool misery

That Liverpool will be deserved - but far from infallible - Premier League title winners has been obvious for some time.

Boy who died in south-east London lake is named as Izaiah Smith, 15

A boy aged 15 who died after getting into difficulty in a lake in a London park has been named by police.

Victims of fire at caravan site near Skegness named

A father and his 10-year-old daughter have been named as the victims of a fire at a caravan site near Skegness.

Artist of 'the worst' Trump portrait says career is at risk

The artist whose portrait of Donald Trump was dismissed by him as \"truly the worst\" has said his criticism called her \"integrity into question\" and is threatening her career.

Debt crisis Tariffs pose grave risk for struggling countries of global south

This is very messed up. If Trump wants Cambodia to import more American goods: look, we are just a very small country,\" says Khun Tharo, who works to promote human rights in the Cambodian garment sector, which employs about 1 million people, many of them women.

Maresca's Men Fire Blanks as Tinkering Fails to Bring Spark

Enzo Maresca's calculated gamble did not come off.

Williams wins it for Wolves to leave Wembley return in sight

Spring has barely settled into a rhythm, but in rugby league the big games do not take long to roll around.

Agyemang gets first Lionesses call-up after Russo's injury

The in-form Arsenal striker has been forced to withdraw from the England squad because of injury before their Women's Nations League fixture away against Belgium tomorrow.

Baby Callum Relief as mystery death is solved after 25 years

Beth Colbourne was walking out of Chester crown court when she got the email that brought an end to one of the longest baby death mysteries in recent times. It started: \"Are you sitting down?\" As an officer in Cheshire constabulary's major crime review team, DC Colbourne had the job of solving a puzzle that had confounded police for 25 years: the identity of Baby Callum.

Series of slips saw journalist added to top US defence chat

A journalist was added to a top-secret group chat after Donald Trump's national security adviser mistakenly saved his number under a different contact, according to three sources briefed on the matter.

M&S Retailer joins daytime pyjama party with new range

At first glance, it might look as if I haven't bothered to get dressed this morning, but I am road-testing Marks & Spencer's new fashion collaboration.