A grooming gang ringleader who raped two schoolgirls in Rochdale has been jailed for 35 years. Mohammed Zahid, 65, known as Boss Man, gave the girls free underwear from his market stall in return for the expectation of regular sex with him and his friends. The father-of-three was one of seven men convicted in June…
Melie Kerr bowls Phoebe Litchfield on her first delivery to dismiss the Australian batter for 45 runs, and take her 100th career ODI wicket, as Australia fall to 81-2 after ten overs in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. FOLLOW LIVE: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup – Australia v New Zealand Available to UK users…
Sam FrancisPolitical reporter Watch: Starmer says he will “look again” at human rights laws Sir Keir Starmer wants to change how international law is interpreted, to stop to unsuccessful asylum seekers blocking their deportation on the grounds they could be sent to worse prisons or healthcare systems. The prime minister told the BBC he did…
A sunscreen scandal in Australia is continuing to grow, with 18 products now pulled from shelves in the skin cancer hotspot over safety concerns. Analysis by a consumer advocacy group in June found several popular and expensive sunscreens did not provide the protection claimed by their makers. One product, Ultra Violette’s Lean Screen Skinscreen, is…
Reuters Italian leader Giorgia Meloni says a new US proposal has sparked “hope” of ending the Israel-Hamas war Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has told a flotilla sailing towards Gaza to stop, saying the latest attempt by activists to deliver aid risks derailing a US plan to end the war. More than 40 boats sailing…
Reuters Princess Anne and Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska, visited a shrine to child victims of the war in Kyiv to lay soft toys as a tribute The Princess Royal made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Tuesday to highlight the “traumatic experiences of children living on the frontline of the conflict”, Buckingham Palace has…
AFP via Getty Images The IOPC say the Met became aware of allegations after a BBC Panorama programme contained detailed accounts about alleged conduct of its officers and staff A Met Police constable has been told they are the subject of a criminal investigation on suspicion of perverting the course of justice following a BBC…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he wants to see two-thirds of young people in the UK go to university or study a technical qualification after leaving school. Speaking at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, he said the party’s old ambition to “get 50% of kids to uni” – a target set by Tony…
Watch as wicket-keeper Richa Ghosh makes an excellent catch to dismiss Kavisha Dilhari and give India their fifth wicket against Sri Lanka at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. FOLLOW LIVE: Women’s World Cup: India v Sri Lanka Available to UK users only. Source link