Oliver Wright takes a look at the biggest changes to be expected in Wednesday’s Queen’s Speech – and assesses how controversial they will be The Queen will open the new session of parliament on Wednesday AFP/Getty David Cameron is expected to announce a whole set of new laws in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday. Here’s what…
Estate agent predicts some billionaire clients will sell property if no longer able to keep identity secret via offshore firms A third of mansions on the richest stretch of ‘Billionaires’ Row’ in north London are owned offshore. Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy Super-rich international investors in London property are likely to sell off some of their…
The news follows recent research which revealed 312,000 children in the UK have such low living standards that they are ‘living in destitution’ Cambridge police say they have seen an increase in young people shoplifting basic personal hygiene items such as underwear, sanitary items and toiletries iStock Police are to begin giving young people free underwear,…
English police figures reveal thousands of potentially dangerous criminals at large after failing to attend court hearings Figures from 30 police forces in England showed there were 13,492 known warrants outstanding. Photograph: Jeff Morgan/Alamy More than 13,000 suspected and convicted criminals facing charges including murder, rape and child sex offences are on the run after…
A police chief has been forced to apologise for featuring a fake Muslim shouting “Allahu Akbar” in a major counter terrorism training exercise against Isil. The exercise had depicted a suicide bomber detonating explosives and opening fire in the middle of a busy shopping mall. But critics claimed the depiction of the terrorist “stereotyped” Muslims during the…
Cardiff-born Reyaad Khan was killed in a precision airstrike by an RAF remotely operated aircraft near Raqqa in Syria The legal case for using drone strikes outside of armed conflict needs “urgent clarification” from ministers, a cross-party parliamentary committee has said. The government insisted it did not have a “targeted killing” policy, but was clearly…
A major counter-terrorism exercise is due to be staged in one of England’s largest shopping centres. A mock terror attack will begin at The Trafford Centre in Greater Manchester when it is closed between midnight and 06:00 BST on Tuesday. The three-day exercise will continue in locations including Redbank Community Home in Newton-le-Willows on Wednesday.…
We have received an allegation of electoral fraud and an investigation has been launched’ It comes amid claims the Conservative Party may have breached spending rules Matt Cardy/Getty Images A police force has launched an investigation into an allegation of electoral fraud relating to the 2015 general election amid claims the Conservative Party may have…
Government says aim is to remove foreign national offenders from Britain but critics say bill is a toxic recipe for race relations Concerns have been raised by civil liberties groups that people will be targeted because of how they look, their accent and their skin colour. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA Government measures making people prove their…
The UK has 10 universities in the top 100 of the world’s best when it comes to global reputation, but many have slipped down the rankings this year. Cambridge and Oxford remain in the top five, at fourth and fifth place respectively, but both have moved down two places on their 2015 ranking. The US…
