A baby has died after a boat trying to cross the English Channel sank on Thursday night, French authorities said. Officials said the overloaded migrant boat that sank started off the coast of Wissant in northern France. Rescuers called to the scene rescued dozens of people, including some who were in the water. Searches for … Read more
Rachel Reeves will not change the rate of capital gains tax on the sale of holiday homes in the Budget due to concerns about the impact on the property market. Ministers have decided to allow CGT to be charged on the sale of holiday homes and buy-to-let properties amid concerns that increasing it would cost … Read more
Listen: Sara Sharif’s father tells 999 operator he killed daughter Sign up for our latest news emails to get free breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox Sign up for our free newsletters Sara Sharif died as a result of “complications from multiple injuries and neglect,” a pathologist said. The schoolgirl had suffered two … Read more
Andrew Reece was 37 and sleeping rough in Stoke-on-Trent when, on May 10, 2023, he took his own life in an abandoned and roofless orphanage. Reece, known locally as Pud, was one of an estimated 155 people who died in Britain last year while sleeping rough, an annual increase of 42%, according to a count … Read more
Sara Sharif’s mother says she ‘didn’t recognize’ daughter in heartbreaking interview Sign up for our latest news emails to get free breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox Sign up for our free newsletters Schoolgirl Sara Sharif was discovered dead with “disturbing” injuries, which included bite marks, burns and broken bones, in what has … Read more
Keir Starmer will promise to cut red tape and “rip out the red tape that blocks investment” as he hosts hundreds of global business leaders for a major summit in central London. After a turbulent run-up to the event, including a row with the Dubai-based owner of P&O Ferries, the Prime Minister will urge the … Read more
London CNN — Public figures across Scotland and Britain have paid tribute to former Scottish Prime Minister Alex Salmond, who died on Saturday aged 69. Salmond, a leading figure in the Scottish independence movement, was taken ill while in North Macedonia and collapsed after giving a speech on Saturday, according to British media. The British … Read more
Sign up for our latest news emails to get free breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox Sign up for our free newsletters An “intelligent manipulator” murdered her parents “in cold blood” and then hid them in makeshift graves and lived next to their bodies for four years. Virginia McCullough, 36, poisoned her father … Read more
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free email with views from Westminster Rachel Reeves is being warned that a massive increase in capital gains tax could jeopardize her hopes of generating economic growth. It comes as a row has broken out over claims the … Read more
Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell and her then boyfriend Scott Jeff, both 24 and of no fixed address, each deny murdering Isabella Wheildon (Image: East Anglia News Service) A mother accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter told a friend she couldn’t call the police after the toddler died because she was covered in bruises and ‘we’ll get by … Read more