A "shoplifters' charter" has seen thefts rise significantly - to about one offence every minute - but police are charging fewer people, according to Labour. The party said data showed a record 402,482 shoplifting offences in England and Wales in the year to September 2023. However, offences resulting in a …...Read More

The Conservatives were warned ex-Tory MP Mark Menzies's alleged misuse of party funds may have constituted fraud but the whistleblower was told there was no duty to report it Mr Menzies, the MP for Fylde in Lancashire, gave up the Tory whip in the wake of reports in The Times …...Read More

Police say they are reviewing "information" about former Conservative MP Mark Menzies after Labour asked for an investigation into claims he misused party funds. Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds wrote to Lancashire Police asking for an inquiry after The Times reported he had made a late-night phone call to an …...Read More

Police say they are reviewing "information" about Conservative MP Mark Menzies after Labour asked for an investigation into claims he misused party funds. Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds wrote to Lancashire Police asking for an inquiry after The Times reported he had made a late-night phone call to an aide …...Read More

The Metropolitan Police has apologised after an officer prevented an antisemitism campaigner from crossing a road near a pro-Palestinian march because they were "openly Jewish". A video showed an officer using the term while speaking to Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, who was wearing a kippah …...Read More

A primary school teacher's secret diary led police to uncover her partner's body buried in their garden, a court has heard. Fiona Beal, 50, admits she stabbed her 42-year-old boyfriend Nicholas Billingham to death "in cold blood" before burying his body. His partly mummified remains were discovered in March 2022 …...Read More

The UK government has been accused of a U-turn after accepting Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete at the 2024 Olympics. Last year, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said athletes "funded by their states" or "who are in receipt of funding or sponsorship directly aligned to their states" cannot be considered …...Read More

Getir, the grocery delivery app once valued at nearly $12bn (£9.7bn), is close to pulling the plug on its operations in Britain in a move that would spark concerns for well over 1,000 jobs. Sky News has learnt that Getir is preparing to announce next week that it is withdrawing …...Read More

A pint of deep, dark stout with a creamy top may be thought of as an acquired taste but it seems the silky-smooth beer is attracting a legion of unlikely new fans. Brewer Vernon Amor isn't surprised, describing the blackest of all beers as "complex, smooth and full-bodied". "Historically stout …...Read More

O2 Academy Brixton will open its doors again tonight for the first time since a deadly crush at the venue killed two people 16 months ago. Security guard Gaby Hutchinson, 23, and Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, were killed when fans without tickets tried to force their way into a show by …...Read More