Amelia Jenne

Brianna Ghey was, her mum said, larger than life, witty, funny and fearless. Her dad said his daughter was going to be a star. But that vibrant 16 year old’s life ended after she was lured to a park in Warrington by a teenager she believed was a friend. She was stabbed 28 times. Today…

Residents in the Icelandic capital Rekyajik have been warned of the risk of gas pollution – after a large volcano erupted in the southwest of the country.

Veterans affairs minister Johnny Mercer has promised to make sure that no veteran of the British armed forces sleeps rough this Christmas: and not just that – he’s made it his personal mission to end homelessness among veterans altogether.

Rishi Sunak is facing a tough week ahead. Tomorrow he will start giving evidence to the Covid Inquiry. Then on Tuesday comes a high stakes parliamentary vote on his emergency Rwanda plan. And with both liberal and right-wing Tories expressing concern about the bill, it threatens to leave his leadership hanging in the balance.

A court in Manchester has heard that two teenagers who were pre-occupied with violence, torture and death, murdered transgender 16-year-old Brianna Jai.

Hundreds of workers at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse have joined strike action by company employees across Europe and the United States. Unions are calling for higher minimum pay and improved working conditions – and say this is the biggest industrial action in Amazon’s history, designed to coincide with Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days…

It was once seen as a beacon of liberalism. But the Netherlands has sent shockwaves through Europe, handing a dramatic election victory to far-right populist Geert Wilders. Curbing immigration is his top priority. But he’s toned down his anti-Islam rhetoric, putting his plan to ban mosques on hold, and pledging to be “prime minister for…

Rachel Maclean the current housing minister was sacked today after 279 days in office, which makes her one of the longest to serve in that role. There have been seven in the last two years. All this at a time when the housing sector faces stark challenges. Figures shared with this programme by housing charity…

Boris Johnson’s former chief of staff has confirmed to the Covid Inquiry that early in the pandemic the then-prime minister offered to be injected with virus on television, to show it did not pose a threat. The inquiry also heard that he referred to “whiskey and a revolver” and spoke about “medieval measures” to tackle…

The deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has denied that allegations of rape against a Conservative MP were covered up during his time as Tory party chair. Mr Dowden urged anyone with concerns about the MP, who can’t be named for legal reasons, to contact the police.

Tens of thousands of pro Palestinian protesters have taken to the streets in London and other cities around the UK for the fourth week in a row. 

Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure from senior members of his own party to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. 

An independent panel is recommending that Conservative MP Peter Bone be suspended from the Commons for six weeks for bullying and sexual misconduct. 

Sex, money and power in Wall Street have long been fertile territory for filmmakers – but how have changing gender roles disrupted the world of Gordan Gekko and Jordan Belfort? 

Lockdowns, travel restrictions and social distancing.  The covid years generated a whole new lexicon of terms – familiar to us all – that were born out of Government measures to limit the spread of the disease.