Andrew Misra

The decision to approve the UK’s first new deep coal mine in thirty years has been quashed in the High Court. Plans for the mine in Cumbria were approved by the Conservative government in 2022.

In just over 100 days, Bradford will become the UK’s City of Culture – the fourth to hold the title after Londonderry, Hull and Coventry.

The political row escalated in July when seven Labour MPs had the whip suspended after they rebelled and voted for an SNP amendment to the King’s Speech, calling for the two-child limit to be scrapped.

Hundreds of people lined the streets of Southport today for the funeral of seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe – one of the three girls killed at a dance class last month.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 29-year-old woman and her three young children died in a house fire in Bradford. Police say they believe the fire was started deliberately.

A 13-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to violent disorder, at a protest outside a hotel in Aldershot.

Perhaps one of the most chilling images from the past few days – the sight of Muslim graves vandalised in Burnley, an act the council leader described as ‘evil’. 

They are being prosecuted after violence erupted in places including Sheffield, Sunderland, Hartlepool and Belfast.

There was serious disorder in Liverpool last night too, where hundreds of rioters threw fireworks, attacked fire engines and set a library on fire.

Riot police have separated rival far right and anti-racist protestors who are facing off in a number of cities across the UK.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new national response to the violent disorder in the wake of the deadly Southport knife attack.

Local people in Southport were quick to rally round to clear up the debris from last night’s unrest, which left the street looking like a war zone.

Our reporter Andrew Misra with the latest in the police investigation.

The independent police watchdog says a Greater Manchester Police constable is now under criminal investigation for assault, after footage shared online showing a man being kicked and stamped on the head at Manchester Airport.

A police officer has been suspended and the independent police watchdog is investigating – after footage shared online showed a man being kicked and stamped on the head, at Manchester airport.