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Home Secretary criticised for wife drink spiking joke
The Home Secretary James Cleverly has apologised after he joked at a reception in Downing Street about spiking his wife’s drink with a date rape drug.
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Israel to expand military operations in Gaza
Israel says it is expanding its military operation in both the North and South of Gaza amid signs that Hamas are continuing to fight back, with more than a dozen Israeli soldiers killed over the weekend.
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Cat Bohannon on women’s bodies, patriarchy and threat to human survival
Put everything you’ve ever learned about biology and human history out of your mind and start again.
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Hundreds of bars at risk of closure due to rising energy bills
Pubs should be in the midst of their most profitable time of the year, but rising energy bills mean many will be forced to shut down for good, according to a leading trade body.
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Prague holds national day of mourning after mass shooting
Flags are flying at half mast and people across the Czech republic are observing a minute’s silence – in a day of national mourning for the victims of Thursday’s mass shooting in Prague.
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UN aid for Gaza ‘falls painfully short’ of what’s needed, say aid groups
As fierce fighting continues throughout Gaza – aid groups say the UN’s resolution aimed at rapidly boosting humanitarian supplies “falls painfully short” of what’s needed.
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Wham!’s Last Christmas finally makes it to number one in festive charts
When they first tried to storm the festive charts they were kept off the top spot by Band Aid.
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Homeless at Christmas: on the frontline of rough sleeping
More than 300,000 people are homeless in England – according to the charity Shelter – that’s 14% higher than last year – and, as we reported last week, tens of thousands more people won’t have a home of their own this Christmas.
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Argentina protests over Milei’s controversial economic policies
There’s been a second night of protests in Buenos Aires after Argentina’s new president announced an emergency decree to reform the country’s stricken economy.
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In the Alaskan fishing village already vanishing due to climate crisis
Remote villages in western Alaska are locked in a desperate battle to protect their land against the ravages of climate change, as rising sea levels erode their land, forcing some villages to evacuate.
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‘Scrutiny’ is necessary to see changes says former West Midlands police superintendent
We spoke to Karen Geddes who, up until last year when she retired, was a Superintendent with the West Midlands police.
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West Midlands police force under ‘enhanced monitoring process’ says HMIC
We spoke to Assistant Inspector of Constabulary Nicola Faulconbridge.
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West Midlands Police ‘inadequate’ in three key areas, say inspectors
A damning report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has accused West Midlands police of failing to meet adequate standards in three key areas. It put the force into special measures last month.
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UK could be in recession after economy shrinks
The UK just got closer to falling into an official recession – after new figures showed the economy shrank in the third quarter of the year.
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Prague gunman shot himself after killing 14 people at university, say police
The Czech republic will observe a day of national mourning tomorrow after yesterday’s mass shooting in Prague which left 14 people dead.