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There have been calls for new laws to tackle online abuse. But legislation already rules against everything from threats to harassment and grossly offensive messages. So is the problem in policing, rather than the law?
The police have apologised after a bone fragment belonging to a victim of the Grenfell fire was found in a washing machine, when police sent his clothes for cleaning. The family of Mohamed Saber Neda who jumped from the tower block, has told Channel 4 News how they believed they’d already laid him to rest, but have had to…
Gary Gibbon
David Davis’ speech in Middlesbrough has not been helped by yesterday’s appearance of the EU guidelines for negotiating the Brexit transition. The speech is asking for some concessions from the EU27 which it looks like the government has already won. It’s a bit like the magician saying he’s going to produce the rabbit from the…
Gary Gibbon
General Sir Nick Carter didn’t hold back as he warned of the threat of Russian military action. He said there were stark parallels between 1914 and how Russia might view things now.
The Transport Secretary said that unions “caused the vast majority of disruption” on the Southern rail network. But the report he based this on used personal judgement, not statistics.
There are deep divisions among mental health professionals regarding questions about Donald Trump’s mental health. FactCheck looks into the details.
All begging could soon become illegal in the city of Newport, as the council consults on a new blanket ban. Police say they need new powers to deal with aggressive begging and anti-social behaviour in the city. But as homeless numbers rise, critics warn there’s a risk the plans could stigmatise vulnerable people. Newport is…
Despite the to-ing and fro-ing, there’s not much of interest in today’s Brexit papers. Here’s what you should read instead.
After over a quarter of a century at the helm of Vanity Fair, Graydon Carter, famed for his Oscar parties, is stepping down as editor. I’ve been speaking to the man once dubbed “the ringmaster of Hollywood” about his life, his feud with Donald Trump and whether he could have done more to investigate rumours…
Boris Johnson is in Iran hoping to secure the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. We speak to her husband, Richard Ratcliffe. Jonathan Rugman reports.
There are reports tonight that Boris Johnson the foreign secretary will fly to Iran this weekend where he is expected to make efforts to secure the release of British Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who has been in prison in Tehran since April 2016. Our foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman is here.
When it comes to Syria, Russia has been doing a great deal of diplomatic leg work in recent days, meeting with Iran and Turkey to broker a post-conflict settlement. Today, a top Russian general said Russia was likely to reduce troop numbers in Syria. But the Russians and the Syrian regime also seem in a…
Gary Gibbon
UK diplomats worry that prolonged uncertainty in Germany over the formation of a new government means that officials may take control of events and that hardens the German position. Some claim that it was German officials who shaped the setback at the European Council in October when the UK was deemed to have made insufficient…
Real Madrid played Girona today, amid the political tensions in Catalonia. Jonathan Rugman was at the match.
Chris Grayling said that Britain could grow more food to protect prices in the event of a no-deal Brexit. But leading environmental scientists aren’t sure that would be practical in the short time before we leave the EU.