Sara Sharif’s father, Urfan Sharif, and stepmother Beinash Batool, were convicted of the girl’s murder last week by a jury at the Old Bailey.

Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson said the funding settlement struck the right balance between funding the police and protecting taxpayers.

Police said the attacker was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound when officers arrived and died en route to hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.

Ministers have also accepted, or accepted in principle, all of the recommendations of the probe into the scandal.

Former Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf has announced he is stepping back from frontline politics and will not run for re-election as an MSP in 2026. Mr Yousaf said the “time is right for me to ...

Thousands of military homes will be brought back into public ownership at a cost of almost £6 billion. The Ministry of Defence will buy back 36,347 homes from property firm Annington, reversing the ...

In a statement released on Tuesday, an embassy spokesperson said that “anti-China clamours made by a handful of UK MPs” have “revealed their twisted mentality towards China ...

Checkatrade recommends that if you do return home to a burst pipe, you should immediately shut off the water supply to prevent further flooding and minimise the amount of damage caused. Next, they ...

Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Ms Phillipson said the Bill is “landmark” legislation which will “seek to keep children safe”. In a statement ahead of the Bill’s introduction to Parliament, ...

Aldi is officially the go-to destination for Christmas this year, as the discount supermarket has been named Christmas Retailer of the Year by the Quality Food Awards. The budget store also won ‘Best ...

A lawyer defending rapper Jay-Z in his fight against rape allegations has outlined a range of evidence to prove accusations ...

Childline bases across the UK, including in London, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow and Cardiff, will be in operation throughout the ...