11+ hour, 40+ min ago   (463+ words) A 76-year-old man has been charged with concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police warned they would use powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings. Timothy Miller, of Southampton, will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (595+ words) Angela Rayner will meet with mayors in No 10 North before further details of the policy are announced (Jack Taylor/PA) Plans to give England’s mayors the power to introduce a tourist tax will be set out on Thursday. The levy…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (472+ words) Abuse of RNLI volunteers is “wholly unacceptable in a civilised society”, the charity’s chief executive has said following anti-migrant demonstrations at the weekend. Peter Sparkes said recent protests had “generated deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding” about the charity, and condemned…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (579+ words) The parents of two students who were stabbed to death by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane have branded Nottinghamshire Police’s decision not to disclose information about the killer “shameful”. Calocane killed first-year students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, before fatally…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (124+ words) Panshanger parkrun welcomed 364 participants for its 566th event, held at Panshanger Park on Saturday. Runners and walkers gathered to take on the familiar course, with a strong turnout from the community. At the front of the field, Sam Stratford was the…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (185+ words) Former footballer Joey Barton will remain in custody until his trial next year after a bail application was refused. The 44-year-old had been due to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court last week accused of causing grievous bodily harm with…...

1+ week, 39+ min ago   (450+ words) Hundreds of protesters have descended on Portsmouth vowing to prevent migrants who arrived in a small boat being taken to a processing centre in Kent. They were attempting to block routes away from the Eastney Landing ferry port and vowed…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (527+ words) The Business Secretary is due to meet Jaguar Land Rover bosses amid reports that the UK’s largest car manufacturer is to cut 4,000 jobs. The firm is expected to formally announce a major redundancy programme on Monday, with job losses to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (663+ words) The pandemic experience of thousands of Scottish workers has been documented in a new publication by the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry, which reveals stark differences in how workers say they were treated and protected. Voices from Businesses and Individuals draws on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (362+ words) Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has said it plans to take majority control of German fashion house Hugo Boss. The Sports Direct owner confirmed it has built up its stake in the luxury business to 47.89% of the business after recent deals…...