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A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, following the death of a 12-year-old boy who was stabbed in Hall Green, Birmingham, on Tuesday. The victim was found with serious injuries near Scribers Lane, shortly after 15:00 GMT. He was taken to hospital but died as a result of his injuries. West Midlands…
Getty Images A report has called for bold action to improve HMRC’s customer services HMRC has denied running a “deliberately poor” phone service in an attempt to push taxpayers to seek help online instead. Nearly 44,000 customers were cut off without warning after being on hold for more than an hour last year, a report…
Government borrowing rose more than expected in December, hitting the highest level for the month for four years, official figures show. Borrowing – the difference between spending and tax revenue – was £17.8bn last month, £10.1bn more than in December 2023, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Spending on public services, benefits, and debt…
PA Media The Conservatives have called for the forthcoming public inquiry into the Southport murders to consider why the police, prosecutors and government did not make public more details about the killer last summer before his trial. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer have both said the government could not have…
Questions rise over safety measures at the Grand Kartal Hotel at a ski resort in the Bolu Mountains. Turkiye has arrested nine people in connection with Tuesday’s fire at a ski resort hotel that killed 76 people. The arrests, announced by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Wednesday, included the owner of the hotel, with questions…
Kenya has deployed 217 additional police officers to Haiti as part of a multinational force tackling gang violence, bringing its total contribution to over 600 officers. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen confirmed the deployment, praising the mission’s progress in reducing violence. Over the past few years, gang violence has displaced over 700,000 people in Haiti, forcing…
For 14-year-old Ben Cohen-Vigder, accidentally losing his smartphone on the school bus last February ended up gaining him so much more. “I was without my phone for like two days and I realized how my days were so much longer and full,” Ben said. It was so much better that the 8th grade lacrosse goalie…
For more than a decade, US immigration agencies like ICE and CBP have avoided raids on places that provide vital services, like hospitals. The administration of newly inaugurated United States President Donald Trump has revoked longstanding protections barring immigration raids on schools, hospitals, churches and other “sensitive areas”. The announcement on Tuesday arrives as part…
The ruling United Hearts Movement (MCU) of Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has formalized a political cooperation agreement with Russia’s United Russia party, led by President Vladimir Putin. Signed remotely, the agreement signifies growing ties between the two nations, following Touadéra’s recent official visit to Moscow. Key figures, including Russian senator Andrei Klimov and Central…
Ulbricht was given two life sentences, plus 40 years for running the site, which allegedly facilitated $183m in drug sales. United States President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the imprisoned founder of the dark-web black market Silk Road. Trump said on Tuesday that he had called Ulbricht’s mother to inform her he had signed…