Three refugees are arguing the UAE funded war crimes by ISIS terrorists in the Syrian civil war in a landmark case in British legal history. The men, who are from Syria but are now asylum seekers in the UK, claim Arab officials financed human
Three teenagers have died after their car crashed into a tree in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, police have confirmed. Two 19-year-olds and an 18-year-old were in a white Ford Fiesta when the car travelling down Kiveton Lane left the road and collided with a
On the 6th of August, Ofgem’s latest price cap was announced and now millions of Brits face not only a soaring rise in electricity bills but ultimately a winter crisis. The cap is put in place in order to limit the price
The Welsh government has caused a stir this month as plans for a Covid pass were approved by a vote of 28 to 27, despite one vocally opposed Conservative MS being unable to vote. Rules are now in place that demand this
The effects of the pandemic have never been more apparent than the recent fuel crisis in the UK, when pumps across the country ran dry. With supply chains across the globe facing increasing challenges, China is currently amid a drastic energy crisis
A 25 year old British man of Somali heritage by the name of Ali Harbi Ali has been arrested by police on suspicion of the murder of MP Sir David Amess. Harbi Ali. He is being held until Friday 22 October and
A forensic scientist with the Metropolitan Police will stand trial next month, facing charges of misconduct in a public office. Ursula Collins has been accused of eight offences, including failure to create and store evidence in accordance with Met Police required procedure, failure to
Newly revealed secret internal research by Facebook has found that its Instagram app makes its younger users, particularly teenage girls, feel worse about their bodies. We would like to hear from parents about how Instagram has affected their children’s body image and mental health. We’d also like
Investigators searching for missing university chef Claudia Lawrence have begun a search operation in gravel pits about eight miles from her home in York. Ms Lawrence went missing 12 years ago and no body has ever been found, although police believe she was murdered. North
Britain’s biggest retailers are warning their stock levels have fallen to the lowest since 1983 amid a sharp drop in imports and pandemic staff shortages across the economy. The Confederation of British Industry’s monthly survey of big retail and wholesale firms found that stock
Cabinet ministers have been accused of undermining Covid advice and putting MPs’ and parliamentary staff’s safety at risk by declining to wear masks, as they packed the Commons chamber full to debate Afghanistan’s takeover by the Taliban. Just two government frontbenchers chose
1. Scotland’s Covid restrictions ease but ‘virus still with us’ Covid is “still here” so the Scottish government is reluctant to call today “freedom day”, Health Secretary Humza Yousaf says. But for those living in Scotland, the day where almost all remaining
Vital UN climate talks are at risk of failure because Boris Johnson is “missing in action” while his climate spokesperson talks about freezing bread, Keir Starmer has warned. The Labour leader said there is already “dystopia” all around caused by climate breakdown, but Johnson’s
Dominic Cummings personally called a former colleague on the Vote Leave Brexit campaign and asked if his company would work for the government on its response to the Covid pandemic, leading to the award of a £580,000 Cabinet Office contract with no
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in Essex. Four people, including a 42-year-old woman, two men aged 41 and 45, and a 15-year-old boy, have been arrested following the attack. Police were called to reports of an injured man Northlands
Food prices could rise by about 5% by the autumn – and turkeys and pigs in blankets could be in short supply this Christmas – as shortages of delivery drivers, abattoir staff and other workers drive up pay and other costs. Industry
A London hospital has celebrated the NHS’s 73rd birthday with a special performance of a new piece of classical music composed by a six-year-old boy in tribute to health workers and scientists. Apollo Premadasa first emailed St Bart’s hospital in the City of London
The deterioration in relations with the EU, partly driven by the Northern Ireland “sausage war”, has come as a surprise to those, who campaigned to leave the bloc five years ago, the government has admitted. The Brexit minister, David Frost, said they had dreamed of
Sir David Attenborough has warned that the government is pursuing “short-sighted political and financial attacks” on the UK’s television networks, as ministers prepare to announce plans to privatise Channel 4. The wildlife broadcaster has put his name to a campaign saying that ministers risk
England is braced for a four-week extension of coronavirus restrictions to 19 July, after Boris Johnson said he will take a “cautious” approach to the final removal of lockdown. Hospitality chiefs told The Independent that the extra month of curbs will cost
The Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson was shot in the head after a group of four men opened fire at a party in south London, police have revealed. Scotland Yard said there was “nothing to suggest” the 27-year-old mother-of-two was targeted in the shooting in Peckham in
Police have released video footage showing the cellar inside a cafe being excavated by investigators as they hunt for a suspected Fred West victim. The 30-second clip, which does not have any audio, shows chalk markings on the floor, where police are focusing their
Boris Johnson is due to confirm the next stage of lockdown lifting in an announcement later. The third step in the government’s roadmap is set to include the return of indoor hospitality and household mixing from next Monday. The prime minister is expected to appear at 5pm
Former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson died after being tasered and kicked by an “angry” police officer, a murder trial jury has heard. Birmingham Crown Court was told Police Constable Benjamin Monk denies the murder and manslaughter of the 48-year-old. Atkinson, who also played
The high-profile investigation into the “chatty rat” who leaked details of the government’s Covid lockdown plans is unlikely to be successful, the UK’s most senior civil servant has said. But Simon Case, the cabinet secretary, denied that Boris Johnson had suggested calling off the inquiry.
A woman has been gang raped by a group of men in a Manchester park in what police have called a “truly horrendous” attack. The victim, in her 20s, was set upon in Kirkup Gardens in the city’s Wythenshawe area at 12.30am on Tuesday.
Black people are three times more likely to be killed on the streets of London than other ethnic groups, new figures show. Almost half of all murder victims in the capital in 2019 were Black despite them making up only 13 per
The Parsons Green bomber has told a judge he is “destined for hellfire” at a hearing over an alleged attack on a prison guard. Ahmed Hassan, who partially detonated a homemade device on a packed London Underground train in 2017, is accused
A British drugs gang selling MDMA and ecstasy online via the dark web has been “dismantled” by police following a series of interceptions and raids, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). Officers became suspicious and began making enquiries last summer after large parcels of MDMA destined for Europe, Asia and the
The Conservatives are hailing a remarkable boost to party membership, because “everyone loves the prime minister” they say. The numbers paying up to join the Tories were thought to have plunged as low as 70,000 – but have now bounced back to 200,000, its
The UK has set a new daily coronavirus vaccine record for the second day running. A further 873,784 doses were administered on Saturday, health secretary Matt Hancock confirmed. This included 686,424 first doses and 70,449 second doses in England, 9,415 first doses and 13,160
An ex-police chief says the public should be “really worried” about a new crackdown on protests – accusing the government of putting rights “fundamental to our democracy” at risk. Sir Peter Fahy said it was wrong to “rush legislation” just because ministers are angry about
Boris Johnson will put up to 1 million jobs at risk if he fails to name a date for the reopening of pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues when he unveils his roadmap out of lockdown on Monday, industry sources have warned. Trade body UK Hospitality said it had received indications from
The UK risks a new wave of coronavirus as large as the current one if coronavirus restrictions are lifted too soon, a government scientific advisor has said. Professor Steven Riley said the “incredibly successful” rollout of the vaccine and “incredibly high vast uptake” does not mean
The Cornish fishing industry is changing the names of two of its most common catches in a bid to boost their appeal with British consumers because of post-Brexit problems exporting to Europe. Until now, 95 per cent of Cornwall’s megrim fish and 85 percent
Keir Starmer was today forced to admit blundering in the House of Commons when he accused Boris Johnson of repeating untrue claims that he wanted the UK to join the stumbling EU vaccines procurement programme. The pair clashed at prime minister’s questions after the Labour leader responded to Johnson’s
Britain appears to be suffering from an escalating dog mess crisis, with local media outlets across the country reporting on the “plague of pooch poo bags” accompanying the coronavirus pandemic. The Gloucestershire Gazette on Friday said dozens of its readers had complained about local “poo
The vaccine, made in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson, aims to make one billion doses in 2021. The UK has ordered 30 million doses of the vaccine which are expected to become available this summer if it receives regulatory approval. On average it
At least £100,000 of tariffs have been slapped on Fairtrade bananas from Africa because of Brexit, prompting mounting anger that farmers face ruin. Ministers are under pressure to explain why the levies are being charged, despite an announcement that a last-gasp deal was struck between the UK
Downing Street has said Boris Johnson continues to have “full confidence” in Priti Patel, after the home secretary revealed they clashed last spring over the decision not to close UK borders at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Following Ms Patel’s astonishing revelation last night that she
The website of pro-Brexit pressure group Leave.EU has been suspended amid a row over its attempt to switch its registration to Ireland to avoid losing its .eu domain name. The group, founded by businessman Arron Banks and supported by Nigel Farage, moved its registration from the UK to
The spread of new Covid-19 variants could make the second year of the virus even tougher, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. Different variants of the disease have already been found in the UK and South Africa and a third variant has been located in Japan after authorities tested four arrivals
When Theresa May appeared in US Vogue in 2017, even her deliberately anodyne choice of a posh-end-of-the-high-street dress by British label LK Bennett did not prevent this newspaper calling the Annie Leibovitz shoot a “defining moment” which, “like Margaret Thatcher in the tank
The Labour Party has been heavily split over its EU stance since the historic 2016 referendum and several of its MPs continue to promote rejoining the bloc, despite Brexit having officially taken place. In response, Express.co.uk asked its readers if it feared the Labour Party
MPs have overwhelmingly backed sweeping new coronavirus lockdown laws as official figures showed a daily death toll from the disease of more than 1,000 for the first time since mass testing was introduced. MPs voted by 524 to 16 in favour of
The size of the House of Lords has now ballooned to accommodate around 830 peers, with only the Chinese Parliament and Congress having a larger unelected legislative body across the world. Dozens of peers have been appointed this year, including Scottish Tory
Matt Hancock has confirmed more areas of England will be placed into the toughest level of coronavirus restrictions, as he warned: “We are going to have to take further action.” Following a meeting of the government’s coronavirus operations committee — chaired by Boris Johnson on Tuesday evening
The BBC has heralded its own success for its offering over the festive period, saying it has “pulled out all the stops” to offer “a range of unmissable programmes”. But with rehashed shows and re-cut repeats filling prime time slots, campaigners have
Fishing chiefs said the UK made significant concessions in order to finally secure a trade agreement on Christmas Eve. At a Downing Street press conference on Christmas Eve, Mr Johnson said “we will as a result of this deal be able to
Boris Johnson has attempted to reassure Brexit hardliners within his own party as the government races to get approval for the post-Brexit trade deal brokered with the EU. The deal is likely to pass through the commons when it is brought to a vote on 30