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The BBC has cancelled an interview with Boris Johnson after Laura Kuenssberg accidentally sent the former prime minister her briefing notes. Kuenssberg, who presents the broadcaster’s Sunday politics show, said “there’s no point pretending it’s anything other than embarrassing and disappointing”. Revealing the error on X, she said she had been preparing to interview Mr

A police marksman may have been “angry, frustrated and annoyed” when he shot Chris Kaba dead after he tried to escape, a court has heard. Martyn Blake, 40, is on trial at the Old Bailey, where he denies murdering the 24-year-old in Streatham, south London. Mr Kaba was sat in the driver’s seat of an

A suspected gunshot struck a taxi carrying Have I Got News For You star Ian Hislop, it has been reported. According to the Guardian, the Private Eye editor was in the back of the black cab in Soho, central London, when a suspected bullet struck the vehicle’s back window. The incident happened shortly after 10am

Police have named an eight-year-old boy who died after being shot on a farm in Cumbria. Jay Cartmell of Frizington, West Cumbria, suffered serious head injuries on land not far from the A66, north of Warcop, on Saturday. Police said at the weekend they responded after receiving “a report that a child had been seriously

The BBC has apologised to former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amanda Abbington, saying it had assessed and “upheld some, but not all” of her complaints about Giovanni Pernice’s behaviour during her time on the show. Sherlock actress Abbington, who pulled out of the BBC One show last year citing “personal reasons”, later claimed she was

Lewis Hamilton has said he has struggled with his mental health “for much of his life”, and blames the pressure of motor racing and bullying that he suffered at school. Hamilton, 39, is one of the most successful Formula One (F1) drivers in history, having won a joint-record seven world titles. The racer, who was

The King has paid tribute to Scotland as a “uniquely special place” for the Royal Family as he marked the 25th anniversary of the Scottish parliament. At the ceremony to commemorate a quarter of a century since parliament opened at Holyrood, the King said: “Speaking from a personal perspective, Scotland has always had a uniquely

Maggie Smith, known for her roles in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89, her sons have said. The actress died in hospital, her children Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens said. In a statement, they said: “An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She

One of the country’s most senior doctors broke down in tears several times as he recalled “scenes from hell” inside intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic, a public inquiry has heard. Professor Kevin Fong, who was tasked with helping to direct an emergency response to the crisis, said staff were running out of body

Police have released an image of a man they want to identify after a woman in her 70s was sexually assaulted in London – and left with a broken leg. The woman was getting off a bus on Regents Park Road in Finchley when she was pushed into a doorway by an unknown man who

A police officer who stole cocaine from work to sell on the streets of Manchester has been found guilty of misconduct and supplying class A drugs. Andrew Talbot was a detective in Greater Manchester Police’s (GMP) serious crime division when he took just under 4kg of the drug from an evidence store. He also used

Commuters are facing road closures and disrupted rail services as dozens of flood warnings remain in place and further rainfall is expected. Some areas have been struck by more than a month’s worth of rain in the past 24 hours – with rising waters damaging homes and making roads impassable. Meanwhile, a fresh weather warning

An amber warning for heavy rain is in force for millions of people in England until 9pm tonight. Many places could see between 60mm and 80m (2.36in and 3.15in) – with up to 120mm (4.72in) possible in a few locations, said the Met Office. A broad area from Gloucester through the Midlands and up to

Parts of the UK were struck by flash flooding after some areas saw more than a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours. Heavy rain left parts of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and London submerged, flooding properties and causing widespread travel disruption. At least 45 houses flooded across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Kent and the Home Counties, according to

Those with a peanut allergy have been told to avoid eating food containing mustard over fears they have been contaminated. Rebecca Sudworth, the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) director of food policy, said those with a peanut allergy should “avoid products with mustard until we identify the individual products affected”. The FSA said possibly affected food

A body has been found in the search for a missing hospital chaplain who starred in a Channel 4 documentary. Katherine Watson, 50, was last seen in the Heaton Road area of Newcastle, at about 1pm on Thursday and Northumbria Police had become “increasingly concerned” for her welfare. But after “extensive searches”, the force said

Police have issued CCTV images of three men as part of an investigation into the rape of a teenage girl and the sexual assault of a woman on Brighton beach. Detectives from Sussex Police said the two victims – who are known to each other – were attacked at around 6am on Sunday 8 September.

Four Metropolitan Police officers are under investigation for misconduct after two women were murdered by a man they had complained about to the force. Carl Cooper, 66, was jailed for life in July for the murders of Naomi Hunte, 41, who was stabbed in the chest, and Fiona Holm, 48, whose body has never been

Climate action will be central to “all” foreign policy, David Lammy will say on Tuesday, as the new government seeks to rebrand the UK’s international image. On Tuesday, the foreign secretary will use his first major speech in his new role to address the climate and nature crises and how they intersect with geopolitics, conflict

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for a tax on the wealthiest instead of cutting support for “struggling pensioners”. Speaking after arriving at the Lib Dem conference in Brighton on a jet ski, Sir Ed said his party is the only one offering up a solution on how to “plug the awful financial