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Boris Johnson has said he backs Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, who has faced calls to resign for her handling of the Sarah...

Boris Johnson says “infuriating” police forces don’t take violence against women seriously enough and are “not doing enough help victims”. In the aftermath of...

The policing minister has said it would be “perfectly reasonable” for anyone being approached by a lone police officer to call 999 and seek...

An officer who strangled Sarah Everard with his police belt after kidnapping her under the guise of a fake arrest will die in jail....

The police officer who kidnapped Sarah Everard before raping and strangling her could be handed a whole life order when he is sentenced later...

A police officer used COVID lockdown regulations to falsely arrest Sarah Everard before he kidnapped, raped and strangled her and then burned her body,...

Boris Johnson has suggested key workers such as medics and carers will not get priority to refuel at petrol stations as the situation was...

Former police officer Wayne Couzens is due to appear in court today as he faces sentencing for the murder of Sarah Everard. Couzens kidnapped,...

A 36-year-old man has been charged with the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa. Koci Selamaj, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was arrested in...

The government is facing calls to prioritise essential workers as some petrol supplies run dry amid impacts of a shortage of lorry drivers. Long...

The UK is temporarily suspending competition laws for the fuel industry to allow the sharing of information and to target petrol stations running dry...

The transport secretary has said “there’s plenty of fuel” in the country as he urged motorists to only fill up “when they need to”....

Up to 4,000 people will be trained up as new HGV drivers as part of a package of measures that will help tackle the...

A book of condolence has been opened at a community centre near to where Sabina Nessa lived and was killed. A steady stream of...

The family of murdered primary school teacher Sabina Nessa have said they are “shattered” by her death – as mourners gathered for a vigil...

Two 14-year-old boys have been sentenced to 13 years and 12 years respectively in a young offenders institution for murdering an autistic boy. Olly...

Big businesses including BT, Thames Water and the Co-op have called on the government to phase out gas power by 2035, in a week...

Teacher Sabina Nessa is thought to have been murdered during a five-minute walk to meet a friend in a pub, police have said. The...

A high court judgement is expected later that could prevent unborn babies with disabilities, including Down’s syndrome, being aborted after 24 weeks.  A 26-year-old...