Unrest broke out as officers responded to reports of social workers experiencing hostility

Former Royal Mail boss Moya Greene says Paula Vennells and top team ‘grossly understated’ Horizon scandal

Previous UK government had built up backlog of 90,000 people whose claims it deemed ‘inadmissible’

A councillor who acted as a “human shield” for police officers during a rioting in Harehills, Leeds, on Thursday, 18 July, has spoken out. Green Party councillor for Gipton and Harehills Mothin Ali described the violence as “absolute mayhem” ...

 

West Yorkshire Police confirmed no one was injured in the events and officers are urging people with information to come forward

Met Police officers do not routinely carry guns, but the force has deployed specially-trained firearms officers over 3,000 times in the past year

Hundreds of people outnumbered officers during riots in Harehills, Leeds, on Thursday, 18 July. Vehicles were set on fire as residents were warned to stay at home, with a large police presence and helicopters deployed to the area. West Yorkshire Poli ...

Flames engulfed a double-decker bus and multiple fires were started in the street as a riot broke out in an area of Leeds on Thursday evening (18 July). Residents in Harehills are urged to stay at home as emergency services battle to stop a riot that ...

Met Police officers found a bullet shell when they arrived at the scene

Footage has captured floodwaters raging across the Arkansas town of Yelville, with some residents evacuated from their homes. Between six and 11 inches of rain fell in 12 hours on Wednesday (17 July), according to forecasters at the Weather Service o ...

Ex-postal affairs minister admits to inquiry that response was ‘poorly judged’ and says sorry to people who had lives ruined

 

A council officer admitted a report on the sale was prepared 'in a hurry' as critics accused the council of rushing through the sale of the civic centre and palace

DC Mark Connor denied the relationship was inappropriate, but a misconduct panel thought otherwise

 

Watch as Sir Ed Davey gave evidence to the Post office Horizon IT inquiry on Thursday, 18 July.

The FCA says financial institutions should not disadvantage people running for office and their families

Two-fifths of infantry graduate officer cadets now come from section of Israeli society aligned with far-right parties and settler movement

The Met office has issued its latest weather forecast for London