British director of Human Rights watch attacks ‘dangerous hypocrisy’ of government

Leading democracies have stood by while allies have committed atrocities or supported perpetrators, Human Rights watch chief says ahead of annual World Report

Office for Environmental Protection calls for urgent action after finding government is falling short on most targets

People should not be punished for honest mistakes, says watchdog, amid concern at fare evasion measures

watch again as Israeli hostage families react after Hamas accepted a ceasefire deal on Wednesday (15 January).

President-elect’s picks for attorney general and secretary of state, Pam Bondi and Marco Rubio, among those who faced questions from senators on Wednesday

watch again as Los Angeles County officials gave a wildfire update on Tuesday (14 January) as a new dangerous weather warning was issued.

Israeli hostage families gathered in Tel Aviv as news broke of Hamas accepting a ceasefire deal to pause the war in the Middle East. Residents with family members held captive by Hamas gathered at Begin Gate holding pictures and posters of their love ...

watch live as Qatar’s prime minister holds a press conference on Wednesday (15 January) as Hamas has reportedly accepted a ceasefire deal with Israel to pause the war.

 

A drug dealer caught by police 223 miles from his home in Crewe tried to convince officers he was on holiday. Adrain Badea claimed he made the journey to Tunbridge Wells to sightsee towns across the south east of England, however a search revealed he ...

watch live as Donald Trump’s pick to be the next US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is questioned in a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, 15 January.

watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 15 January, after a surprise inflation fall gave a boost to under-fire chancellor Rachel Reeves.

‘The View’ host’s remarks came after the country singer was hit with immense backlash online

A team of 75 firefighters have tackled a new fast-moving California wildfire blaze. Firefighters from Ventura City Fire and Oxnard Fire were at the scene of a bush fire in the river bottom off North Ventura Boulevard in Ventura overnight on Monday (1 ...

Helen Pitcher resigned from the CCRC saying she had been ‘scapegoated’ over Malkinson’s case

watch live as Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth faces questions from the Senate on Tuesday, 14 January.

watch live as Antony Blinken makes a case for post-war reconstruction in Gaza on Tuesday, 14 January, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is as “close as it has ever been”, according to Qatari negotiators who have been hosting talks.

watch live as Rachel Reeves answers questions in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 13 January, after returning from a trip to China criticised by political opponents for coinciding with a week of volatility for the pound and soaring yields on UK bonds ...

CMA to look at impact on consumers, businesses, advertisers and publishers, as well as collection of data