Woman, 66, held on suspicion of murder after death of Jennifer Abbott Abbott, 69, was found dead with tape over her mouth in London flat and police said missing Rolex could be linked to stabbing
Amber heat alert issued across England with warning of ‘rise in deaths’ UKHSA warns of risk to people aged 65 and over as temperatures of up to 33C expected until Monday
Serial rapist Zhenhao Zou jailed for minimum of 24 years London student drugged and filmed himself raping at least 60 victims between 2019 and 2024
Remove decisions on lone child asylum seekers from Home Office, report says Call for root-and-branch reform of treatment of children, many of whom are wrongly classified as adults
Keir Starmer needs to crack down on misconduct in politics, John Major says Former prime minister urges Labour PM to introduce proper sanctions amid concerns over promised ethics commission
Missing diamond-encrusted Rolex may be linked to London stabbing, police say Jennifer Abbott, 69, was found dead in her Camden flat with tape on her mouth
UK would have to sign off on US use of Diego Garcia base for raid on Iran UK continues to urge de-escalation as concerns grow about possible US intervention in the Middle East
UK benefits system could collapse if payments are not cut, Liz Kendall says Work and pensions secretary publishes her welfare reform bill, but concessions do little to placate angry Labour MPs
HS2: a complete failure by the British state and its politicians There have been many chances to avert this ‘appalling mess’, but, fuelled by political puff and short-termism, the project has become a farce
DWP says transitional payments scheme for those losing Pip ‘one of most generous ever’ – as it happened Department for Work and Pensions publishes text of bill cutting benefits and claims three-month transitional period is ‘one of most generous ever’