Government’s process behind tackling violence against women ‘worse than under the Tories’ Exclusive: As Labour ministers prepare long awaited strategy, campaigners accuse them of sidelining experts
Gateshead grooming gang members jailed for rape and sexual assaults Five men who targeted vulnerable girls in park sentenced to terms of between 18 months and 14 years
Reform UK claims it has overtaken Labour as Britain’s largest party Nigel Farage’s party says it has more than 268,000 members amid reports Labour membership has fallen below 250,000
‘There’s been a Badenoch bounce’: is the Tory leader finally cutting through? Conservative insiders say the party and the public are warming to Kemi Badenoch after a difficult first year
UK politics: Trump talks ‘complete nonsense’ about crime in London, says Met police commissioner – as it happened Mark Rowley says capital is a safe city, and claims of no-go areas are ‘completely false’
Pro-Palestine activists daub MoJ building with red paint in protest over hunger strikers Protesters say David Lammy is ignoring warnings over deteriorating health of eight hunger strikers awaiting trial
Christmas tree in Durham village chopped down hours after lights switched on Police appeal for witnesses after tree put up in tribute to war dead cut down in act of ‘mindless vandalism’
In a shocking twist, Keir Starmer’s TikToks are borderline competent The PM’s social media sortie has not been a total embarrassment, which may be a shame for him
Man cleared of wife’s murder found guilty after child provides new evidence Robert Rhodes acquitted in 2017 on grounds of self-defence after manipulating a child to help in cover-up
Primal Scream defend image of swastika inside Star of David shown during London gig Scottish rock band says image ‘meant to provoke debate, not hate’ after many at concert accuse group of antisemitism