Derby has been announced as the location to host the headquarters of new public sector body Great British Railways (GBR). Transport Secretary Mark Harper confirmed the decision on Tuesday following reports that the East Midlands city had been successful in its bid. The unsuccessful shortlisted locations were Birmingham, Crewe, Doncaster, Newcastle and York. Mr Harper said: “Among an exceptional list of shortlisted applicants, Derby scored highest in the expression of […]

Britain’s biggest police force is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic, a damning review has found, and there may be more officers like killer Wayne Couzens and serial rapist David Carrick. The Metropolitan Police has failed to protect the public from officers who abuse women, organisational changes have put women and children at greater risk and female officers and staff routinely experience sexism, the report said. There are racist officers and […]

A damning report into Britain's biggest police force has uncovered some specific examples of alarming incidents The Casey review has unearthed a series of alarming case studies that expose the state of the Metropolitan Police. – While working on sexual offences unit Sapphire, officer G said multiple officers would be needed to close freezers holding forensic samples because they were so full. “She told the review that the unit’s freezers, which […]

The pair claimed last year that they have a 'no-limits friendship' Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged him with war crimes in Ukraine. Mr Xi’s government gave no details of what the Chinese leader hoped to accomplish. Mr Xi and Mr Putin declared they had a “no-limits friendship” before the February 2022 […]

The average price tag on a home has jumped by nearly £3,000 in March, driven by asking price increases for bigger properties, according to a property website. Across Britain, the typical price of a property coming on the market increased by £2,906 or 0.8%, compared with a month earlier, Rightmove said. This was mainly due to a 1.2% or £7,947 average jump in asking prices in the largest homes sector, […]