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The number of hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales has hit its highest level on record, with a 12% rise in racially motivated incidents, official figures show. There were 124,091 hate crimes recorded in the year to March 2021, according to Home Office statistics. This comprises 92,052 race hate crimes, 6,377 religious hate crimes, 18,596 sexual-orientation hate crimes, 9,943 disability hate crimes and 2,799 transgender hate crimes. […]

Wales secured a precious World Cup qualifying victory over Estonia as Kieffer Moore gave them a 1-0 win in Tallinn Cardiff striker Moore – who was later booked and will be suspended for next month’s home game against Belarus – prodded home from close range after 12 minutes. In the race for a runners-up spot behind Belgium, and the March play-off places that comes with it, Wales stay third in […]

“This is an attempt to ignore and gaslight bereaved families, who will see it as a slap in the face.” Some of the families of those who died during the Covid pandemic have said an MPs’ report into failings is “laughable”. Hannah Brady, spokesperson for the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group, criticised a passage in the report that said the “success of the vaccine programme has redeemed many of […]

Moderna has no plans to share the recipe for its Covid-19 vaccine because executives have concluded that scaling up the company’s own production is the best way to increase the global supply, the company’s chairman said . In an interview with the Associated Press, Noubar Afeyan also reiterated a pledge Moderna made a year ago not to enforce patent infringement on anyone else making a coronavirus vaccine during the pandemic. […]

England head coach Chris Silverwood credits the “class and empathy” of Joe Root’s leadership for ensuring he was able to select the strongest possible squad for this winter’s Ashes tour. England head coach Chris Silverwood credits the “class and empathy” of Joe Root’s leadership for ensuring he was able to select the strongest possible squad for this winter’s Ashes tour. Concerns over Australia’s Covid travel restrictions and the prospect of […]

Television presenter Jeremy Vine has said he was “unnerved” after anti-vaccine protesters targeted his home. Television presenter Jeremy Vine has said he was “unnerved” after anti-vaccine protesters targeted his home. He said in a tweet that the group tried to serve what they called an “anti-vaxx writ” while he was out, instead giving it to his wife. The BBC and Channel 5 broadcaster said the group was “angry” at the […]

A £50 million cash injection is being made by Liberty Steel, which will safeguard hundreds of jobs in the UK. A £50 million cash injection is being made by Liberty Steel, which will safeguard hundreds of jobs in the UK. The announcement, affecting its plant in Rotherham, is part of a wider restructure of GFG Alliance, Liberty’s owner, which was forced to seek funding when its key lender, Greensill Capital, […]

Instant bill increases for millions of customers will be held back by maintaining the energy price cap, the Business Secretary has vowed as he resists a hike to help firms. Kwasi Kwarteng said that keeping the cap in place this winter is “non-negotiable for me” after some firms lobbied for an increase to prevent collapses due to the energy crisis. But he did not set out any additional support for […]

Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title but only after rising from the canvas twice before knocking out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round of a spellbinding contest at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This third fight between the pair was unquestionably their most riveting with five knockdowns in total, Wilder the first to go over after sinking to his knees in the face of some punishing blows from […]