A Metropolitan Police officer arrested in connection with the disappearance of Sarah Everard was “not on duty” when she went missing. Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave described the arrest as a “serious and significant” development in the search for the 33-year-old. Image: Sarah Everard was last seen at 9.30pm on Wednesday 3 March in Clapham, south
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A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Sarah Everard. In a statement the Metropolitan Police said the man was arrested at an address in Kent and is being held at a London police station. A woman was arrested at the same address on suspicion of assisting an offender
Speeding up the easing of lockdown could leave the country “flying blind” to the risks of another surge in cases, the government’s chief scientific adviser has warned. Sir Patrick Vallance told a group of MPs the five-week gap between each step of easing restrictions was needed to evaluate the impact on infections and transmission. He
Buckingham Palace remains silent almost 24 hours after Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey aired in the US – with the British public divided on the couple’s explosive claims following its first UK broadcast. While the world waits for a response from the Royal Family, celebrities and a number of charities have been
The Queen and Prince Philip were not behind “concerns” about the colour of Archie’s skin when Meghan was pregnant, Oprah Winfrey says. The talk show host said Prince Harry insisted that she should tell people his grandmother and grandfather were not involved. In unaired clips from Sunday night’s show shown on CBS News, Prince Harry
The UK has recorded a further 82 coronavirus deaths and 5,177 cases in the last 24 hours, government figures show. The latest figure is down from the 6,035 coronavirus cases recorded last Sunday. Meanwhile, a total of 23,335,514 COVID-19 jabs have been given in the UK so far, according to government data up to 6
A British woman detained in Iran has had her ankle tag removed but faces a further court date, her local MP says. Amid reports in Iran that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been “freed”, Tulip Siddiq MP said she had been in touch with the mother’s family. Ms Siddiq posted on Twitter: “Thankfully her ankle tag has
The disappearances of missing mother Bennylyn Burke and her two-year-old daughter Jellica are being treated as a murder investigation, Police Scotland has said. Ms Burke, 25, was reported missing from her home in Gloucestershire on 1 March along with two children, including Jellica. A 50-year-old man was arrested at a property in Troon Avenue, Dundee,
New variants of COVID-19 are “very unlikely to send us back to square one” as coronavirus restrictions are lifted in the UK in the run-up to summer, a top scientist has said. Professor Sharon Peacock, who is in charge of tracking strains of the virus in Britain, said the country is well equipped to “stay
Two men have been arrested after the unexplained death of a teenager in South Wales. The 16-year-old girl died after an incident in Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on Friday afternoon. South Wales Police described her death as “sudden”, adding that the cause had not been confirmed. Image: Police were called at around midday after reports
Prince Philip has been moved back to King Edward VII’s Hospital following a “successful procedure” for a pre-existing heart condition. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “Following The Duke of Edinburgh’s successful procedure at St Bartholomew’s Hospital on Wednesday, His Royal Highness has been transferred to King Edward VII’s Hospital this morning. The Duke is
A recommended 1% pay rise for NHS workers has been called “pitiful and bitterly disappointing” by nursing union leaders who said the government was “dangerously out of touch” with health staff. The figure, which covers 2021 and 2022, is contained in a Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) document for the NHS Pay Review
Prince Philip has had a “successful procedure” for a pre-existing heart condition. Buckingham Palace said: “The Duke of Edinburgh yesterday underwent a successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. “His Royal Highness will remain in hospital for treatment, rest and recuperation for a number of days.” The Duke of Edinburgh, who
The chancellor has vowed to build a “fairer” country in the memory of those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic after he outlined his budget. In an unprecedented Downing Street news conference following his announcement in the Commons, Rishi Sunak acknowledged the victims and said financial support will continue long after COVID restrictions end.
The legal limit for contactless payments will more than double, Chancellor Rishi Sunak will confirm in today’s budget. The limit for a single contactless payment will rise from £45 to £100 as part of Mr Sunak’s plans to boost businesses as the UK recovers from the COVID crisis. You can watch and follow the budget
The hunt for an unidentified person who tested positive for the Brazil variant of coronavirus has narrowed to 379 households in southeast England, the health secretary has said. In total, six cases of the P1 coronavirus variant first found in Brazil have been discovered in the UK. One has still yet to be identified after