Author: Eniola Amadu

A 13-year-old boy has been charged following the stabbing of two pupils at a secondary school in north-west London. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons due to his age, has been charged with attempted murder and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, according to the Metropolitan Police. He is also charged with administering a noxious substance to a third child and possession of a knife on school premises without lawful authority. The incident took place at Kingsbury High School in Brent on Tuesday with the Counter Terrorism Policing London leading the investigation. Read also the…

The UK permanent secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions, Sir Peter Schofield’s has revealed plans to resign in July due to personal reasons. This follows his department’s response to a prolonged benefits failure that resulted in thousands falling into debt, widely known as the carers’ allowance scandal. Thousands of unpaid carers were left with substantial debts — and in some cases fraud convictions — after failures in the DWP’s management of carers’ allowance overpayments, according to a Guardian investigation. The DWP noted the departure of Schofield was not related to the crisis rocking the department’s leadership. In a…

The cabinet secretary, Chris Wormald, is in talks over his departure from Downing Street as part of a wider reorganisation of the prime minister’s operation, according to sources cited by the Guardian. If confirmed, his exit would be the third departure of a senior figure from No 10 in recent days. Wormald has been in his role for just over a year. Wormald was appointed at the end of 2024, moving from his previous role as the lead civil servant in the Department of Health following Simon Case’s departure. He was selected from a shortlist that included Olly Robbins, Antonia…

Three African countries have agreed to accept the return of foreign offenders and migrants without legal status following warnings from the UK home secretary over possible visa restrictions. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood last year said there would be consequences for countries that refuse to cooperate on the return of their nationals. “My message is clear: if foreign governments refuse to accept the return of their citizens, then they will face consequences,” she said. Namibia and Angola agreed in December to accept returns, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) now also confirming its cooperation. The UK government had threatened…

A court in Nigeria has ruled that the UK government pay the sum of $27m (£20m) to the 21 families of coal miners who were killed during colonial rule in the south-east in 1949. The then colonial police, made up of Nigerian and European officers, shot dead workers who were striking for improved working conditions with dozens injured. The killings occurred on 18 November 1949 in Enugu, which then was the administrative capital of the Eastern Region under British rule. Delivering the rule, Justice Anthony Onovo of Enugu called the act an illegal and extrajudicial attack of the right to…

An independent MP and former Labour minister, Dan Norris, has been rearrested amid allegations of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism and upskirting. Norris was suspended from Labour following his initial arrest. Police are continuing an investigation into a man in his 60s, with further arrests made in connection with a series of alleged sexual offences. In April 2025, he was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault against a girl, rape, misconduct in public office and child abduction. He has now been rearrested on suspicion of raping a woman, sexually assaulting another woman, and committing voyeurism and upskirting offences against a number…

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called on Peter Mandelson to resign from the House of Lords amid calls for reforms to enable peers to be stripped of their titles. Following the release of emails between Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein, the cabinet secretary, Sir Chris Wormald, will conduct a review into Mandelson’s dealings as business secretary during his tenure. Downing Street confirmed that the cabinet secretary has been asked to assess historical information relating to Peter Mandelson’s contacts with Jeffrey Epstein during his period in office. The PM’s office has urged Mandelson, if called upon by the US Congress inquiry,…

UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer has shown his support towards Donald Trump’s position towards Iran arguing that Iran’s leadership cannot be permitted to acquire nuclear weapons. Starmer’s comments during a visit to China on Friday were carefully stated, with No 10 saying he would not speculate on any future US strikes. He said during an interview with BBC in Shanghai: “The goal or the aim here is that Iran shouldn’t be able to develop nuclear weapons and that is hugely important and, of course, we need to deal with the fact they are repressing protesters, killing protesters”. “It is grotesque…

The Green party has chosen former mayoral candidate, Hannah Spencer as its candidate to contest in the Gorton and Denton by-election. The Trafford councillor and plumber by trade previously lived in the constituency and was the Green Party’s mayoral candidate for Manchester in the 2024 election. The election was announced officially in Long sight on Friday after local party members made the decision democratically in online hustings held the night before. Spencer, after the announcement said: “This is a crucial by-election. The choice is clear – Green v Reform. Hope v hate. Only the Green party can stop Reform in…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has visited Dubai on a mission to strengthen diplomatic ties with senior United Arab Emirates officials and seek donations from wealthy people for Reform UK. The trip marks his second visit to the United Arab Emirates within two months following a £10,000 journey sponsored by Abu Dhabi to partake in the Formula One grand prix. At a GB News event, Farage said he had a “very good interview” on Wednesday with an unnamed UAE minister. Present at the event was the chief executive of the state oil company ADNOC, and a former chair of the…