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A Labour councillor said far-right protesters should have their throats slit and drew his finger across his throat at an anti-racism protest following the Southport murders, a court has heard. Ricky Jones, 58, who is on trial for encouraging violent disorder, called demonstrators “disgusting Nazi fascists” at the protest in east London, last August. Jones,…

Kemi Badenoch has appeared to suggest that asylum seekers should be housed in camps which could be policed, instead of in hotels. The leader of the Conservatives has been speaking to communities about immigration in Epping, Essex, following multiple protests at a hotel in the town alleged to be housing asylum seekers. During her visit,…

A former Tory MP has warned that she does not “feel safe” in the UK any more, and blamed previous governments – including ones she served in – for this. Dame Andrea Jenkyns has claimed the country is becoming “soft touch Britain”, with crime going unpunished. The Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire was speaking at a…

Yvette Cooper has defended the arrest of more than 500 people for holding signs supporting Palestine Action. The home secretary said protesters over the weekend may have been objecting to the group being proscribed as a terror group because they “don’t know the full nature of this organisation”. Ms Cooper said that could be due…

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Over 70s could be made to take compulsory eye tests every three years – and will be banned from driving if they fail, it is understood. Ministers are said to be considering “tougher” measures to tackle road deaths and injuries in England and Wales, which they believe have “remained stubbornly high under successive Conservative governments”….

A hostile environment era deportation policy for criminals is being expanded by the Labour government as it continues its migration crackdown. The government wants to go further in extraditing foreign offenders before they have a chance to appeal by including more countries in the existing scheme. Offenders that have a human right appeal rejected will…

Foreign criminals will be deported from the UK immediately after they are sentenced, the justice secretary has said. The law change proposed by Shabana Mahmood could save taxpayers an average of £54,000 a year per prison place. The changes would apply to prisoners serving fixed-term “determinate” sentences. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…

Nicola Sturgeon has opened up about the “mental torture” of being investigated by police in her new book. Frankly, which will be published on Thursday, also details her miscarriage in 2010 and rumours about an affair with a female French ambassador to the UK. In an excerpt published in The Times, Ms Sturgeon, 55, describes…

The UK and four allies have criticised Israel’s decision to launch a new large-scale military operation in Gaza – warning it will “aggravate the catastrophic humanitarian situation” in the territory. The foreign ministers of Britain, Australia, Germany, Italy and New Zealand said in a joint statement that the offensive will “endanger the lives of hostages”…