Manchester synagogue attack victims named as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66

Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were named Friday morning as the two men killed in a terror attack outside Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester. Greater Manchester Police said in... Read more »

The Green Party might be small but it’s thinking big – can it make a dent in Reform’s rise? | Politics News

It’s a small party with big ambition, a handful of MPs led by a controversial but charismatic leader determined to turn anti-establishment sentiment into a major political breakthrough. No, not Reform –... Read more »

UK weather: Storm Amy approaches – as most likely path revealed | UK News

The first named storm of the season is set to bring heavy rain and strong winds from Friday into Saturday. Storm Amy will develop in the North Atlantic due to interactions from... Read more »

UK fifth-worst country in Europe for loss of green space to development | Environment

Nature and farmland equivalent in size to that of the New Forest – 604 sq km – was lost to concrete and bricks and mortar in the UK between 2018 and 2023,... Read more »

Catalyst for peace? Welsh women’s 100-year-old petition gets new home | Wales

The story it tells is a glorious one: how a century ago a determined band of campaigners trailed door to door persuading a third of all Welsh women to sign a petition... Read more »

BrewDog sells Scottish ‘rewilding’ estate it bought only five years ago | Rewilding

BrewDog has sold a Highlands rewilding estate it bought with great fanfare in 2020 after posting losses last year of £37m on its beer businesses. The company paid £8.8m for Kinrara near... Read more »

Travel, national parks and housing: what does the US government shutdown mean for everyday people? | US federal government shutdown 2025

1. Paychecks and federal workers Who keeps working? “Excepted” government workers, employees whose work is deemed essential to protecting life and property, such as military personnel, border agents, TSA screeners and FBI... Read more »

Starmer promises to increase police presence in Jewish communities after terror attack | Manchester

Keir Starmer has promised to strengthen police numbers in Jewish communities across the country after Thursday’s terrorist attack outside a synagogue in Manchester. The prime minister called the attack in the Crumpsall... Read more »

Synagogue attacker who killed two was a ‘terrorist targeting Jews because they are Jews’, says Starmer – latest updates | UK news

Starmer: synagogue knifeman ‘attacked Jews because they are Jews’ Keir Starmer condemned a “terrorist attack that attacked Jews because they are Jews”, committed by “a vile individual”. Speaking from Downing Street after... Read more »

Thames Water lenders submit rescue plan to stave off collapse

Thames Water’s lenders have submitted a new rescue plan to prevent the UK’s largest water company from collapsing. London & Valley Water, a consortium of large financial institutions and investors, has submitted... Read more »