A 21-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of PCSO Julia James.Ms James, 53, was found dead in Akholt Wood near her home in Snowdown, Kent, on 27 April.Callum Wheeler, from Aylesham,…

Immigrants and refugees will be stripped of the right to challenge deportation orders in the High Court, under a new crackdown to speed up “removals”.A Judicial Review Bill will overturn a Supreme Court ruling –…

The government is to consider ways to limit the sale of foie gras as part of measures to improve animal welfare, ministers have announced. A new animal welfare bill, unveiled in the Queen’s Speech, will…

Sadiq Khan starts second term as London Mayor with signing-in ceremonyThe Queen’s Speech, expected just before 11.30am this morning, will set out the government’s legislative plans for the next year after large-scale Tory success in…

The public has been promised full details of “the end of social distancing” within three weeks, as a bullish Boris Johnson pressed the accelerator on a review into the lifting of all Covid-19 rules.As he…

The public has been promised full details of “the end of social distancing” within three weeks, as a bullish Boris Johnson pressed the accelerator on a review into the lifting of all Covid-19 rules.As he…

Sir Keir Starmer’s “cool and calm” reputation has been imperiled by his strained reshuffle of his shadow cabinet, Labour MPs fear. One MP complained the Labour leader had looked at “panic stations” after the party…

Boris Johnson is being investigated for a possible breach of Commons rules over a luxury £15,000 Christmas holiday in the Caribbean.The parliamentary commissioner for standards has powers that can trigger suspensions of MPs – or even…