All news for 2024-05-04

The Government has long promised to ban zombie knives and machetes in its Criminal Justice Bill, which is currently going through Parliament - but campaigners say the legislation is full of holes

Under rules introduced when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister, voters now need to prove who they are by using photo ID such as a passport, driving licence or blue badge

The Duke of Sussex is set to visit the King as he continues his cancer convalescence during a trip to the UK for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games but he is not expected to meet Prince William

Egyptian and US mediators report signs of compromise, but many analysts remain pessimistic

Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database.

Diplomatic tension sparked by Spanish minister’s insinuation about Javier Milei’s campaign.

Ghassan Abu-Sitta, who was due to speak in French senate, is told Germany has enforced Schengen-wide entry ban

Stockton Rush and four of his passengers, including British adventurer Hamish Harding, 58, were killed at sea in the tragedy after their submarine imploded while on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic

Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley is campaigning for fairer accountability rules for cops

Harry has not seen William since Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

Arsenal moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 3-0 win over Bournemouth thanks to goals from Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice.

HSBC’s mobile banking app has crashed leaving thousands of customers unable to access their accounts.

A 23-year-old man has died after he was allegedly tortured and partially buried alive at a farm in Queensland, Australia.

Third-party hospitality packages are outlawed, yet agency part-owned by associates of Rafael Nadal and LeBron James promises access to top events as well as to stars

Prince Harry is expected to meet with the King for the second time since his father’s cancer diagnosis next week.

Former senior Post Office lawyer Jarnail Singh has denied that he knew about bugs in the Horizon system while sub-postmaster prosecutions continued for three years.

GRU Unit 29155, Russia’s assassination and sabotage squad, blew up ammunition warehouses in Czechia. It had help from Elena and Nikolai Šapošnikov, a family of deep-cover spies working as arms dealers.

It was the busiest day of the year for UK airports with more than 3,000 departures