Chicago Police Department rocked by surge in officer retirement Reaction from Chicago Fraternal Order of Police president John Catanzara. A deadly weekend of Chicago gun violence left two police officers wounded early Sunday, a police department spokesman confirmed. Both officers were hospitalized but their medical conditions were not immediately known, the spokesman wrote on Twitter. Between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon at least 5 […]

Man is being hunted by police for attempted murder after young mother out walking with her five-year-old child is stabbed in ‘vicious and unprovoked attack’ The mother, 24, was walking with her son, five, when the man approached them  He then stabbed her in ‘vicious and unprovoked attack’ before fleeing the scene  Police released photos of him fleeing and are hunting […]

Lucian Freud refused to paint a portrait of Tony Blair because he thought it would be too downmarket The former Labour leader allegedly approached the artist through a Cabinet ally Freud ‘fended off that idea’, a new biography by William Leaver has suggested  The titan of British art famously painted a naked, pregnant Kate Moss in 2002  He was a […]

Now it’s Michael Gove versus Rishi Sunak: Cabinet heavyweights square up to see who will be Boris Johnson’s heir Michael Gove and Rishi Sunak are likely to contend for Tory Party leadership  The Chancellor has seen his public ratings soar during the coronavirus crisis It comes amid reports Boris Johnson could stand down next year due to ill health  The […]

Coastguards rescue 49 migrants including 13 children from Banksy’s rescue boat after it got stuck in the Mediterranean because of an overcrowded deck with 160 still on board The MV Louise Michel couldn’t move because of an overcrowded deck on Friday 49 of the most vulnerable were rescued and 160 remain on board with ten crew The 100ft former French navy […]

BBC Radio 2 host Paul Gambaccini, 71, sues Scotland Yard for £150,000 after being arrested and falsely-accused of sex crimes under Operation Yewtree causing ‘catastrophic’ effect on his life Paul Gambaccini, 71, was arrested and falsely accused of sexual abuse crimes He said the allegations caused a ‘catastrophic effect on all aspects’ of his life He was arrested in October […]

THE family of Cliff Robinson, former NBA All-Star has said the athlete has died aged 53 in Oregon. UConn Basketball, where Robinson used to play during college, posted a tribute on Twitter, which read: 'The UConn Basketball family mourns the loss of a legendary player and person, Clifford Robinson. Our thoughts and prayers are with Cliff’s family at this difficult […]

PRINCE Harry says that only coronavirus has stopped him from returning to the UK – as he vowed to fly home for the Rugby League World Cup. The Duke of Sussex, 35, joined a Zoom call with staff and volunteers from the Rugby Football League to mark the sport's 125th birthday. ⚠️Read our Meghan and Harry blog for the latest […]

Nothing tests leaders like a crisis. But if you think we should judge President Trump by his approach to the coronavirus pandemic, the same is true of figures like New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. The ­uncertainty and chaos that have turned the attempt to reopen New Jersey’s public schools into a full-scale fiasco must be laid at Murphy’s feet. Murphy’s […]

JK Rowling is returning an award claiming organisers have wrongly labelled her transphobic. The Harry Potter author, 55, sent back her Ripple of Hope Award  to US group Robert F Kennedy Human Rights. Its president, Kerry Kennedy, was among those who criticised the best-selling writer's views. Rowling has been at the centre of a row over trans rights since last […]