Shadow home secretary James Cleverly has said he will not accept a frontbench role from the next leader of the Conservative Party, after they are unveiled on Saturday. The winning candidate – Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick – is likely to carry out an immediate reshuffle of the Tory frontbench team. But Cleverly has told…

Reuters A further 500 soldiers are being deployed to the Valencia region amid criticism of local authorities over their response to the catastrophic flooding that has hit Spain in recent days. More than 200 people are known to have died, with most fatalities in and around Valencia, but the death toll is expected to continue…

BBC Jay Lewis travels from Pontypool to fish off Penarth pier From wildlife spotters to anglers, day-trippers and cold dippers, Wales’ piers are a hive of activity. In mid Wales, Aberystwyth Royal Pier in Ceredigion attracts both amusement arcade enthusiasts and roosting starlings who draw crowds when they flock to create magnificent murmurations. In the…

There has been an 80% increase in women reporting problematic crack cocaine use Dublin is in the midst of a crack cocaine crisis, according to the city’s drug counsellors. The number of people seeking treatment for the use of the drug in the Republic of Ireland increased by 594% from 173 cases in 2017 to…

On an abnormally warm fall morning on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus, dozens of students stood in line to vote at the university’s early voting centre. Among them was Keely Ganong, a third-year student who was excited to vote for Harris. “She’s just a leader that I would to look up to to…

Oliver Dent and his partner Caitlin have experienced four miscarriages A firefighter left “broken” after his partner had four miscarriages said more support was needed for emergency service workers who experienced pregnancy loss. Oliver Dent, 29, from Hatfield, said he was accused by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service of “putting the service under strain” due…

Berhane Haile was walking home from school earlier this year through the mountainous countryside of Tigray in northern Ethiopia when an almighty blast changed his life forever. The 16-year-old had just stepped on a piece of ordnance that left the bones and flesh on his left leg smashed, torn and bleeding – he was in…

Getty Images This was Brett Hankison’s third trial in the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor A former police officer in the US state of Kentucky has been found guilty of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, a woman killed in her own home during a botched raid in 2020. Brett Hankison, 47, could face…