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A watchdog has told police to investigate whether the decision to ram an escaped cow with a police car was “appropriate and proportionate”. After footage of officers using a patrol car to ram the cow was shared on social media, Surrey Police was widely criticised, with the home secretary demanding an explanation. The force said

UK inflation has eased to 2% – increasing the prospect of an interest rate cut this summer. The consumer prices index (CPI) rate for the year to May was confirmed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday. The figure indicates that prices are still rising, but at the slowest pace since spring 2021.

The general election may be “the last chance” to fix the UK’s “broken renting system”, housing organisations have warned as they called on party leaders to come up with bolder solutions to the crisis. In an open letter to Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, groups representing tenants said thousands more people “face homelessness, poverty

Police have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of killing a 12-year-old boy in a hit-and-run crash in Coventry. West Midlands Police said officers are continuing to search a second man – Dolars Aleksanders, 21, after Keaton Slater was struck by a black BMW, believed to contain four men, in Radford Road shortly after 4.30pm

Doctors are calling for the drink-drive limit to be reduced to the equivalent of a small glass of wine or beer. The limit in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is the highest in Europe at 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. In Scotland it is 50mg. The British Medical Foundation, the trade union for

Love Island star Jack Fowler has claimed “complete negligence” during an Emirates flight to Dubai left him with the “real possibility of dying” after suffering an allergic reaction on the plane. He said he made the flight attendant aware of his nut allergy twice before he was given a chicken curry which saw his throat

The UK had the lowest rates of business investment out of all G7 nations for a third year in a row, a new report has claimed. The economies of the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan are all said to have attracted higher levels of funding from the private sector – as a percentage

The King and Queen led a celebration of the ancient Order of the Garter but the Princess of Wales – who attended Trooping the Colour on Saturday – was absent. Both Kate and the King have been undergoing treatment for cancer. The Duke of York – a member of the order – did not join

House prices have been flat in recent weeks but the market overall remains “steady”, according to new figures from a leading property website. Rightmove said there was 0% growth in the four weeks to 8 June, compared with the previous month. The average price of a property coming to the market was £375,110 during the

An officer filmed deliberately driving a police car into a cow has been removed from frontline duties, Surrey Police have said. It comes after the farmer’s partner told Sky News he should “lose his job” over the “disgusting” incident. “I fully appreciate the distress our handling of this incident has caused and will ensure that

Prince William has posted a picture of him and his father, King Charles, playing football to mark Father’s Day. In the photograph, the young prince smiles as he and the future monarch stand in a garden. The picture of the two future kings was taken on 12 June, 1984 in the gardens of Kensington Palace.

It doesn’t get much more hotly anticipated than the first Game Of Thrones spin-off, but House Of The Dragon gave us a brand new story in a familiar world and was largely seen to have lived up to expectations. The first series, which launched in 2022, was critically acclaimed and won awards – and also

England have managed to keep their T20 World Cup hopes alive with a victory over Namibia and will now qualify for the next round if rivals Australia beat Scotland. The match had been due to begin at 6pm UK time but heavy showers at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, threatened to rain off the

The home secretary has called for a “full, urgent explanation” after a police car was filmed deliberately being driven into a cow twice. A video of the incident began circulating on social media this morning and shows a loose cow falling and skidding metres down a road after being hit by the vehicle. As the

The England team are taking no chances ahead of Euro 2024 as they sport titanium health rings worn by some of the world’s biggest celebrities. As the team trained for their first Euro 2024 against Serbia on Sunday, manager Gareth Southgate was spotted wearing an Oura tracking ring. Midfielder Conor Gallagher was spotted wearing one

A Metropolitan Police officer has been fined £1,500 for assaulting a woman who he wrongly arrested over a bus fare in front of her young son. PC Perry Lathwood, 50, manhandled Jocelyn Agyemang, leaving her with bruises after grabbing her by the arm on 21 July last year in Croydon, south London. The victim, who

England have given their T20 World Cup qualification hopes a boost after thrashing Oman in Antigua. The bowlers ran through their opponents’ batting line-up with ease, reducing them to just 47. Jos Buttler’s side needed a heavy win to bolster their net run-rate as they fight it out with Scotland for the second spot in

Police have been “made aware of a potential electoral matter” after multiple general election candidates were registered under the name of a YouTube prankster. Independent candidates under the name Niko Omilana are listed in 11 constituencies across England and Scotland – including Rishi Sunak‘s, Richmond and Northallerton. Omilana appears to have alluded to the move

More than 380,000 cancer patients have not been treated on time since 2015, according to data analysed by charity Cancer Research UK. It looked at the number of patients starting treatment in England more than 62 days after being urgently referred for suspected cancer. The NHS key target of 85% of people starting cancer treatment

Animal rights activists have targeted a portrait of the King, appearing to paste over his face with the animated character Wallace. A speech bubble, reading, “No cheese Gromit. Look at all this cruelty on RSPCA farms,” was also put onto the painting at the Philip Mould gallery in central London. It was the first official