A total of 86 people have been arrested after protesters supporting a Palestine Action-linked activist on hunger strike breached the grounds of Wormwood Scrubs prison. The group refused to leave when ordered to do so, allegedly blocking prison staff from entering and leaving while threatening police officers, the Metropolitan Police said. The Met said several demonstrators also managed to get ...

The RMT union is set to stage a protest outside Transport for London’s (TfL) board meeting at City Hall as it continues to campaign for cleaners on the network to be brought in-house. The demonstration, to be held on 4 February, follows TfL’s decision to award a new five‑year cleaning contract to the outsourcing company Mitie. TfL says the agreement ...

London has the fastest growing backlog of court cases in England and Wales, with some victims waiting years to get justice. Nearly 19,000 criminal cases are outstanding in the capital, figures given exclusively to the BBC’s Politics London programme by the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) show. The courts backlog in London rose by 24% in the 12 months to September ...

Thousands of people have marched through an East Sussex market town to protest against UK government plans to house asylum seekers on a former military site. Crowds of men, women and children walked to Crowborough from the base, where the Home Office plans to house up to 500 male asylum seekers as part of plans to end the use of ...

Labour must do all it can to avoid a “psychodrama” over Andy Burnham’s possible return to parliament, Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, has said. Mahmood is chair of Labour’s national executive committee (NEC), which was due to meet later on Sunday to decide whether Burnham should be allowed to seek selection for the Gorton and Denton byelection, which would involve ...

The price of gold has reached an all-time high in the country, hitting over Tk2.57 lakh per bhori (11.664 grammes). Jewellers have increased the price of the precious yellow metal by Tk1,575 to Tk2,57,191 per bhori due to a hike in the price of pure gold in the local market. The Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring of the ...

Bangladesh’s historic triumph in the SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship 2026 sparked emotional celebrations in Thailand as players and officials reflected on a landmark achievement for the country. After clinching their maiden SAFF futsal title with an unbeaten campaign, head coach, team management, and captain Sabina Khatun shared their heartfelt reactions, dedicating the victory to the people of Bangladesh and highlighting ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Sunday approved 25 development projects worth Tk45,191.27 crore including a 1,000-bed Bangladesh–China Friendship General Hospital in the northern region. Of the total project cost, Tk10,881.40 crore will be financed from government funds, Tk32,018.09 crore from project loans and Tk2,291.78 crore from the implementing agencies’ own resources. The approvals were given ...

Challenging negative stereotypes about ageing is not just about fairness it can also improve health and longevity, experts say. Research shows that having a positive attitude towards ageing can make people feel younger and even live longer. According to the World Health Organization, ageism – the harmful treatment of people based on their age – affects all age groups, though ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party will crack down on corruption at any cost if it wins the upcoming national parliamentary elections and forms the government. Issuing a strong warning, he said there would be “no compromise on corruption or law and order”. He made the remarks on Sunday (25 January) while addressing a BNP-organised mass rally at ...