6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (463+ words) A 76-year-old man has been charged with concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police warned they would use powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings. Timothy Miller, of Southampton, will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on…...

8+ hour ago   (274+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Mr Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David…...

3+ day, 56+ min ago   (691+ words) A “flirty” former PE teacher who “exploited her position” has been convicted of having sexual relationships with three of her students. Bronwen James, 30, was found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a 16-year-old schoolboy at Bitterne Park School in…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (536+ words) RNLI volunteers and staff have been warned not to wear the charity’s branding because of the “unacceptable abuse” they have faced from anti-migrant protesters. The charity has issued security advice in the wake of protests in Dover and Portsmouth, which…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (166+ words) RNLI volunteers and staff have been warned not to wear the charity’s branding because of the “unacceptable abuse” they have faced from anti-migrant protesters. The charity has issued security advice in the wake of protests in Dover and Portsmouth, which…...

4+ day, 17+ min ago   (574+ words) A protester called ex-home secretary Suella Braverman “Cruella Deville” in a speech outside Downing Street days after Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel, a court has heard. Urslaan Khan, 44, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of expressing…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (153+ words) The UK’s main air traffic control provider said widespread disruption to flights was not caused by a cyber attack. Flight monitoring website Flightradar24 said 1,300 flights had been cancelled to and from UK airports on Tuesday after a system issue hit Nats,…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (325+ words) The Proclaimers have said Britain was “freer and more tolerant” a decade ago than it is today. The duo – twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid – were speaking as they return with their first album in four years, You May Offend....

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (772+ words) The policing minister has blamed the Conservatives for “the frustration we see in our communities today”, after anti-migrant protesters took to the streets of Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend. Official vehicles were damaged and a handful of police officers…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1101+ words) Official vehicles were damaged and a handful of police officers injured during a stand-off with masked anti-migration protesters in Portsmouth. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary have launched an investigation into potential assaults and criminal damage after black-clad activists attempted…...