Jason Arday death 'tragedy on so many levels' says PM
Posted on Saturday August 15, 2026

Andy Burnham says the former Cambridge professor's death is a "really sad, sad and sorry state of affairs".

Analysis: Arday's death will send shockwaves through a divided academia
Posted on Saturday August 15, 2026

Barely 1% of professors at UK universities are black, so he was joining a small and highly visible minority in academia, writes Education Editor Branwen Jeffreys.

Fire services stretched as residents still not home
Posted on Saturday August 15, 2026

Major incidents are declared across the UK including in Stourbridge, Sandwell and Pershore.

Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills at least 47 in Indonesia
Posted on Saturday August 15, 2026

A search and rescue operation is under way to find survivors in Flores, an island in eastern Indonesia.

Met Police apologises for data breach involving alleged Al Fayed victims
Posted on Saturday August 15, 2026

Scotland Yard copied in all those who had signed up to receive a monthly update.