The Plymouth shootings may be reclassified as a terror attack, according to Devon and Cornwall Police. In a statement, the force said the initial decision not to state Jake Davison‘s spree as terrorism was made by the National Counter Terrorism Policing Network. But following investigations into Davison’s links to the “incel” movement – which stands
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A child has been taken to hospital by air ambulance following a collision between a car and pedestrians, Sussex Police have said. Six others were also taken to hospital by road, including three children with potentially serious injuries. Officers were called shortly after 4.30pm on Monday after the incident on College Road in the West
A one-minute silence has been held in Plymouth to remember those killed in last week’s mass shooting. Following the silence, a bell was rung five times – once for each life lost. Maxine Davison, 51, Kate Shepherd, 66, Stephen Washington, 59, Lee Martin, 43, and his three-year-old daughter Sophie were shot dead in Keyham on
British forces going back to Afghanistan is “not on the cards”, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has told Sky News. Mr Wallace said it was not yet the right time to decide on whether to recognise the Taliban as the Afghan government. “I think there is a lot of more to come before those decisions are
People who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus no longer have to isolate if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive. From today, people in England who have had both doses or are under 18 will not have to spend 10 days in quarantine if they are a contact of a positive case.
The UK has recorded another 29,520 coronavirus cases, according to the latest daily figures. A further 93 people have died within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, daily government figures show – taking the total figure to 130,894 since the start of the pandemic. On Friday, 32,700 new infections and 100 deaths were recorded
Mourners broke down in tears as they gathered at a vigil for the five people shot dead by a gunman in Plymouth. Hundreds placed flowers and candles in North Down Crescent Park in the Keyham area of the city on Friday evening to pay their respects to those who were killed by Jake Davison. The
A “very young girl” was among those shot dead by a gunman who killed four other people in Plymouth before shooting himself, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer said the girl was shot dead by 22-year-old Jake Davison, while two people remain in hospital with “significant injuries”. Speaking at a
Six people – including a suspected gunman – have died following a shooting in Plymouth, police have confirmed. Two females and two males were found dead at the scene in the Keyham area of the city – along with a man who has been described as the suspected offender. All are believed to have died
The number of alerts sent to users of the NHS COVID-19 app in England and Wales has fallen by 20%. A total of 317,132 alerts were sent to users in the week to 4 August telling them they had been in close contact with someone who had tested positive for coronavirus – a drop of
The UK has recorded 29,612 new COVID-19 cases and 104 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to the latest government figures. The figures compare to 23,510 infections and 146 coronavirus-related fatalities reported on Tuesday – the highest number of daily COVID-19 deaths since 12 March, when 175 were recorded. Last Wednesday, there
The government needs to stop “dragging their heels” and address pension disparity for some Gurkha veterans, Labour has said. Speaking to Kay Burley, shadow armed forces minister Stephen Morgan said it was “outrageous the inequality continues”. A group of Gurkhas is staging a hunger strike opposite Downing Street, with their demonstration having now entered its
A Cardiff man who had to bury his unvaccinated mother, father and brother after they died with COVID-19 says it is “absolutely vital” people get their jab against the virus. Francis Goncalves returned to Wales last Friday after flying out to Portugal where his family relocated to a few years ago. His 40-year-old brother Shaul,
A-level students have received more A and A* grades this year than ever before after exams were cancelled for a second time due to the coronavirus pandemic. A-level, AS-level and GSCE exams were cancelled in January due to the ongoing disruption caused by COVID-19. Instead teachers used mock results, coursework and in-class assessments to determine
Two people have been charged over the death of a two-year-old girl in Northern Ireland. The toddler, named locally as Ali Jayden Maguire, died in hospital on Friday after suffering head injuries at a house in Dungannon, County Tyrone. A 32-year-old man has been charged with murder and perverting the course of justice, along with
A senior police officer has insisted an operation was ”incredibly successful” in managing the risk of a terrorist who stabbed two people in a busy shopping street while under surveillance. Sudesh Amman grabbed a 20cm carving knife from a shop and attacked two passers-by in Streatham High Road, south London, on 2 February last year. The
The health secretary has asked the competition watchdog to investigate the market for PCR tests amid concerns of “exploitative practices” and vastly different costs. Sajid Javid wrote to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) requesting a “rapid high-level” review to protect travellers. PCR tests, which use a swab to detect coronavirus on the tonsils and
Team GB’s Jason Kenny has become the most decorated British Olympian ever, winning his seventh gold medal with victory in the men’s keirin cycling final on the last day of the Tokyo Olympics. Kenny comfortably won the keirin final after making an early move to leave the leading pack trailing. Malaysia’s Mohd Azizulhasni and Dutch
Urgent action is needed to address climate change or the world will soon face “catastrophe”, the UK’s COP26 chief has warned. With just 85 days until the climate conference in Glasgow, minister Alok Sharma told the Observer that failing to act would have “catastrophic” consequences. “I don’t think there’s any other word for it,” said
Further lockdowns are “unlikely” to be required to control the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, one of the government’s top scientific advisers has said. It comes as the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 has fallen, and the average rate of infection has decreased. COVID infections are widely expected to rise again in September,