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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered an "urgent" review to identify any grooming gang members who may be eligible to be freed from jail under the government's early release scheme. The announcement comes after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch raised concerns that child sex offenders could leave jail well before the end of their sentences. She

A former neo-Nazi selected by the Conservatives to fight a council election next year has pulled out after a backlash against his candidacy. Joshua Bonehill-Paine was convicted of racially harassing Jewish former Labour MP Luciana Berger in 2016, while already serving a separate jail sentence for sharing antisemitic posts. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch had defended

More than 150 migrants have been rescued after the boat they were using to cross the Channel caught fire on Tuesday morning, French authorities have said. The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire, according to the French maritime prefecture of the Channel and North Sea. It said 157

The English Football Association is set to write to Fifa president Gianni Infantino withdrawing its support for him amid the fallout from his scrapped plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors. It comes as Uefa threatens legal action over the proposals and Wales publicly withdraw backing for Infantino's bid to continue

Andy Burnham has pledged his government will be "relentless" in curbing the number of people arriving in the UK on small boats. The prime minister said progress had been made and the government was "changing the whole approach", with enforcement officers tackling people-smuggling gangs doubled on both sides of the Channel. "People want to see

Image source, Reuters Image caption, Gianni Infantino has been the president of Fifa since February 2016 By Amy Lofthouse BBC Sport senior journalist Uefa says it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino's Fifa leadership as the fallout from the scrapped controversial investment plan intensifies. On Saturday, Infantino said Fifa would no longer proceed with the

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and the French president offered to help Spain. Ceuta, on Morocco's northern coast, is separated from mainland Spain by the Strait of Gibraltar and has long been a focal point for migrants attempting to reach Europe. Local officials had appealed to Madrid for help after a recent rise in attempted

In a statement released after the meeting, which was held virtually and chaired by president Aleksander Ceferin, Uefa said it and its 55 member associations "stand as one". "We unanimously and unequivocally reject Fifa's proposal to transfer ownership interests in the World Cup and other Fifa competitions to private investors," it said. "The World Cup

The combination of low rainfall and prolonged high temperatures - meaning greater evaporation of moisture - has quickly depleted water reserves in soils, vegetation and rivers. These conditions have led to a "flash drought", the EA has said. This is where drought begins suddenly rather than over many months or years. Today's announcement means there

A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu island on 28 July, forcing more than 150,000 people to evacuate. The quake caused power outages, damaged roads, brought down part of a castle wall, and destroyed a footbridge. More than 40,000 households are without power and several people are missing after a chimney collapsed at a paper factory