A police officer came close to losing her hand in the sword attack in Hainault, north-east London, the Metropolitan police commissioner, Mark Rowley, has said.
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Ex-Camelot boss Nigel Railton named as new Post Office chair
The ex-chief executive of the former national lottery operator Camelot has been named as the new interim chair of the Post Office. The government said
How Birmingham city council ended up in financial crisis: a timeline
Questions are starting to emerge about how exactly Birmingham city council ended up in a financial crisis, and whether the figures behind its problems actually
Birmingham city council accused of basing drastic cuts on ‘imagined’ data
A £760m equal pay liability bill at Birmingham city council, which led it to effectively declare bankruptcy and make a swathe of drastic budget cuts,
Mental health services key to preventing violent crimes, says Khan
Too many people with mental health issues who have committed violent crimes missed out on treatment as a result of cuts to support services, Sadiq
Trans patients to be treated in separate rooms in hospital under Tory plans
Transgender people will be treated in single rooms in hospitals in England under new government plans to update the NHS constitution. The proposal follows a
Average rents in Great Britain climb to record high
Average private rents in Great Britain have risen to record highs, with annual rental growth in hotspot locations such as Reading and Coventry running at
Prisoners with cancer in England more likely to die of it than other patients
Prisoners diagnosed with cancer are more likely than people in the general population to die of the disease, according to research. A study has calculated
Military horses injured galloping across London making progress, army says
The two military horses who sustained injuries after colliding with vehicles in London are making progress after surgery, the British army has said. Quaker, a
Two army veterans will not be prosecuted over 1971 Troubles deaths
Two British army veterans will not be prosecuted in relation to the deaths of a schoolgirl and unarmed civilian in two separate shooting incidents that