Gaby Hutchinson, 23, was working in security role at London venue on night of Asake gig A security guard has become the second person to die after a crowd crush at the O2 Academy Brixton last week. Gaby Hutchinson, 23, was working as a contracted security provider at a performance on Thursday by the Nigerian Afrobeats singer-songwriter Asake. A previous version of this story was launched on Monday 19 December 2022. This version reflects updated

Officers used firearm after being called to Carlisle address where man in 40s was reported to be threatening people A man has died after being shot by armed police in Cumbria. Officers were called to Borland Avenue in Carlisle at 3.37pm on Monday, to reports of a man threatening people. Continue reading… ​Officers used firearm after being called to Carlisle address where man in 40s was reported to be threatening peopleA man has died after

DfE annual report lays bare state of dilapidated education estate built during postwar shortages Officials have raised the risk level of school buildings collapsing to “very likely”, after an increase in serious structural issues being reported – especially in blocks built in the years 1945 to 1970. England’s dilapidated school estate has been a cause of growing concern, but the dangers were laid bare in the Department for Education’s (DfE) annual report, which highlights school

Patients with serious conditions and injuries will have to get themselves to A&E, NHS chiefs say Thousands of patients who have had strokes, heart attacks or broken bones will have to get themselves to A&E on Wednesday when ambulance staff strike over pay, NHS bosses have warned. The disruption is expected to last for up to three days, with crews not reaching some patients who called 999 on Wednesday until Thursday or Friday. Continue reading…

Selby council says roads agency, accused of ‘cultural vandalism’, must apply for planning permission The government’s roads agency has been told it must reverse its burial of another Victorian railway bridge, or seek permission for it, as the extent of the agency’s “cultural vandalism” has emerged. Selby district council has told National Highways (NH) it must apply for planning permission if it wants to retain hundreds of tonnes of aggregate and concrete the agency used

The former Tory MP and universities minister stepped back as scrutiny over the cryptocurrency exchange grows Boris Johnson’s younger brother, Jo, has resigned from a role advising Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, which hopes to launch in the UK. Lord Johnson of Marylebone took the role on the UK advisory board of Bfinity, a payments business founded by Binance, in September, the Telegraph reported. Continue reading… ​The former Tory MP and universities minister stepped