Defence secretary says attack on Doncaster to London train is thought to be an isolated incident as nine people are hospitalised with life-threatening injuries * Full report: ten people taken to hospital following stabbing attack * Explained: what we know so far Some more reaction is coming in. Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said she was “deeply disturbed” by the reports from Huntingdon. Continue reading...

British police say 10 people have been taken to hospitals after a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train, nine of them with life-threatening injuries.

Party’s efficiency chief says he would cut civil service and close six government offices – most of which are already closing

Exclusive: Bruce MacInnes, whose grandfather was archbishop of Jerusalem, told genocide remarks were antisemitic A former Conservative member, whose grandfather was the archbishop of Jerusalem, is suing the party after he was suspended for making critical remarks about the state of Israel. Bruce MacInnes was told by Tory party officials that his “repeated allegation that Israel is committing genocide in Palestine” constituted “allegedly antisemitic”, “discriminatory” and “insensitive and highly offensive” language, which resulted in his suspension from the party last year. Continue reading...