Day: June 23, 2017

    Jeremy Corbyn has overtaken Theresa May for the first time on the question of who voters think would make the best prime minister, a poll suggests. The YouGov/Times poll showed the Labour leader on 35%, ahead of the Prime Minister on 34%. Nearly a third (30%) said they were unsure. It comes with Mrs May under intense pressure following a disastrous general election in which the Tories lost their majority and her authority was severely diminished after her highly personal campaign appeared to backfire. Watch: Finsbury Park vigil: Jeremy Corbyn calls for unity (PA) In the days before the vote (June 5-7), Mrs May was ahead on 43% to Mr Corbyn’s 32%, suggesting the aftermath of the election, in which the PM has been criticised over her response to the Grenfell Tower disaster, ...

    Darren Osborne, 47, from Cardiff, was arrested by police at the scene in the early hours of Monday, which was busy with worshippers at the time attending Ramadan night prayers. A man has been charged over the van attack at Finsbury Park mosque in which one person died and several others were injured. Darren Osborne, 47, from Cardiff, was arrested by police at the scene in the early hours of Monday, which was busy with worshippers at the time attending Ramadan night prayers. A girl writes a tribute note during a vigil near to where a van was driven at Muslims in Finsbury Park, North London A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)spokesman said: "Today, the CPS authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Darren Osborne with terrorism related murder and attempted murder following t...

    The full extent of failings behind the Grenfell Tower inferno were laid bare today as police revealed that a fire started by a faulty fridge freezer ignited cladding and insulation that has failed all safety tests. Scotland Yard today issued a dramatic alert over materials used on the tower today after samples caught light easily during new independent tests. Officials were so concerned at the findings that the information was immediately shared with the Government which has, in turn, alerted local councils. All the latest news, views and opinion on the Grenfell tragedy The tests on insulation samples taken from the tower were carried out by experts employed by Scotland Yard which is carrying out a criminal investigation into how the fire started and why it took hold so ea...