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Counter-terror officers are assisting a police investigation after pedestrians were struck by a car in Derby city centre, with a man arrested over the incident. The 36-year-old, originally from India but who has lived in the UK for a number of years, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody, Derbyshire Police said. The car, a black Suzuki Swift, struck a number of people in Friar Gate at about 9.30pm on Saturday, police said.Seven people were…

Up to 70 UK citizens have been detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for taking photos and videos of Iranian attacks, it has been claimed by a British-based campaign group.Detained in Dubai chief executive Radha Stirling said she believed dozens of Britons had been arrested in the UAE for sharing war images under the country's "draconian" cybercrime laws. "We're talking approaching 50 to 70 was my estimate and possibly even more. I think by the end of this we'll…

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was shot and killed in London.Officers were called to reports of gunshots in Charlton Street, Camden, at 11pm on Saturday. CCTV footage showed that a man was shot several times while sitting in a white Nissan juke. Image: A forensic investigator at the scene in Chalton Street, Camden, London. Pic: PA Despite paramedics' best efforts, the 26-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.Now a search is under way for the killer,…

Kemi Badenoch has told Sky News the row over reported missing messages from Morgan McSweeney's stolen phone is "extremely fishy" and calling it so is not a conspiracy.Sir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff had his work phone stolen last autumn, leading to the government saying it may be unable to publish all his messages with sacked US ambassador Peter Mandelson. Mr McSweeney, who was key in getting Lord Mandelson's role approved, did not tell police he was the PM's…

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after "multiple pedestrians" were struck by a car in Derby city centre.The car, a black Suzuki Swift, struck a number of people in Friar Gate at about 9.30pm on Saturday, police said. "We can confirm that seven people were injured when a car was driven into pedestrians in a city centre street," Derbyshire Police said in a statement on Facebook."The seven suffered a range of serious but not life-threatening injuries…

Motorists should "fill up as normal" as the government is "well prepared" for disruption, a senior minister has said as fuel prices soar.Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, told Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips the public should listen to trade bodies, such as the RAC, as the cost of petrol climbed above an average of 150p per litre - an increase of more than 17p since the Iran war started at the end of February. Politics Latest: Badenoch accuses PM of…

It's a windy March morning and I'm standing in the forecourt of a small service station that has been re-dressed in Reform teal.Across the petrol station's price board in giant lettering reads Reform Refuel: 25p off with Farage. A gaggle of journalists, TV cameras, and photographers have gathered, alongside some curious locals. Alan Graves, Reform's Derbyshire County Council leader, arrives to fill up in his turquoise Bentley. Reform's most prominent Conservative defector, Robert Jenrick, is hanging around the forecourt waiting…

Even when the Conservatives slumped to a historic defeat at the general election, few would have thought that one of the world's oldest political parties would soon be overtaken in the polls by a young pretender on the radical right.Fast forward two years and the Conservatives are locked in a battle for supremacy with Reform UK which largely defeated them in last May's local elections and has been securing defections from Tory councillors, former MPs, and even some current MPs…

For months, the UK has felt like it's barrelling towards banning under-16s from social media. Spurred on by Australia's ban, campaigners and MPs have brought the idea of a teenage ban into the UK's mainstream, and now the government is consulting the public on what it thinks should happen. Among adults, it's a popular idea; a YouGov poll found that nearly three-quarters of UK adults want to ban under-16s from social media. It's easy to understand why; we've reported on…