Emily Dugan

Andrew Malkinson is still fighting to clear his name 20 years after rape case

After new DNA matched a man on the national database, Malkinson hopes he can overturn his conviction and prove his innocence or 17 years, Andrew Malkinson went to bed in his cell every night hoping that one day science would set him free. He was…

New suspect arrested on suspicion of Manchester rape for which man served 17 years

Andrew Malkinson’s case sent to court of appeal after DNA breakthrough A man has been arrested on suspicion of committing a rape for which another man served 17 years in prison. Andrew Malkinson was convicted of raping a 33-year-old woman by a…

New hostile environment policies show Windrush lessons ‘not been learned’

Immigration experts scathing about Home Office plans to tighten access to services for people without legal status Home Office plans to reheat “thoroughly discredited” hostile environment policies show the government has not learned lessons from the…

Michael Gove denies south-east favoured by levelling up funds

The levelling up secretary has denied that the south-east is getting an unfair proportion of money aimed at tackling inequality in the UK. On a media round, Michael Gove repeatedly denied that the latest announcement of £2.1bn for 100 projects was a…

Constance Marten: estranged father of missing woman urges her to go to police

Aristocrat’s daughter and Mark Gordon, a registered sex offender in the US, and their baby have been missing for 12 days The estranged father of a woman missing with her sex offender partner and their newborn baby has begged her to go to the police.…

Family of Briton missing in Ukraine ‘very worried’; German foreign minister pledges more weapons – as it happened

Closing summary It is 9pm in Kyiv. Here’s where we stand: Russia’s artillery fire in Ukraine has gone down dramatically from its wartime high, in some places by as much as 75%, according to US and Ukrainian officials. The drop in shelling is further…

Family of Briton missing in Ukraine ‘very worried’; German foreign minister pledges more weapons – as it happened

The Russian energy ministry says it is working on additional measures to limit discounts to international benchmarks on Russian oil prices, Reuters reports. The move comes after the west imposed price caps. Last month Vladimir Putin signed a decree…

Family of Briton missing in Ukraine ‘very worried’; German foreign minister pledges more weapons – as it happened

Russia 'in military confrontation' with US and Britain, says Putin ally Here’s more from Russia’s security council secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, who in an interview said the conflict in Ukraine has become “a military confrontation between Russia and…

Family of Briton missing in Ukraine ‘very worried’; German foreign minister pledges more weapons – as it happened

Closing summary It is 9pm in Kyiv. Here’s where we stand: Wagner’s claims appeared to be confirmed by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD), which suggested that most of Soledar was in Russian hands after Moscow continued to make “tactical advances”.…

Family of Briton missing in Ukraine ‘very worried’; German foreign minister pledges more weapons – as it happened

Family of British man missing in Ukraine ‘very worried’ about his health The family of a British man who has gone missing in Ukraine say they are “very worried and concerned” about his health in a statement released by the UK’s foreign office. The…

Russia-Ukraine live: German foreign minister pledges more weapons during surprise trip to Kharkiv; Russia fighting for control of Soledar

An influential Conservative backbench MP in the UK has argued that the country should “absolutely” supply Ukrainian forces with British tanks. Tobias Ellwood, chair of the Commons defence committee, which scrutinises the work of the Ministry of…

Russia-Ukraine live: German foreign minister pledges more weapons during surprise trip to Kharkiv; Russia fighting for control of Soledar

Family of British man missing in Ukraine ‘very worried’ about his health The family of a British man who has gone missing in Ukraine say they are “very worried and concerned” about his health in a statement released by the UK’s foreign office. The…

Russia-Ukraine live: German foreign minister pledges more weapons during surprise trip to Kharkiv; Russia fighting for control of Soledar

German foreign minister pledges more weapons to Ukraine during surprise trip to Kharkiv Germany’s foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, made a surprise trip to the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv today and confirmed that Berlin had promised to send…

Betting industry will ‘keep back funds from gambling harm charity’

In future 25% of Betting and Gaming Council funds will go to its own causes, says GambleAware The betting industry has threatened to redirect a quarter of the funds expected to go to a charity tackling harms caused by gambling, the Guardian…

Thai police accused of ‘sham’ forced labour inquiry at former Tesco supplier

Exclusive: Officials took one day to conclude no laws were broken at VK Garment factory and workers say their words were deleted Thai police have been accused of conducting a “sham” investigation into potential forced labour at a garment factory…

Thai police screen ex-workers at former Tesco supplier over sweatshop claims

Interviews follow raid on VK Garment factory, the subject of a UK lawsuit against the supermarket from 130 ex-workers Thai police and civil servants have begun screening more than 100 former workers at a factory that supplied Tesco to determine if…

Thai police raid former Tesco clothing supplier at centre of sweatshop claims

VK Garment factory in Mae Sot is subject of a UK lawsuit against the supermarket from 130 ex-workers Thai police have raided a clothing factory previously used by Tesco that is the subject of a UK lawsuit over alleged sweatshop conditions. The…

Girl, 7, raped at Thai factory supplying clothes for Tesco while mother worked

Exclusive: Woman recounts 2018 attack as landmark lawsuit is brought against retailer on behalf of 130 Burmese former workers A seven-year-old girl was raped in insecure accommodation at a factory producing clothes for Tesco in Thailand while her…

How big brands like Tesco are drawn to ‘wild west of global supply chain’

In the Thai city of Mae Sot, where wages and labour conditions are substandard, factories can keep costs low Hundreds of factories surround the border city of Mae Sot in the far west of Thailand. It is so close to Myanmar that at times the bombs of…

What do you mean, day off?

Workers tell of sweatshop conditions at Thai factory used by Tesco, as supermarket says it knew nothing of claims about VKG In a factory at the Myanmar border in Thailand, hundreds of Burmese workers made F&F jeans for Tesco. They describe sweatshop…