Stephen Nott, who has 30 convictions for 69 offences, was given a suspended sentence last week for burgling a North Shields holiday flat. He told the court he claims £3,000 a month in Universal Credit, and later told the Mail he also gets £750 in disability payments and donates £100 a month to Labour.
Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has officially challenged Chuck Schumer for the leadership of the Senate Democrats, announcing on Friday that he is running for Senate Majority Leader.
Mamdani plans to break up the NYPD's Strategic Response Group, which handles civil unrest, major public events, and counterterrorism, raising immediate concerns about who will actually maintain order when riots involving far-left activists break out.
The Met's Directorate of Professional Standards is investigating a WhatsApp group used by officers in its East Area command, after messages allegedly included racist remarks about white people. Twenty-two officers have been placed on restricted duties. The force says that, at this stage, there is no indication the activity meets the criminal threshold.