The Prime Minister was asked why he ‘declined to instigate a prosecution for rape’ against the former owner of luxury department store Harrods.

Marcus Meade, 39, was hit in the chest by a single bullet fired by a West Mercia Police firearms officer after a five-and-a-half-hour standoff.

A number of controlled explosions have been carried out after what was thought to be a “suspicious vehicle” was found in central London.

Department for Transport figures show as of January 1 there were 73,334 public electric vehicle charging devices.

Former One Direction star Liam Payne’s medical cause of death has been confirmed in a UK inquest opening as “polytrauma”. A hearing, which Buckinghamshire Coroner’s Court said was held on December 17, ...