Demonstrators at the proposed site included people from Hong Kong who are concerned it could be used to illegally detain dissenters Large crowds gathered outside the proposed site of new Chinese “mega-embassy” in London on Saturday, as politicians and protesters expressed concerns it could be used to “control” dissidents. More than 1,000 people congregated outside…

Meta accounts of those affected flooded with ads for casinos and betting sites We didn’t click ‘consent’ on any gambling website. So how did Facebook know where we’d been? Gambling companies are covertly tracking visitors to their websites and sending their data to Facebook’s parent company without consent in an apparent breach of data protection…

Reform has surged in the polls, panicking both Labour and the Conservatives. It’s a trap, and the risks are high Nigel Farage is making trouble again. Reform, his latest political vehicle, has surged in the polls, moving into first place with some pollsters, and ruffling feathers on Labour back benches. While Farage has caused headaches…

From the third runway to Rosebank, the party is rethinking policies, amid the threat of Reform and return of Trump It only takes a quick look at today’s poll by Opinium for the Observer to see why a big tactical rethink (some in the Labour party call it a panic) is under way in Downing…

Actor Callum Kerr said the family are grieving the loss of Andrew and Dawn Searle, who were found dead in France.

US president also offers asylum to Afrikaners and criticises law that allows land seizures without compensation in some circumstances The US president, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order to cut financial assistance to South Africa, accusing the country’s government of “unjust racial discrimination” against white Afrikaners and offering them asylum in the US. The…

March in tribute to Harvey Willgoose, 15, a Sheffield United fan, ends at club’s Bramall Lane stadium Hundreds of people joined a march in tribute to 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose, who died after being stabbed at a school in Sheffield. This week floral tributes were scattered across the city, including at Bramall Lane stadium, home to…