Josh Payne
UK
UK detectives granted additional £108,000 in Madeleine McCann probe
Home Office sources said the figure had been approved for 2025-26.
By Josh Payne
17 Apr 2025
Politics14 Sept 2024
UK and US fail to agree deal on Ukraine missiles after crunch talks
The Prime Minister met with US President Joe Biden in Washington.
Politics
Biden says ‘I don’t think much about Vladimir Putin’ as PM arrives for talks
Sir Keir Starmer joined the president at the White House on Friday.
By Josh Payne
13 Sept 2024
Politics
Starmer: We are serious and ambitious about reset with EU
But the Prime Minister said his Government has no plans for a youth mobility scheme.
By Josh Payne
13 Sept 2024
Politics
Zelensky expresses frustration at continued restrictions on Western weaponry
The Ukrainian president said ‘there should be no unanswered questions about why Ukraine needs sufficient long-range capabilities’.
By Josh Payne
13 Sept 2024
Politics13 Sept 2024
PM backs Ukraine’s right to self-defence as Putin talks war with Nato
PM and Joe Biden set to discuss Ukraine’s plea for restrictions to be lifted on using Western weaponry against Russian targets
Politics
Starmer arrives in US for talks with Biden on conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to meet President Joe Biden in the White House on Friday.
By Josh Payne
13 Sept 2024
Crime
Teenager who admitted killing schoolgirl, 15, named
Hassan Sentamu admitted manslaughter but denies murder.
By Josh Payne
6 Sept 2024
Crime
Distrust and anger of Grenfell landlords led to serious failure, report finds
The report said a ‘toxic atmosphere’ was ‘fuelled by mistrust on both sides’.
By Josh Payne
4 Sept 2024
Politics
Grenfell victims ‘failed by calculated dishonesty and greed’
Grenfell United criticised previous governments who ‘aided corporations, facilitating them to profit and dictate regulation’.
By Josh Payne
4 Sept 2024
UK
Harry Dunn’s mother continues to live with ‘immense sense of loss’ five years on
Charlotte Charles said she was ‘beginning to learn how to move forward’ on the fifth anniversary of his death.
By Josh Payne
27 Aug 2024
Crime
Justice system requires considerable investment to deal with cases swiftly – DPP
Stephen Parkinson said rape and domestic violence cases are more ‘complex’ than those of rioters caught on body-worn footage.
By Josh Payne
20 Aug 2024
Crime
Thug who forced Romanians from car during riot handed heftiest sentence to date
David Wilkinson was jailed for six years at Hull Crown Court following violence and disorder in the city on August 3.
By Josh Payne
16 Aug 2024
Crime
Second riot charge brought as disorder suspects await news on upgraded charges
Kieran Usher became the second person to be charged with riot after a 15-year-old boy appeared in court on Thursday.
By Josh Payne
16 Aug 2024
UK
Boy, 15, becomes first person charged with rioting after UK disorder
Rioting is an offence that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison – double that of a charge of violent disorder
By Josh Payne
15 Aug 2024
Crime
Judge urges consideration of charge carrying heftier sentence for main rioters
Judge John Thackray KC said an alternative charge of riot should be considered for those playing central roles in the disorder.
By Josh Payne
14 Aug 2024
Crime
UK riots: Girl, 13, convicted for threatening violence
The girl pleaded guilty to violent disorder on Tuesday as more youths appear in court over the recent unrest
By Josh Payne
13 Aug 2024
Crime
Facebook user first jailed for stirring up racial hatred amid riots
Jordan Parlour admitted urging others to attack a hotel housing over 200 asylum seekers and refugees
By Josh Payne
9 Aug 2024
Crime
First sentences expected for stirring up racial hatred following riots
Tyler Kay and Jordan Parlour face jail for online posts in connection with the widespread disorder.
By Josh Payne
9 Aug 2024
Crime
More rioters jailed across country including Hartlepool bingo couple
Steven Mailen and Ryan Sheers were both handed a prison sentence of two years and two months.
By Josh Payne
8 Aug 2024
Crime
More rioters facing jail as one man due in court over appearance at two protests
Two men in Liverpool were sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for violent disorder on Thursday.
By Josh Payne
8 Aug 2024