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Crime

‘Stop Brexit Man’ cleared of flouting ban on playing music near Parliament

Steve Bray, 56, was playing music on March 20 last year before then-PM Rishi Sunak arrived for Prime Minister’s Questions.
14 Apr 2025
Crime

Six former Glencore employees in court for alleged bribery, SFO says

They are charged with conspiring to make corrupt payments to benefit their company’s oil operations in West Africa, the Serious Fraud Office said.
10 Sept 2024
UK

Princess of Wales’ openness about cancer will ‘give hope to many others’

Cancer charities have praised the ‘fantastic news’ that Kate has completed her chemotherapy course.
9 Sept 2024
UK

Met officer dismissed over ‘antisemitic comments’ to colleague

Pc Morgan Griffiths was found to have committed gross misconduct during the conversation in February, the force said.
9 Sept 2024
Crime

Man jailed for Whitehall disorder: 'I was buying meat for my mum'

Jack Wood was sentenced to 13 months in prison for violent disorder at the central London protest

6 Sept 2024
Environment

More rain expected as flood alerts issued

Floods could hit parts of the country from London to the South West on Friday.
6 Sept 2024
Environment

Feargal Sharkey: Water Bill fails to tackle ‘dysfunctional’ regulatory system

Government should force regulators to ‘go out and apply the law’ rather than creating new legislation, the environmental activist and singer said.

5 Sept 2024
UK

Nursery worker jailed after threatening to kick child in head

Rebecca Gregory, 25, worked at the same nursery as Kate Roughley who was sentenced to 14 years in May for killing nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan.
2 Sept 2024
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Health

Ozempic could slow down ageing, researchers suggest

Anti-obesity drug ‘has far-reaching benefits beyond what we initially imagined’, studies suggest

31 Aug 2024
Environment

Government to end badger cull within five years in ‘watershed moment’

A new strategy is being introduced to eradicate bovine tuberculosis.
30 Aug 2024
Environment

Thunderstorms to hit UK this weekend with possible weather warnings

‘Thundery downpours’ are likely in eastern parts of the UK on Sunday with rain, hail and gusty winds, the Met Office said.
30 Aug 2024
UK

Three dead in road collision near Anglesey seafront

The incident happened in Alma Street near Beaumaris Pier.
28 Aug 2024
Crime

Man died after being shot in abdomen by police officer, inquest told

Joel Stenning, 29, died in hospital days after he was injured by an armed Surrey Police officer.
27 Aug 2024
UK

Tech tycoon cleared of fraud ‘thought he would die in jail’

Mike Lynch, once hailed Britain’s king of technology, was acquitted of allegations that he orchestrated a fraud and conspiracy leading up to a deal.

19 Aug 2024
UK

Murder arrest after woman found stabbed in car park

Sussex Police said a man remains in custody following the incident in Crawley on Sunday morning.
18 Aug 2024
Politics

Social segregation rises in areas with primary free schools, study finds

The National Education Union said such schools are ‘symbolic of the previous Government’s obsession with pushing gimmicks’.
18 Aug 2024
UK

Woman remanded in custody charged with murdering 72-year-old man, say police

Habiba Naveed is accused of killing Christopher Brown in Lewisham, south-east London, the Metropolitan Police said.
18 Aug 2024
UK

Somerset House closed ‘until further notice’ as cause of fire investigated

The Courtauld Gallery, home to priceless artworks, will reopen on Sunday, a spokesperson said.
17 Aug 2024
UK

Public and priceless artworks safe as blaze rips through Somerset House roof

The Courtauld Gallery, located in the north wing of the building, is home to a collection of famous paintings including a Van Gogh self-portrait.
17 Aug 2024
UK

Police issue new pictures of missing jacket in Suffolk murder probe

Anita Rose, 57, was found injured and unconscious after leaving her house to walk her springer spaniel at around 5am on July 24.
17 Aug 2024
Crime

Dementia sufferer, 93, died after eating laundry pods that looked like sweets

A coroner said regulation on the ‘industry-wide phenomenon’ of toxic ‘jelly-like’ capsules may pay ‘insufficient regard’ to the cognitively impaired.
17 Aug 2024