Ted Hennessey
Politics
Labour’s private schools tax plans ‘blamed for fall in entries’
Enrolments at independent schools this academic year have dropped 2.7%, according to figures from the Independent Schools Council (ISC).
10 May 2024
Politics
Border protections at UK airports ‘neither effective nor efficient’
Sacked borders and immigration watchdog David Neal said the basics were ‘not being done well’ at arrival halls.
29 Feb 2024
Crime
British Airways killer ‘must be kept in prison’, victim’s mother says
Robert Brown bludgeoned his 46-year-old wife Joanna Simpson with a claw hammer in their family home in October 2010.
28 Feb 2024
Crime28 Feb 2024
British Airways killer loses High Court bid for freedom
Robert Brown bludgeoned 46-year-old Joanna Simpson with a claw hammer in their family home in October 2010.
Crime
Sixth person in court charged with spying for Russia in UK
Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 38, has been charged with conspiring to collect information which could be harmful to the ‘safety and interest of the state’.
28 Feb 2024
Politics
London Fire Brigade chief ‘desperately sorry’ young firefighter was ‘let down’
Jaden Francois-Esprit died in August 2020 and his family feared he had been bullied by colleagues at London Fire Brigade.
27 Feb 2024
Politics
Young firefighter who took own life ‘not victim of discrimination’- report
Jaden Francois-Esprit died in August 2020 and his family fear he had been bullied by colleagues at London Fire Brigade.
27 Feb 2024
Politics
Nurseries need funding boost to meet demand for places, charity says
A National Day Nurseries Association survey found more than half of nurseries are unsure whether they can offer additional places to two-year-olds.
27 Feb 2024
UK
Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after three children found dead in Bristol
Avon and Somerset Police officers attended a concern for welfare call in Blaise Walk, in Sea Mills, on Sunday at around 12.40am.
18 Feb 2024
Celebrity News
Another skating celebrity is eliminated from Dancing On Ice
Norwood, 40, lost to former Love Island contestant Amber Davies after they were both placed in the skate-off.
18 Feb 2024
Politics
Two charged after London pro-Palestinian protest
In total, 12 were arrested for a string of alleged offences during Saturday’s protest.
18 Feb 2024
UK18 Feb 2024
King smiles and waves on first public outing since Harry interview
Charles and Camilla arrived at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, to rainy weather on Sunday morning
Politics
Rishi Sunak defended after by-election defeats set against ‘difficult backdrop’
The losses to Labour in Wellingborough and Kingswood were the latest blow to the Prime Minister.
18 Feb 2024
UK
Harry ‘will not be allowed temporary royal role while King is ill’
It was alleged that Harry told friends he would step into such a role while Charles is unwell.
18 Feb 2024
UK
Serial rapist David Carrick stripped of state-funded Met police pension
Carrick was formally dismissed from the Met in January last year after pleading guilty to a total of 49 offences.
18 Feb 2024
Environment
Flood warnings in place with heavy rain set to bring weekend washout
All of England and Wales is covered by yellow Met Office rain alerts lasting from Saturday afternoon to Sunday evening.
17 Feb 2024
Crime16 Feb 2024
London woman jailed after handing over toddler for FGM in Kenya
Amir Noor, from Harrow, is only the second person in the UK to be convicted under the FGM Act of 2003
UK
Jewish man claims comedian ‘swore and told him to leave’ London theatre
Paul Currie has been banned by the Soho Theatre after the comedian allegedly verbally abused Jewish members of the audience and told them to leave.
15 Feb 2024
UK14 Feb 2024
Photographer receives Surrey Police payout after Just Stop Oil arrest
Award-winning snapper Peter Macdiarmid was handcuffed at Clacket Lane Services on August 24 2022 and detained for several hours by Surrey Police
Crime
Footage shows moment off-duty officers ditch post-work drinks to tackle knifeman
The Metropolitan Police officers were out socialising at a bar in Elephant Park on July 21 last year when they noticed a violent altercation.
14 Feb 2024
UK
Officers among nine taken to hospital after London bus collides with police van
Emergency services were called to the scene on Kennington Park Road, near Oval Tube station, at around 11.30am on Wednesday.
14 Feb 2024