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Sir Brian Langstaff at Central Hall Westminster London speaking to the audience (Tracey Croggon/Infected Blood Inquiry/PA)
Crime

Haemophilia Wales says there is ‘real worry’ inquiry findings may be ignored

Chairwoman Lynne Kelly commended Sir Brian Langstaff’s report, saying there is a ‘feeling of closure’, but said there were still concerns.
20 May 2024
Sheldon Rodrigues was found guilty of murder in January (Metropolitan Police/PA)
Crime

Man who stabbed housemate to death after spying on her jailed for 25 years

Sheldon Rodrigues, 30, became angry and jealous after 39-year-old Stephanie Hansen rejected him and began seeing a married work colleague.
8 Mar 2024
Chloe Othen claims she was assaulted (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Crime

Model’s boyfriend heard ‘screams for help’ on phone as ex-partner ‘beat’ her

Instagram influencer Chloe Othen, 33, says she was punched in the head 30 times, strangled and dragged along the floor by her hair by Ricky Lawrence.
7 Mar 2024
Chloe Othen (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
Crime

Model ‘beaten by ex-partner’ lunched near flat after alleged attack, court told

Chloe Othen, 33, who has more than 300,000 Instagram followers, says she was punched in the head 30 times by Ricky Lawrence.
6 Mar 2024
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UK

Army removes website claim Kate will review Trooping the Colour

Tickets were being sold on the official website for the June 8 military spectacle, advertising an appearance by the Princess of Wales, on Tuesday

6 Mar 2024
The Princess of Wales during a visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards for the St Patrick’s Day Parade in 2023 (PA)
UK

Army set to remove website claim Kate will review Trooping the Colour in June

The Army did not seek approval from Kensington Palace before publishing its ticket page, it is understood.
5 Mar 2024
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UK

Dan Wootton leaves GB News after Ofcom finds Laurence Fox comments broke rules

The journalist was suspended by GB News but has now left the broadcaster to launch his own independent platform.
5 Mar 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Paul Ellis/PA)
Politics

Rishi Sunak’s vow to clear asylum backlog caused ‘perverse’ decisions – report

In December 2022, the Prime Minister pledged to ‘abolish’ a 92,000-strong backlog of asylum claims by the end of 2023.
29 Feb 2024
Inspectors saw operations ‘hampered’ by inconsistent deployment of resources (Alamy/PA)
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
Robert Brown was jailed for 26 years in 2011 (Thames Valley Police/PA)
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
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Crime

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.

28 Feb 2024
Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court (Nick Ansell/PA)
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
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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
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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
A charity has called for a boost in funding for nurseries in the Spring Budget (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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
Police at the scene in Blaise Walk, in Sea Mills, Bristol, where a woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead (Ben Birchall/PA)
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
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (Ian West/PA)
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
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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
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UK

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

18 Feb 2024
Michael Tomlinson has defended the party (Jeff Overs/BBC)
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