Police have released the name of a man wanted in connection with the deaths of a man, a woman and a girl, found at a house in Oxfordshire. Thames Valley Police are looking for Jed Allen, 21, thought to be a relative of the three people were found in Didcot on Saturday. Officers were called […]
Councils across England and Wales have called on the government to introduce a ban on the sale of legal highs. The Local Government Association (LGA) said current legislation was “not fit” for tackling the growing numbers of deaths linked to the substances. It wants the policy to be included in next week’s Queen’s Speech at […]
An unexploded World War Two bomb uncovered by builders near Wembley Stadium poses “a genuine risk to life”, the Army has said. Homes and businesses have been evacuated and the Army has built a blast wall around the bomb in case it goes off. The 50kg (110lb) device, thought to date from the early 1940s […]
A family had a narrow escape when a car ploughed through a garden wall into their house in Weymouth. Homeowner Josh Simmonds’ said: “There’s a whole wall on top of the settee, we’re all so lucky to be alive.” The silver Ford Ka hit the house in Corporation Road just after 17:15 BST on Wednesday. […]
The chief executive of Thomas Cook has said he is “deeply sorry” about the deaths of two British children on holiday in Corfu in 2006. Christi and Bobby Shepherd, from West Yorkshire, died from carbon monoxide poisoning at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel. Peter Fankhauser said: “From the deepest of my heart I am sorry.” […]
A police officer who knocked out part of a student’s front tooth with his riot shield during a demonstration against tuition fees faces jail after being convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Judge Jeffrey Pegden QC warned PC Andrew Ott, 36, that a custodial sentence “would be at the forefront of the court’s mind” […]
A Northern Ireland bakery has been found guilty in a landmark ruling of discrimination for refusing to bake a cake with a pro-gay marriage theme. Ashers Baking Company received worldwide support from evangelical and born-again Christians over its refusal to make the cake for a local gay rights activist in the region. What is Belfast’s […]
Historian Mark Griffiths says picture of unknown man on title page of botanical work is playwright, as editor hails ‘literary discovery of the century’ A small monochrome engraving of a handsome laurel-wreathed man on the title page of a 16th century book on plants is the only demonstrably authentic portrait of William Shakespeare made in […]
A survey of 6,000 schoolchildren has found widespread misconceptions about the number of immigrants and non-white people living in England, as well as negative attitudes towards Muslims and those born overseas. The study, believed to be the largest of its kind to be carried out in the UK, found that 60% of the children questioned […]
UK’s largest commercial radio group cited ‘editorial reasons’ for pausing coverage of how bank’s Swiss banking arm helped wealthy customers dodge taxes HSBC files: A video explainer of how secret Swiss account data detailing misconduct came to light The UK’s largest commercial radio group, Global Radio, advised its stations, which include Classic FM, Capital and […]