TV presenter Dr Christian Jessen “honestly believed” DUP leader Arlene Foster was having an extra-marital affair when he tweeted an unfounded rumour about her, a court has heard. On 23 December 2019, he published the allegation to his 300,000-plus followers. The tweet remained online until Dr Jessen deleted it on 7 January 2020. Dr Jessen […]
A bear with toothache caused by an infection has undergone dental surgery. Neo, who is four, had a root canal procedure to treat an abscess at the base of one of his canine teeth. His keepers noticed the problem soon after he became active following seven weeks of torpor – a light form of hibernation. […]
A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in east London. Met Police officers, who are treating the case as murder, were called to Barking Road in Newham at about 16:00 BST. The teenager was confirmed dead at the scene and officers are trying to find and tell his family. A crime scene cordon is […]
A mother whose baby son drowned in the bath while she was “distracted” on her phone has been jailed for 22 months. Simone Perry’s five-month-old son Renzo slipped out of his bath seat when she left the room for five minutes to send a WhatsApp message and make a call. Her trial had heard she […]
A woman whose body was found following a house fire was a loving mother to seven boys, her family have said. Marie Bellingham, 46, died in the blaze in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, on Monday night Dyfed-Powys Police officers found her body at the property in Siskin Close after fire crews had been called at about 22:45 […]
People have been allowed back onto a hospital site after a police search for a “suspicious package” ended. Eyewitnesses said dozens of officers arrived at Wrexham Maelor Hospital and some staff and patients were asked to leave some areas at 13:15 BST. Both ends of the road leading to the hospital were blocked by police […]
In September 1975, the Bay City Rollers, headed by Les McKeown, whose death was announced on Thursday, were the biggest pop band in the UK and were about to the hit the United States. The Scottish teen sensations were rolling on towards turning the whole world tartan. “They were adorable. Five cute guys at once. […]
A digital system to allow people in Scotland to prove their Covid vaccination status is being worked on, public health officials have said. The scheme would mean Scotland was “ready to join” an international vaccination passport programme. National clinical director Prof Jason Leitch said paper “proof” – similar to that given to people in England […]
The UK government should “honour its commitment” to offer legal protection from prosecution to former soldiers who served in Northern Ireland, DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said. On Tuesday, Johnny Mercer left his post as veterans minister after expressing concerns about delays to legislation. It came ahead of a parliamentary debate on the Overseas Operations Bill, […]
A Stormont department took part in a “clandestine” process with a firm bidding for deals to resurface NI’s roads, a court has ruled. A judge said the Department for Infrastructure’s conduct “entailed an egregious breach of the principle of transparency”. He added that the firm had been “accorded special treatment” by the department. The proceedings […]