The country has 8,365 people behind bars – the highest number since 2012 and 700 more than the same time last year. Source link
Category: UK News
Letby inquiry should be live-streamed, say families
The families of Lucy Letby’s victims say live-streaming the inquiry will combat conspiracy theories. Source link
Man who strangled partner during sex took own life
Luke Cannon’s body was found the day after he strangled Georgia Brooke during sex, an inquest hears. Source link
Woman, 62, praises boys who rescued her from river
Helen Gardner was bleeding and submerged in the water until two 14-year-old boys heard her cries. Source link
Mortgage rates cut but borrowing pressures remain
More homeowners are facing the first stage of the repossession process, new figures indicate. Source link
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan pressed on transgender views
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has been pressed on whether she has changed her position on the status of transgender people since 2020, when she stated “trans women are women”. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, she said there was a difference between trans people who had undergone gender reassignment surgery and those who had not. She...
Gething sacks minister from his government
In shock announcement, first minister sacks social partnership minister without giving a reason. Source link
Child dies in fall from block of flats in east London
A child has died after falling from a building in east London. London Ambulance Service said it was called at 06:00 BST to New City Road in Plaistow to reports someone had “fallen from height”. A child died at the scene, the service said. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will...
Unseen pictures of Royal Family to go on display
A new exhibition captures the family’s more private and intimate moments from the past 100 years. Source link
Love Island’s Maya Jama teaches King Charles about reality show
Love Island host Maya Jama and King Charles have been filmed talking about the reality TV show at Buckingham Palace. The pair met at a Creative Industries Garden Party on Wednesday, with Jama telling the King she was shortly going to Spain to film the latest series of the show, and watch some “young people...