Category: UK News

Wrongful convictions based on Horizon evidence will be quashed if the emergency legislation is passed. Source link

It warns that the process for being on the “registry of charities and fundraisers” has not been completed and as such Archewell cannot carry out charitable activities, such as “soliciting or disbursing charitable funds”. The charity, which gave grants of $1.2m (£956,000) last year, says that a cheque sent alongside registration information was not received...

The first minister tells the Covid Inquiry she remains sorry that she went to Bobby Storey’s funeral. Source link

The court heard Barrow had drunk “seven or eight” cans of lager before getting fuel from his motorbike and setting fire to his neighbours’ flat in Fairisle Close. While he said he believed the property was empty, his trial was told a pram in the hallway showed the family was at home, with prosecutors claiming...

Unions have called aspects of the scheme – including a 10% tree cover rule for farms – “unworkable”. Source link

New names have been added to Radio 1’s Big Weekend line-up, with AJ Tracey and London Grammar joining the bill. The festival, which is taking place from 24 to 26 May, is being headlined by Coldplay, Raye and Chase & Status. Jax Jones, Remi Wolf, Nathan Dawe and Wilkinson are now also going to be...

The sentence of a man who stabbed three people to death in Nottingham was not unduly lenient, judges have ruled. Valdo Calocane killed Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates on 13 June 2023. He was given an indefinite hospital order after prosecutors accepted a plea of manslaughter on the grounds...

Melissa Laurie has spoken about the moment she was attacked by a crocodile, and saved by her twin sister Georgia. The attack happened while the pair were swimming in Mexico in June 2021. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Melissa said when she was pulled underwater by the reptile, she thought “that was it for me”. Georgia...

For 10 weeks, Ben O’Sullivan’s days have been spent visiting a Bristol flyover looking for his brother. Jack hasn’t been seen since 2 March, when he was pictured walking across a grassy area near Brunel Lock Way in the Hotwells area. Ben’s trying to imagine what Jack, who’s four years younger, might have been doing...

“When loan repayments, with inevitable hefty interest rates, are not met the lenders will use threats and violence.   “Victims with unpaid debts, and indeed their loved ones, are exploited and often forced to repay by other means, such as storing or selling drugs.   “We’ve also heard shocking anecdotes of young people being forced...