A man who killed his cousin’s four-year-old son after hitting their pick-up truck has been found not guilty of murder. Owen Maughan, 27, had previously pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of the child, Peter Maughan, on 1 June last year following the collision on New Barn Road in Dartford in Kent. The defendant’s father Patrick, […]
The unemployment rate has increased again – to the highest level in nearly five years, according to official figures. The jobless rate ticked up to 5.2% in December, the highest since the three months up to January 2021, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. The figure had stood at 4.1% when Labour
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Two British skiers who died in an avalanche at a French Alps ski resort last week have been named. Stuart Leslie and Shaun Overy were among three people killed in the snow slide at Val d’Isere, a village in southeastern France. The other victim was a French national. In a tribute posted on Facebook, a
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Six firms linked to Sarah Ferguson are being wound down following revelations from the latest release of the Epstein files, Companies House documents show. The former Duchess of York and ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is the sole director of the companies, none of which appear to have been very active or have much public profile.
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has claimed a “victory” after the government abandoned plans to postpone 30 local elections – a decision ballot organisers say has left councils in a “race against time”. Labour announced in December that it was planning to push the ballots from May 2026 until 2027 – affecting more than 4.5
Parts of Britain could be at risk of further flooding for months to come because so much rain has fallen so far this year, according to new analysis. Latest official figures from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) show rivers in the south and southwest of England reached exceptionally high levels in January,
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The family of Nancy Guthrie are not suspects in her kidnapping, the sheriff has confirmed. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said her family, including “all siblings and spouses”, had been cooperative and gracious as authorities investigated the kidnapping. Mr Nanos said: “To suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel. The Guthrie family are
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Three people have been killed in a shooting at an ice rink in the US, authorities said. The shooting happened at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, near Providence in Rhode Island, at around 2.30pm local time (7.30pm UK time) on Monday, where a youth hockey game was scheduled. The suspect is among the
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The government has changed its mind again. By my count, for the 15th time. The government planned to postpone local elections in 30 areas of England due to take place in May, but after a court challenge from Reform UK, it thought better of it. With government lawyers offering new legal advice saying the proposed
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A former head gamekeeper has told a jury that he “didn’t like” the ex-colleague he is accused of murdering. David Campbell, 77, was asked about his relationship with Brian Low, and said: “We just didn’t get on. He didn’t like me and I didn’t like him.” Prosecutors are claiming Campbell gunned down Mr Low, 65,