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One of Britain’s most prolific train fare dodgers could face jail time for 112 unpaid tickets, a judge has said.  Charles Brohiri, 29, pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to 76 charges of failing to purchase a rail ticket after previously being convicted in absentia of 36 charges in August last year. He […]

Older veterans will be liable to be recalled for service under new measures aimed at making Britain more prepared for war. The Armed Forces Bill will raise the maximum age at which veterans can be recalled from 55 under the current policy to 65 and make it easier to mobilise them in a crisis. It

The number of abortions in England and Wales rose 11% in 2023 to reach a record high, according to official statistics. There were 277,970 abortions in 2023 compared with 251,377 in 2022, figures from the Department of Health show. Charities and health leaders said the data reflects economic pressures and the rising cost of living

In an interview with Sky News during last autumn’s Conservative conference, Robert Jenrick appeared to leave the door open to a Tory deal with Reform UK. He was asked by deputy political editor Sam Coates: “You’d never support a pact?” And he infuriated Tory loyalists by replying: “That is not our priority. That’s not a

A woman has received a life sentence for murder after ploughing into an e-bike rider with her Range Rover in a case of mistaken identity. Zoe Treadwell, 36, hit speeds of 75mph chasing Joey Johnstone, 28, down residential streets before striking him and leaving him for dead. Winchester Crown Court heard how she tried to

Two former nuns and a retired support worker have been sentenced for abusing vulnerable youngsters at children’s homes in Scotland more than 40 years ago. Carol Buirds, 75, Eileen McElhinney, 78, and Dorothy Kane, 68, subjected several victims to cruel and unnatural treatment at two homes run by the Catholic order Sisters of Nazareth. The