A court has thrown out a £50m compensation claim against the Scottish government over its doomed deposit return scheme. Waste management firm Biffa won a contract as part of plans to bring in the scheme, and later took ministers to court when the initiative was shelved. Biffa had been seeking £51.4m in damages at the […]
The chief constable of West Midlands Police (WMP) is to retire following a row over the force’s decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match in Birmingham for safety reasons. Craig Guildford will step down with immediate effect, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster said on Friday. “In doing so, he has
What led to the downfall of the chief of West Midlands Police goes beyond a football match and the exclusion of a fan base. It is a scandal that exposed skewed approaches while navigating the complexities and sensitivities of policing the ripples of the Israel-Gaza war and inflamed tensions in Birmingham. And above all, it
A former Tory councillor has been jailed for 20 weeks after being found guilty of stalking ex-cabinet minister Dame Penny Mordaunt. Edward Brandt, 61, was found guilty of the offence in November following a trial at Southampton Crown Court, but was acquitted of the more serious offence of stalking involving serious alarm or distress. In
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Wholesale natural gas prices have risen by more than 40% this month as a raft of pressures, described by one analyst as a “perfect storm”, threaten to raise energy bills ahead. Day-ahead prices for UK delivery were at a six-month high on Friday, a rise of more than 14% on the day, as contracts across
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A man has been jailed for 29-and-a-half years for murdering his wife after their child revealed they were coerced into a plot to help him kill her. Robert Rhodes refused to attend his sentencing – because he maintains his innocence. Addressing this directly Judge Mrs Justice Ellenbogen said the defendant had now added “cowardice” to
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The UK wants to learn from Ukraine’s war time experience to tackle the threat of drones carrying weapons and drugs into British prisons, the deputy prime minister has said on a trip to the country. David Lammy has been in Ukraine to see how anti-drone measures used against Russian forces can be applied to UK
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A teenager who was inspired by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced after he planned an attack on an Oasis concert. McKenzie Morgan, from the village of Llanfrechfa near Cwmbran in South Wales, can be named for the first time after he turned 18. He has been detained for 14 months after admitting at
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Over a third of the local councils offered a delay to their elections in May have requested one, Sky News analysis shows. Twenty-four councils have confirmed to Sky News they have written to the government asking their local elections be postponed by a year, citing the resources needed to deliver the local government reorganisation (LGR)
Labour MPs expect a “politically inept” U-turn from the government on banning social media for under-16s amid Conservative plans to force a vote on the issue. Dozens of Labour MPs are pushing ministers to adopt an Australia-style ban, Sky News has been told. Politics Live: Sacked Tory defector Robert Jenrick speaks at Reform event Many
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