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Six Palestine Action activists face a retrial over a break-in at an Israel-linked defence firm’s UK site. Samuel Corner, 23, Charlotte Head, 29, Leona Kamio, 30, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31, were found not guilty of aggravated burglary earlier this month over the raid at the Elbit Systems UK factory […]

MPs have called on the government to immediately ban Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs). The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) of MPs accused ministers of “not moving fast enough” in introducing a licensing system for non-surgical cosmetic procedures. They warned that a lack of regulation in the cosmetics industry had led to a “wild west” where

Pedicab riders will be banned from charging rip-off fares and blaring out music as they are regulated in London for the first time.  Transport for London (TfL) has announced new rules that mean rickshaw riders will be required to pay for a licence, meet English language requirements, pass a safety test, and hold a driving

A former gamekeeper accused of murder has said “why would I wait all that time” to shoot an old colleague dead as he branded the police investigation a “monumental shambles”. Prosecutors are claiming David Campbell, 77, gunned down Brian Low, 65, on a remote track near Aberfeldy, Perthshire, on 16 February 2024. Campbell told jurors

Bomb disposal experts are investigating items found at a property in Plymouth as a number of homes are evacuated, police say. Officers carried out a warrant at a property in College Avenue on Tuesday morning, where a white British man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm without a certificate. The 26-year-old remains in