A murder suspect told police they were “desperate” and “just trying to save face” when they accused him of shooting a former colleague dead, a court has heard. Prosecutors are claiming David Campbell, 77, gunned down former colleague Brian Low, 65, on a remote track near Aberfeldy, Perthshire, on 16 February 2024. Campbell has pleaded […]
A former Arsenal footballer has been charged with two further counts of rape. Thomas Partey is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 13 March to face the charges, which relate to one alleged victim in 2020. The alleged offence was reported to police in August 2025. Partey in action for Villarreal against Tottenham
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Manchester United have said they “pride” themselves “on being an inclusive and welcoming club” hours after their co-owner described the UK as being “colonised” by immigrants. The club released a statement emphasising the club’s inclusiveness and diversity on a day during which politicians continued to criticise Sir Jim Ratcliffe for his comments. The founder of
Two Islamic State inspired extremists found guilty of plotting a deadly gun attack on Manchester’s Jewish community have been sentenced to decades in prison. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were found guilty by a jury at Preston Crown Court in December and have been sentenced to life in jail with a minimum of
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A teenage boy who murdered 12-year-old Leo Ross in a random knife attack in a Birmingham park has been named. Kian Moulton, who was 14 at the time of the attack, was detained for a minimum of 13 years after stabbing the schoolboy in the stomach, at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday. Leo, who died
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A former Strictly Come Dancing star who took his own life in 2024 was “vulnerable to rejection both emotionally and professionally”, an inquest jury has concluded. Professional dancer Robin Windsor, 44, was found dead in a hotel room in Shepherd’s Bush. He left a note saying the way he was treated when he was dropped
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Cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald – the UK’s most senior civil servant – is leaving No 10 in the wake of the recent Downing Street crisis. In a statement, the Cabinet Office said the prime minister and the cabinet secretary have agreed Sir Chris will stand down “by mutual agreement” from today. He replaced Simon
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A motorist who mowed down an “entirely innocent” teenager as he walked along a pavement has been found guilty of murder. Abdullah Yaser Abdullah al Yazidi, 16, was fatally struck by an Audi driven down the wrong side of the road by Zulkernain Ahmed in Sheffield last June. The victim was thrown in the air
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“This government has cut waiting lists by more than 330,000, with hundreds of thousands more people treated within 18 weeks. That’s not happening by chance – it’s because we delivered record levels of care in 2025.” That’s what Health Secretary Wes Streeting told us on Thursday, celebrating the fact that there are now 7.3 million
A man who repeatedly stabbed a uniformed army officer with two knives has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of seven years and 162 days. Anthony Esan, 25, who was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court, had pleaded guilty to attempted murder and possessing two bladed weapons in January. The judge said that Esan
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