Category: UK
Man jailed for claiming he had fought for Wagner group in Ukraine
A builder has been jailed for claiming at a Viking re-enactment that he had fought for the Wagner group in Ukraine. Piotr Kucharski, 49, wore [more…]
Wandsworth escape accused says it was ‘foolish’ to jail him with his ‘skill set’
A former British soldier has told a jury he did not hand himself in after he escaped from prison because he was “finally demonstrating what [more…]
Crown court backlog in England and Wales ‘could hit 100,000 without radical overhaul’
The backlog of cases in crown courts in England and Wales could hit 100,000 unless radical action is taken to overhaul the criminal justice system, [more…]
Services for most-vulnerable people at risk after NICs rise, charities say
Services that support some of England’s most vulnerable people have warned that tax increases in the budget will lead to cuts and closures that could [more…]
More than meatballs: Ikea opens its first UK standalone restaurant in London
Its meatballs are as famous as its flatpack furniture, with a meal in one of its restaurants often the highlight of an Ikea trip. Now [more…]
EU citizen who applied for pre-settled status set to be deported from Scotland
An EU citizen caught up in a Home Office backlog of applications for post-Brexit residency status is set to be deported by Border Force officials [more…]
Ian Paterson tells inquest women ‘didn’t need to know’ about unauthorised mastectomy
The jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson has said he did not tell women if he was going to perform an unauthorised cleavage-sparing mastectomy on them [more…]
UK politics: Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – as it happened
after five years they would not be making any difference. Asked about this forecast, in an interview with the BBC Keir Starmer said that he [more…]
UK’s borrowing costs rise as Reeves’s budget prompts fears of slower interest rate cuts
UK government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level this year as City investors bet Rachel Reeves’s budget would lead the Bank of England [more…]
Consultant who treated Yulia Skripal ‘gobsmacked’ when she woke up, inquiry hears
A hospital consultant who treated Sergei and Yulia Skripal after they were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok was “gobsmacked” when Yulia woke and began [more…]
