Two teenage Afghan asylum seekers who assaulted a 15 year old girl in a park have been named despite warnings that releasing details of the attack could lead to widespread public disorder. Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both aged 17, arrived in the UK on small boats as unaccompanied minors before attacking the girl in […]
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Police are investigating allegations that Reform UK breached election laws by failing to declare thousands of pounds in spending during Nigel Farage’s campaign for a seat in the Commons. In July last year, Farage became an MP for the first time after winning the Essex coastal seat of Clacton with a majority of 8,405 at
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An Investigative Report into Predatory Lending, Property Seizure, and the Exploitation of the Elderly A Trust Betrayed: The Real Story Behind Care Help UK Ltd At face value, Care Help UK Ltd presents itself as a trusted healthcare company. With its official address listed as Lincoln House Care Home, and a name that suggests compassion
A 49-year-old woman from Norwich has been charged with attempting to cause explosions at multiple public buildings and restaurants. Martha Goddard allegedly targeted two Starbucks branches, a McDonald’s restaurant, the city’s Millennium Library, and a transmission station between March and September this year. Goddard appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in October accused of seven counts
Birmingham City Council has begun installing the city’s first average speed cameras on Coventry Road, as part of a wider effort to improve road safety and reduce speeding. The cameras will extend coverage from Berkley Road to Bordesley Middleway on the A45, one of 27 roads where speed limits were recently reduced from 40mph to
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This festive season, people heading out to post their Christmas cards are encountering a rather Grinch-like surprise: a high-tech upgrade to the classic postbox. Royal Mail has unveiled a new “postbox of the future” featuring solar-powered barcode scanners and drop-down drawers for parcels that are too large for the traditional slot. The classic mail slot
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Lord Evans of Watford, a longtime Labour peer recently suspended from the House of Lords for breaching lobbying rules, is now facing legal claims over alleged payments totaling at least $1m (£760,000) linked to a UK investment firm managing Kazakh assets. Evans, 82, was suspended for five months after a Guardian investigation revealed he offered
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The Local Government Association (LGA) and campaigners are urging swift action to tackle the exploitation of vulnerable individuals through ‘patient brokering’ in England’s drug and alcohol treatment services. Patient brokering occurs when individuals or organisations receive financial incentives to refer patients to specific private addiction rehabilitation centres, regardless of whether the placement meets the patient’s
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Edward Cornes, 19, died after consuming alcohol, GHB and meth in a hotel room near University College London, raising questions over the Metropolitan Police’s handling of the case. Cornes, a bright student from Barnet, north London, had just begun his studies at University College London and aspired to become a barrister. Less than 48 hours
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Growth in UK battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales slowed to its weakest level in nearly two years last month, following government proposals for a “pay-per-mile” road tax on electric vehicles. Data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed that just under 40,000 new BEVs were registered in November 2025, a modest 3.6% increase
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