A village sign stolen from one of Norfolk’s smallest communities has been found hundreds of miles away seven years after it first went missing. The handmade sign for Brunstead also known, somewhat confusingly, as Brumstead had stood proudly at the entrance to the village for more than 30 years before vanishing in 2018, leaving residents […]
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Scotland now has the most violent classrooms in the United Kingdom, with serious attacks on teachers and school staff tripling in the past ten years. Between March 2014 and March 2024, there were 490 reports of serious injuries to school staff caused by violence, the highest rate in the UK when adjusted for population, according
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Labour MPs have accused the Crown Estate of acting out of greed and prioritising foreign workers over British firms in the leasing of sea bed areas for offshore wind farms. The Crown Estate, which manages the sea bed around England and Wales, is now facing a possible legal challenge from Greenpeace. The environmental group claims
An Afghan migrant who threatened to shoot Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a TikTok video has been jailed for five years after being convicted of making death threats. Fayaz Khan, who travelled to Britain across the Channel in an inflatable boat while livestreaming the journey, shouted at Mr Farage as he was sentenced at
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A former parish councillor has been jailed for secretly filming people, including children, in the shower of his Norfolk home over a 15-year period. Matthew Cooper, 61, who once served on Trimingham Parish Council and chaired a local fundraising committee, installed a hidden camera in the bathroom of his Mundesley Road property. Norwich Crown Court
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Greenpeace has warned that it could take legal action against King Charles’s property management company, accusing the Crown Estate of driving up the cost of offshore wind projects through “aggressive” auction practices. The environmental group claims the estate which owns the seabed around England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has been prioritising profit over public interest
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British Gas has urged households across the UK to prepare early for colder weather, warning that heating systems could face problems when switched back on later this month. The energy supplier revealed that more than 1.2 million customers required engineer visits last winter to fix broken boilers and restore heating and hot water. While some
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UK charities have warned that increasingly hostile rhetoric on immigration and race is fuelling a surge in threats, intimidation, and violence against their staff and beneficiaries. Voluntary organisations say they are being forced to install security measures such as safe rooms, tracking devices and surveillance systems to protect workers and property, a trend some fear
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Drivers across Britain could be in line for payouts worth thousands of pounds as a major “dieselgate” court case opens in London on Monday, potentially costing carmakers billions. About 1.6 million motorists have joined the class action lawsuit against 14 leading car manufacturers accused of fitting “defeat devices” to cheat emissions tests. The High Court
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The Treasury is exploring plans to introduce fresh tax breaks for innovators and startups as part of efforts to boost Britain’s productivity and offset an anticipated downgrade in official forecasts. Officials in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s department have been instructed to develop “pro-growth” policies to soften the impact of revised productivity estimates from the Office for
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