Author: Dave Carter

North Yorkshire Police have issued a new CCTV image of a missing nurse, Victoria Taylor. Ms. Taylor, 34, disappeared from her home in Malton, North Yorkshire, on Monday, September 30th. Some of her items were afterwards discovered beside the River Derwent. The police are exploring the case of the disappearance of Ms. Taylor and have… Continue reading New CCTV shows missing Victoria Taylor at Malton Bus Station

Manchester City’s legal case against the Premier League has reached a verdict, with the tribunal partially upholding some of City’s complaints regarding the league’s rules on commercial deals with clubs’ owners. The tribunal’s 175-page document stated that shareholder loans should not be excluded from the scope of associated party transaction (APT) rules and that some… Continue reading Manchester City: Verdict reached in Premier League APT legal case

A man in Nottingham has been given a 28-day suspended sentence for assaulting another man during protests in August of last year. The man, 81-year-old Keith Edwards, pleaded guilty to assault by beating after being caught on camera stamping on another man who was being held down by police. He is thought to be the… Continue reading Man, 81, sentenced after Nottingham city centre protests

Rebekah Vardy has challenged the “sheer magnitude” of the legal costs claimed by Coleen Rooney from their 2022 libel trial, which was dubbed the Wagatha Christie dispute, in the High Court. Mrs Vardy lost the case after a judge ruled that it was “substantially true” that she had leaked Mrs Rooney’s private information to the… Continue reading Wagatha Christie: Coleen Rooney vs Rebekah Vardy dispute back in court over costs

D&D London, the owners of restaurant group D&D London have bought the UK operator of TGI Fridays, to rescue the brand after its previous owner fell into administration last month. The deal will save nearly 2,400 jobs at 51 restaurants, but the administrators, Teneo, said 35 branches have been closed with immediate effect. The buying… Continue reading TGI Fridays: 1,000 UK jobs to go despite rescue deal

One year on from Hamas’s attack on Israel, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has delivered a speech commemorating the victims. At a memorial event held at South Tottenham Synagogue, Lammy spoke of the pain being felt in the Jewish community, referring to 7 October 2021 as “the worst attack on the Jewish community since the Holocaust”.… Continue reading David Lammy remembers 7 October attack victims one year on

During a court case, it was revealed that a 14-year-old girl had taken a knife to school every day since she was in primary school. She was on trial for stabbing two teachers and a pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire on 24th April 2023. The girl admitted to the triple stabbing but… Continue reading Ammanford school stabbing: Girl took knives to school – court

On Tuesday night, the annual Draconid meteor shower will reach its peak in the northern hemisphere. The meteor shower, also known as shooting stars, is visible until October 10th and occurs when the Earth passes through the debris of an asteroid or a comet. The debris, typically fragments of rock or ice, creates light streaks… Continue reading Draconid meteor shower: When does it peak and how to view it

A medical professional who injected his mother’s partner with poison, disguised as a nurse, in a row over inheritance has pleaded guilty to attempted murder. Thomas Kwan, 53, administered a toxin that caused a “rare and life-threatening flesh-eating disease” to his victim, Patrick O’Hara. Newcastle Crown Court heard that Kwan disguised himself with a fake… Continue reading Disguised Sunderland GP admits attempted murder poisoning

UK house prices almost reached a record high last month, as a result of dropping mortgage rates, according to Halifax, the country’s largest mortgage lender. The average price of a UK house reached £293,399 in September, just short of the record high of £293,507 in June 2022. Prices have risen for the third month in… Continue reading House prices close to record high, says Halifax