Category: UK News

After nearly 19 hours of deliberation, a jury at Bristol Crown Court has found four teenagers and one man guilty of murdering two boys due to mistaken identity. Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were stabbed to death by four teenagers armed with machetes, who had been looking for revenge over a house attack… Continue reading Mason Rist and Max Dixon: Five guilty of murdering Bristol teens

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A tribunal has found that PC Myles McHugh, a serving Metropolitan Police officer, committed gross misconduct by accessing confidential files relating to the murder of Sarah Everard. Ms Everard was killed by serving Met Police officer Wayne Couzens in 2021. McHugh repeatedly accessed the police system for details about the victim’s medical history, employment, character… Continue reading Met Police officer sacked for accessing Sarah Everard files

Prince Harry and Labour’s former deputy leader Tom Watson are continuing legal claims against News Group Newspapers (NGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering by journalists and private investigators. The two are among 39 claimants and cases settled since the last hearing in July. The 40-year-old prince alleges that NGN, which also published the now-defunct News… Continue reading Prince Harry 'one of two claimants' still suing Sun publisher

BBC Radio 2 presenter Paddy McGuinness has just completed a charity bike ride from Wales to Scotland. The ride was a daunting 300 miles, but McGuinness stated that it was an “honour” to tackle it, especially given that it was all in aid of the BBC’s Children in Need charity. McGuinness has previously stated that… Continue reading 'It's an honour': Paddy McGuinness completes charity bike ride

A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to five and a half years in jail after deliberately knocking a Metropolitan Police officer off his motorcycle, leaving him with life-changing injuries. David Doyle, who was being pursued by PC Richard Keel on Camden Street in north London on 17 May, reversed into the officer before fleeing the… Continue reading Metropolitan Police: Man jailed after PC rammed off motorcycle

The UK Ministry of Defence has reported that two RAF Typhoons were dispatched after a Russian military aircraft was detected in the UK’s “area of interest” in close proximity to the nation’s airspace. The Russian Bear-F bomber was monitored as it flew over the North Sea on Thursday, though at no time was it able… Continue reading RAF Lossiemouth fighter jets track Russian bomber over North Sea

The British government has issued an apology after serving meat and alcohol at a Downing Street event celebrating the festival of Diwali last month. Conservative MP Shivani Raja criticised the decision to serve the items in a letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Raja expressed disappointment at the lack of knowledge of customs and… Continue reading No 10 apologises after meat and alcohol served at Diwali event

Gary Lineker has announced he will step down from hosting Match of the Day at the end of the current football season. Lineker revealed he thinks “it is now the right time” for the BBC to look for a different person to helm the show. After 25 years, the former England striker will be moving… Continue reading Gary Lineker: It is 'right time' to leave Match of the Day

The UK economy’s growth during July to September of this year was weaker than expected, with the Budget’s pre-announcement uncertainty being blamed for the slow progress. The Office for National Statistics reported that there was a subdued level of activity across almost every industry during the quarter, and economic growth sat at just 0.1%. When… Continue reading UK economy slows between July and September