Category: UK News

An assistant coroner has expressed concern over the handling of a report of a missing man whose body was found two months later. Lee Bowman died after getting trapped between two fence panels, and despite the fact it could not be determined how he died, police’s assumptions based on his alcohol addiction were seen as… Continue reading Coroner's concerns over missing dad who died between fence panels

After running for more than five decades, the BBC sports quiz show, Question of Sport, has ceased production due to “inflation and funding challenges,” as confirmed by the BBC. The show’s first episode aired in 1970, hosted by David Vine. Despite being off the air for two years in the 1970s, the program continued in… Continue reading Question of Sport stops production, BBC confirms

Alex Batty, who disappeared six years ago with his mother and grandfather, has been found in a remote mountainous area in the Pyrenees by a French student working as a delivery driver. Fabien Accidini stumbled upon the 17-year-old while delivering medicines to local pharmacies near the village of Chalabre in the middle of the night.… Continue reading Alex Batty's long journey home on an unlit mountain road

A teenage boy missing for six years has been found safe and well in France. Alex Batty disappeared while on holiday with his mother and grandfather, who did not have legal guardianship over him. The 17-year-old was found by a motorist near Toulouse in the south of France last Thursday. Alex’s legal guardian, his grandmother… Continue reading Alex Batty: Grandma's 'relief and happiness' at missing boy's return

Edward Little, a man who was convicted of conspiring to launch a gun attack in Hyde Park, was caught lunging at a detective in a video recording released by the police. Little, who was apprehended while trying to buy a gun in south London, has been sentenced to spend 16 years in jail for planning… Continue reading Gun attack plotter lunges at officer during police interview

Specialist divers have been brought in to aid the search for a missing man who disappeared following a night out in Ipswich. Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue (Sulsar) has used kayaks to search the River Gipping in the town this week. Julian De Bono, 63, was last seen on Yarmouth Road, Ipswich at 1:45 am… Continue reading Julian De Bono: CCTV released in search for missing Ipswich man

The police have named the woman who tragically lost her life in the explosion that occurred in Treforest, south Wales. Danielle Evans’ body was discovered by the police during their search of Treforest Industrial Estate in Rhondda Cynon Taf last Wednesday evening. The police have officially announced that they will begin investigating the cause of… Continue reading Treforest fire: Woman killed after explosion named

Police officers in south Armagh have seized £10m worth of cocaine, making it the largest cocaine seizure ever made by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The cocaine was found hidden below frozen meat products in a lorry that was stopped by a neighbourhood patrol in Jonesborough on 11th December. It took the police… Continue reading £10m cocaine seizure is the largest ever in Northern Ireland, police say

Public transport workers in Northern Ireland are holding a 48-hour strike in a dispute over pay. The action has been organised by trade unions Unite, GMB and Siptu and is taking place during one of the busiest weekends before Christmas. School transport has been particularly affected, with many pupils unable to attend school. The Education… Continue reading Translink: Widespread disruption caused by transport strike

Norfolk Constabulary has found a body in the River Wensum, which they believe to be that of missing woman Gaynor Lord. Although the body has not yet been formally identified, Ms. Lord’s family has been informed. Searches from diving teams had been underway for several days before the discovery of the body this morning. Two… Continue reading Gaynor Lord: Body found in search for missing Norwich mum