Category: UK News

The government is actively working to overturn the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending a football match in Birmingham. Aston Villa’s Safety Advisory Group (SAG) has decided that fans of the Israeli club should not be permitted to attend the Europa League fixture on 6 November due to safety concerns. In response to mounting… Continue reading Government 'doing everything' to overturn Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban at Aston Villa match

A woman who fabricated her own wedding to settle online gambling debts has been penalized for violating her community service order. Charlotte Blackwell, a 31-year-old estate agent from Bridgend, had previously confessed to deceiving her relatives and friends by extracting over £12,000 using counterfeit travel and hotel documents. Cardiff Crown Court was informed that she… Continue reading Bridgend woman who conned relatives with fake wedding back in court

A series of newly released videos depict the movements of teenager Noah Donohoe on the morning he went missing, shedding light on the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death. The footage shows the 14-year-old leaving his house in south Belfast in the early hours and then returning later barefoot and without his headphones. Mr Justice Rooney… Continue reading Noah Donohoe: CCTV released in appeal for information

A mother has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the murder of her five-year-old son, Lincoln, at their home in South Ockendon, Essex. Claire Button, 35, took her own life after killing her son, who was autistic and non-verbal, on December 15. The court heard that Button was suffering from a mental disorder… Continue reading Mum Claire Button jailed for murdering son Lincoln in Essex

A legal challenge against the government’s ban on Palestine Action under terrorism laws has been allowed to proceed after a decision by the Court of Appeal. The ban, which was implemented on July 5, criminalizes membership or support for the direct action group. More than 2,100 people have been arrested in demonstrations since the ban… Continue reading Government loses bid to block appeal against Palestine Action ban

Three individuals with extremist ideologies have been sentenced to jail for planning terrorist attacks on mosques and synagogues. Brogan Stewart, Christopher Ringrose, and Marco Pitzettu were found guilty in May and have now been given prison terms for their intentions to carry out violent acts. Stewart received an 11-year sentence, Ringrose was sentenced to 10… Continue reading Far-right extremists jailed for terror plots

Ofcom has stated that the BBC Gaza documentary was a significant breach of broadcasting rules as the network failed to disclose that the narrator of the show was the son of a high-ranking Hamas official. The investigation into the documentary titled Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone found that the program was misleading due to… Continue reading BBC Gaza documentary broke broadcasting rules, Ofcom says

The co-founder of the investment firm 777 Partners, Josh Wander, has been accused of defrauding lenders and investors of over $500 million. Manhattan federal prosecutors in the United States claim that Wander utilized fake financial documents to inflate the finances of 777 and misled individuals about the firm’s financial condition. The bid made by 777… Continue reading Josh Wander: Co-founder of failed Everton bidder charged with $500m fraud

The family of a British girl who went missing in Australia over half a century ago has given an ultimatum to a person of interest in the case. Cheryl Grimmer, a three-year-old, disappeared from Fairy Meadow beach in Wollongong in January 1970. Despite a suspect being charged with her abduction and murder, his trial in… Continue reading Cheryl Grimmer: Missing British girl's family give person of interest ultimatum

Pensana, the company behind a rare earths mine project in Angola, has decided to abandon plans for a refinery in East Yorkshire. Instead of building the refinery at the Saltend Chemicals Plant near Hull as originally intended, the company will now seek investment in the United States. The $268m project, aimed at delivering raw materials… Continue reading Saltend: Major UK rare earths refinery scrapped in favour of US