Category: UK News

A recent revelation by the BBC indicates that a Leicestershire county councillor, Andrew Hamilton-Gray, was relieved of his duties as a police officer last year. Hamilton-Gray secured a seat in Loughborough for Reform, garnering nearly 40% of the vote. It has come to light that a police misconduct hearing in January 2024 uncovered that he… Continue reading Newly-elected councillor Andrew Hamilton-Gray was sacked as police officer

The vice chancellor of the University of Greater Manchester has been suspended amid “serious allegations”. Professor George Holmes, who has been at the helm of the university for two decades, was suspended along with two senior members of the academic staff. The institution, formerly known as the University of Bolton, initiated an independent investigation in… Continue reading University of Greater Manchester suspends vice chancellor

Two individuals, Tracy Turner and Stuart Compton, have recently admitted to charges related to sex offences against children. Tracy Turner, a 51-year-old operating theatre assistant from Roath, Cardiff, confessed to arranging the commission of six child sex offences and making two indecent images of a child at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. Similarly, Stuart… Continue reading Cardiff: Hospital worker guilty of sex offences against children

A concerning trend has emerged in mid Wales, where pet owners are being advised to exercise caution as a significant number of cats have gone missing in recent months. The Garth Owen area of Newtown, Powys, has seen around 10 cats vanish in the past year, with a spike in disappearances in the last few… Continue reading Newtown: Warning after ‘abnormal’ number of cats disappear from village

A recent study has revealed that child obesity clinics in England are encountering a troubling trend of children with body mass index (BMI) scores exceeding 50. The research, conducted by Leeds Beckett, Sheffield Hallam, Leeds, and Bristol universities, and presented at the European Congress on Obesity, highlighted that out of nearly 4,800 under-18s referred to… Continue reading Some children at obesity clinics have BMI of 50

Patrick Spencer, the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Conservative MP, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault allegedly occurring at London’s Groucho Club, according to the Metropolitan Police. The incidents are said to have taken place in August 2023, before Spencer was elected. The 37-year-old is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court… Continue reading Suffolk MP Patrick Spencer is charged with two sexual assaults

An 83-year-old paedophile, who was serving a life sentence for sexual abuse in north Wales children’s homes, has passed away in prison. John Allen, responsible for running several homes, including Bryn Alyn in Wrexham, was sentenced to a minimum of 11 years in 2014 for sex crimes dating back to the 1960s to the 1990s.… Continue reading Wrexham children's home paedophile John Allen dies in prison

Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, has come to the defense of Sir Keir Starmer’s choice of language in a speech outlining plans to reduce immigration. The prime minister recently warned that without stricter controls, the UK could become “an island of strangers,” sparking accusations of divisive language from some Labour MPs. However, Cooper dismissed these… Continue reading Cooper backs PM over 'island of strangers' remark

Journalist Phil McCann from BBC North West Tonight reported on the case of Peter Sullivan, who spent over 38 years in prison for what is considered one of the most significant miscarriages of justice in British history. Sullivan, now 68, was convicted for the murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall in Birkenhead in 1986, despite his… Continue reading Who is Peter Sullivan and why was he blamed for Diane Sindall's murder?

In a groundbreaking decision, the Court of Appeal has overturned the conviction of Peter Sullivan, a man who spent 38 years in prison for the murder of Diane Sindall. This comes after new DNA evidence emerged, pointing to an unknown attacker in semen samples from the crime scene. Sullivan was initially jailed in 1987 for… Continue reading Peter Sullivan: Man jailed for 1986 murder acquitted after 38 years