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Plans for trials related to the Post Office Horizon IT scandal are not set to begin until 2027. The investigation into potential crimes by Post Office and Fujitsu employees, as well as external lawyers, stems from the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of subpostmasters whose accounts were alleged to be missing money due to faulty software.… Continue reading Post Office Horizon scandal: No Trials before 2027, say police

UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has been accused by Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima of denigrating Nigeria, but Badenoch’s spokesman said she stands by what she says. Badenoch was mostly raised in Nigeria and repeatedly described growing up in fear in a country plagued by corruption. Shettima suggested Badenoch could “remove the Kemi from her name”… Continue reading Kemi Badenoch stands by Nigeria comments after criticism

The UK government is concerned about potential staff shortages on Christmas train services, with recent industrial action from Avanti West Coast train managers threatening to exacerbate any potential disruptions. Recruitment across the rail industry has been difficult, causing train operating companies to rely on staff volunteering to work extra paid shifts during busier times, such… Continue reading Warning staff shortages could upend Christmas travel

An exuberant young girl with an affinity for singing, dreams of appearing on The X Factor and a caring nature towards her peers, Sara Sharif suffered a harrowing existence at home. Her father and stepmother inflicted a “daily living hell” on her, and in August last year, her body was discovered at her residence in… Continue reading Sara Sharif: Smiling, singing and dreaming of X Factor

In Scotland, Lindsay MacCallum has been ordered to repay £60,000 to the charity Rainbow Valley after stealing £86,000 from the organisation between 2011 and 2022. MacCallum and Angela MacVicar founded the charity to provide emotional and physical support to those living with cancer following the death of MacVicar’s daughter in 2005. The two women had… Continue reading Woman who stole from friend's cancer charity to repay cash

l in 2022 On the night of 22 September 2022, Sara was found unresponsive at home. She had suffered a cardiac arrest and was rushed to hospital, where she died the next day. The post-mortem examination found she had multiple injuries, including fractures to her ribs and collarbone, and bruising to her face, legs and… Continue reading Behind Sara Sharif’s smile was a life of violence and torture

Ibrahima Bah, an asylum seeker who steered a boat in the English Channel that resulted in the death of four passengers, has had his attempt to challenge his convictions and sentence dismissed. Bah was found guilty of manslaughter and of facilitating a breach of UK immigration law during his retrial at Canterbury Crown Court. He… Continue reading Ibrahima Bah: Migrant boat pilot loses bid to appeal sentence

Tom Voyce, a former rugby player for England, has been missing since Sunday after attempting to cross Abberwick Ford, which was flooded by Storm Darragh, in his car and being pulled along by the river’s current. While a search has been ongoing since then, an official spokesperson from Northumbria Police has since announced it is… Continue reading Tom Voyce: Rugby community rallies around family as search goes on

The Southern Health Trust has apologised after a major review found that eight women developed cancer due to misread smear tests. The review, which also found that 11 women’s slides had pre-cancerous changes in the cells when reviewed, was trigged by an investigation into the diagnoses of three women. Two of the women have since… Continue reading Cervical cancer: Eight women develop cancer 'after smear misread'