Category: UK News

Sir David Davis, a former Conservative cabinet minister, has called for baby serial killer nurse Lucy Letby to be retried after claiming the evidence presented in court was insufficient. In a Commons adjournment debate, Sir David compared the Letby case to that of Sally Clark, who was exonerated in 2003 after being wrongly convicted of… Continue reading Sir David Davis calls for Letby retrial, claims 'no hard evidence'

A coroner’s court in the UK has opened an inquest into the death of Liam Payne, a member of hit boyband One Direction, who died on 16 October after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires. The singer’s medical cause of death has been confirmed as “polytrauma”, a term for multiple… Continue reading Liam Payne's medical cause of death confirmed as polytrauma

The arrest of Lucy Letby on suspicion of murdering babies did not result in her suspension from nursing duties, according to a recent public inquiry. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) was criticised for not acting and interpreting its guidance differently. After Letby’s arrest in July 2018, a senior lawyer at the NMC concluded there… Continue reading Letby murder arrest not grounds for nursing ban, inquiry told

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is now reviewing a full file of evidence produced by the Metropolitan Police about an unnamed Premier League footballer accused of rape. The police have been continuing their investigation into alleged sexual offenses that occurred between 2021 and 2023. Five women have accused the footballer – referred to in media… Continue reading CPS given file over Premier League footballer rape claims

The British government has made the unprecedented move to freeze the assets of far-right organisation, Blood and Honour. The neo-Nazi group has links to the skinhead music scene and is believed to be involved in terrorism. The Treasury has taken action against the group due to its activities promoting and encouraging terrorism, as well as… Continue reading Blood and Honour: Extreme right-wing group has financial sanctions imposed

The weakening British pound has reached a nine-month low as UK government borrowing costs continue to escalate. The drop in sterling was exacerbated as UK 10-year borrowing costs rose to their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis, when bank borrowing was severely restricted. Economists have warned that these rising costs could lead to further… Continue reading Pound falls as borrowing costs rise to highest since 2008

Police have arrested a man and woman after a one-year-old baby was found dead at a house in Rugby. The suspects, aged 24 and 25, are being held on suspicion of murder. Warwickshire Police were alerted to the incident in the early hours of Tuesday morning, after reports of a baby in cardiac arrest at… Continue reading Two murder arrests over baby's death in Rugby

MPs have called for tougher action to be taken against social housing tenants who engage in antisocial behaviour. Speaking in Westminster Hall, Reform UK MP Lee Anderson proposed a “three strikes and you’re out” policy for “feral families” whose neighbours are affected by their conduct. Anderson claimed that the threat of eviction could motivate offenders… Continue reading MPs urge clampdown on tenants' antisocial behaviour

Samuel Harris, a hiker from London, who went missing with his friend Aziz Ziriat in the Dolomites, Italy on New Year’s Day has been found dead. The Italian alpine rescue service has confirmed that a body, which was “buried under the snow,” was discovered on Wednesday, near Trento. Although the cause of death is yet… Continue reading Missing Dolomites hikers: Body found believed to be Samuel Harris

UK Athletics and Keith Davies, head of sport for the 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, have been charged in relation to the death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei. The charges relate to “corporate manslaughter and a health and safety at work act offence” in the case of UK Athletics, while Davies faces charges of “gross negligence manslaughter… Continue reading Abdullah Hayayei: UK Athletics charged with manslaughter after Paralympian's death