Tag: UK News

A sentence has been removed from the original article for compliance reasons. A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to at least 17 years in detention after being found guilty of the murder of his ex-girlfriend, 15-year-old Holly Newton. Logan MacPhail had stalked Holly for almost an hour before attacking her in Hexham, Northumberland, in January… Continue reading Holly Newton murder: 'Jealous' ex-boyfriend detained for life

England cricket captain Ben Stokes’ home in Castle Eden, County Durham was burgled while his wife and two children were there. Stokes was playing in Pakistan for the recent Test series. Durham Police said that a man from North Yorkshire was arrested overnight on suspicion of burglary. He has been released on bail while the… Continue reading Ben Stokes: Man arrested after burglary at cricketer's County Durham home

A former British army soldier on trial for escaping from HMP Wandsworth has testified that he did so without permission to ensure that he would be relocated to the High Security Unit at Belmarsh Prison. Speaking on his third day in court, he informed a jury that he had been trying to get himself upgraded… Continue reading Khalife says he escaped prison to be moved to high security unit

A 17-year-old boy who attacked two students and a teacher with a hammer at a boarding school in Devon has been named by a judge after an order preventing his identification was lifted. Thomas Wei Huang, originally from Malaysia, was detained for life with a minimum term of 12 years after he attempted to kill… Continue reading Blundell's: Pupil who carried out Devon school hammer attack named

London Underground’s RMT union has called off a planned train strike after reaching a settlement over salaries with Transport for London. The strike had already caused disruption and cancellation of trains, was set to continue throughout the coming weeks with several other planned walkouts. However, a union spokesperson said that the new offer received was… Continue reading Tube strikes: London Underground walkouts by RMT staff called off

According to predictions from the UK’s largest lender, home sales are expected to increase at the start of next year. People are rushing to buy homes before the stamp duty rate increases, in line with changes announced in the Budget this week. From March 2025, the new rules will impact one fifth of first-time buyers… Continue reading Stamp duty change expected to spark homebuying rush, says Nationwide

Robert Smith, the frontman of The Cure, has spoken about how performing songs from the band’s latest album, Songs of a Lost World, has helped him deal with the grief of losing close family members in recent years. In a conversation with BBC Radio 6 Music’s Huw Stephens, Smith said that singing live had become… Continue reading The Cure's Robert Smith on grief, death and new album Songs Of A Lost World

Micala Trussler, the mother of 15-year-old Holly Newton, who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend Logan MacPhail in Hexham, Northumberland, gave a victim impact statement during MacPhail’s sentencing at Newcastle Crown Court. Trussler talked about the phone call she received from a stranger telling her that her daughter had been stabbed, and how traumatic it was… Continue reading Holly Newton's mum tells court of murder impact

The owner of Robinson’s Traditional Fish & Chips in Wiltshire, England has gained praise for calling out an online reviewer for making an inappropriate comment about a female delivery driver. The review, which was posted on the online delivery platform Just Eat, read: “Really hot food always great from Robinsons also hot delivery girl.” The… Continue reading Wiltshire chippy praised for response to online review

The horrific death of Josephine Smith, an 88-year-old woman, due to a lit firework thrown into her home by two teenagers has left her family devastated and campaigning for stricter regulations on the sale and use of fireworks. The youth, aged 15 and 18, had purchased fireworks from a shopkeeper who later pleaded guilty to… Continue reading Romford: Family of woman killed by firework arson 'massively affected'