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A former minister in Northern Ireland has been sentenced to six months in jail for defrauding his church congregation of £10,000 and a parishioner whose husband had died of £1,000. Adrian Robert McLaughlin, 50, was found guilty by a jury of the frauds, which took place in 2016 while he was responsible for St Colman’s… Continue reading Former minister who defrauded church and grieving widow jailed

Lucy Letby, a killer nurse who was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another seven between June 2015 and June 2016, may have been prevented from attacking more infants due to the “tenacious lobbying” of senior consultants, a public inquiry has heard. The case is the subject of the Thirlwall Inquiry, which… Continue reading 'Tenacious' doctors stopped Letby's return to ward

Emily Maitlis, a journalist, has commented that the 2019 BBC Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew has highlighted both the effectiveness and shortcomings of journalism. The interview, which was characterised by many as a “car-crash”, documented the prince’s conversation with Maitlis about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a recent interview with the… Continue reading Emily Maitlis looks back at the impact of Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview

A woman named Wendy Gill, who worked at Bramcote Church of England Primary School in Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, has been jailed for more than £70,000 after taking the money from the school over a period of six years. The court heard that Gill took the money to fund her partner’s drug habit. Gill, aged 61, had… Continue reading Bramcote: Grandmother who stole £70,000 from school jailed

An inquest has found that there was no “clear and reliable causal connection” between Steve Dymond’s appearance on The Jeremy Kyle Show and his subsequent suicide. The long-running programme was cancelled in 2019 after Mr Dymond was found dead, having failed a lie detector test during filming the previous week. Many saw the show’s confrontational… Continue reading The Jeremy Kyle Show: Cancelled and controversial but cleared

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to embark on their largest overseas excursion since the King began his cancer treatment in February. The royal couple will visit Australia from October 18 to 26, where they will be welcomed by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The trip, the first of Charles’ reign in one… Continue reading King's Australia trip will be biggest since cancer diagnosis

The UK government has freed over 1,700 prisoners under a plan meant to ease overcrowding in jails in England and Wales, with inmates released after serving 40% of their sentence, rather than 50%. The government’s early release scheme aims to reduce the prison population, preventing the potential spread of coronavirus in British prisons by reducing… Continue reading Prisoners released early but some victims 'not warned'

Robert Jenrick, a former immigration minister, has taken the lead in the Conservative leadership contest after securing 33 votes from Tory MPs. Increased support was also seen for Kemi Badenoch, who came in second with 28 votes. Tom Tugendhat gained four more votes to bring his tally to 21, while James Cleverly received 21 votes… Continue reading Mel Stride out as four left in Tory leadership contest

The British government’s decision to restrict winter fuel payments to only the poorest pensioners has been approved in a vote in parliament. The move means payments will stop for millions of pensioners, with the numbers of those entitled falling from 11.4 million to 1.5 million this year. The decision is expected to cut £1.4bn from… Continue reading Winter fuel cuts to go ahead after government wins Commons vote

Following Princess Catherine’s announcement that she had finished her chemotherapy treatment, the Prince of Wales made his first public appearance. He travelled solo to Llanelli to celebrate Welsh culture and sport, beginning at Ysgol Gynradd Swiss Valley, where he met pupils who had participated in this year’s Urdd Eisteddfod. Among them was 10-year-old Ruby Davies,… Continue reading Prince William makes first appearance after Kate cancer video