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On Tuesday, the second of the two long-awaited CalMac ferries being built by a nationalised shipyard was launched. MV Glen Rosa is nearly 3,000 tonnes and will be the heaviest vessel ever to leave the slipway at Ferguson’s shipyard in Port Glasgow. Newly-qualified welder Beth Atkinson named the ship whilst economy secretary Mairi McAllan also… Continue reading New CalMac ferry Glen Rosa to be launched at Ferguson shipyard

West Yorkshire Police are currently searching for Habibur Masum in relation to the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Kulsuma Akter in Bradford. Mr Masum is described as a slim Asian man and was last seen wearing a duffle coat with three large horizontal lines, grey tracksuit bottoms and maroon trainers. Witnesses report he got off a… Continue reading Bradford stabbing: Victim named as Kulsuma Akter as hunt for Habibur Masum continues

A press photographer who had been arrested and held in custody for 15 hours while covering a breaking news story has had all charges against him dropped by prosecutors. Dimitris Legakis was at the scene of a murder in Swansea when he was detained by police. The Crown Prosecution Service dropped a public order allegation… Continue reading Swansea: Case dropped after press photographer arrested on story

The Metropolitan Police announced yesterday that human remains found in Rowdown Fields park in Croydon, south London, have been identified as those of 38-year-old Sarah Mayhew. Last Saturday, a 44-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman were arrested and are both in custody. The police force confirmed that Mayhew’s family has been notified and will be… Continue reading Human remains in Croydon park identified as Sarah Mayhew

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Two men have been given life sentences for the murder of a professional footballer who was stabbed with a zombie knife while out dancing at Crane club in Birmingham. Remy Gordon, 23, and Kami Carpenter, 22 were found guilty of murder following a ten-week trial. Gordon will serve a minimum of 26 years and Carpenter… Continue reading Cody Fisher: Two men jailed for footballer's Birmingham nightclub murder

Premier League football club Everton has been docked two points for a second breach of financial rules. Rules permitted clubs to lose £105m over three years, but Everton breached that by £16.6m for the three-year period to 2022-23. They drop one place to 16th and are now two points above the relegation zone. Everton had… Continue reading Everton docked two points for second financial breach

John Lewis has announced that Jason Tarry, the former boss of Tesco’s UK business, will be taking over the role of chairman. Tarry will be replacing Dame Sharon White, who announced last year that she would be stepping down from her position. The UK’s John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets have been facing pressure… Continue reading John Lewis names former Tesco UK boss Jason Tarry as new chairman

As the public inquiry into the Horizon scandal prepares to resume, senior Post Office executives have been summoned to give evidence. This inquiry has been launched to investigate allegations of wrongful accusations of criminality against sub-postmasters due to failures in the Horizon accounting system. Victims have come together to share their experiences and hopefully receive… Continue reading 'I stopped going out' – Post Office scandal victim

Leo Varadkar, the taoiseach of Ireland, has made his last visit to Northern Ireland for the North-South Ministerial Council meeting in Armagh. Ministers from both the Northern Ireland Executive parties and the Irish cabinet are attending the meeting. The council has not met in-person since 2020 due to power-sharing being suspended, but it will be… Continue reading Leo Varadkar making last visit to NI as taoiseach