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Water regulator boss quits after details of lavish spending disclosed

Water regulator boss quits after details of lavish spending disclosed

Water regulator boss quits after details of lavish spending disclosed

20 December 2023

A report from Audit Scotland showed the agency spent £77,000 on a Harvard course for a senior manager and more than £200 per head on a meal.


Brianna Ghey’s mother ‘glad’ after two teenagers found guilty of murder

Brianna Ghey’s mother ‘glad’ after two teenagers found guilty of murder

Brianna Ghey’s mother ‘glad’ after two teenagers found guilty of murder

20 December 2023

Brianna, 16, was stabbed with a hunting knife 28 times in her head, neck, chest and back.


Judge urges pub chef jailed for murdering ex-partner to reveal where her body is

Judge urges pub chef jailed for murdering ex-partner to reveal where her body is

Judge urges pub chef jailed for murdering ex-partner to reveal where her body is

20 December 2023

Darren Osment was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday afternoon.


Probation Service apologises after murderer killed again while on licence

Probation Service apologises after murderer killed again while on licence

Probation Service apologises after murderer killed again while on licence

20 December 2023

Lawrence Bierton was given a whole life order for the murder of Pauline Quinn in Nottinghamshire in 2021, having killed two women in the 1990s.


Keir Starmer to thank UK troops at Nato base in Estonia

Keir Starmer to thank UK troops at Nato base in Estonia

Keir Starmer to thank UK troops at Nato base in Estonia

20 December 2023

The Labour leader will use the visit to a base just miles from the Russian border to stress his commitment to Nato and Ukraine.


Legal challenge to UK’s Legacy Act gives bereaved families ‘fresh hope’

Legal challenge to UK’s Legacy Act gives bereaved families ‘fresh hope’

Legal challenge to UK’s Legacy Act gives bereaved families ‘fresh hope’

20 December 2023

Those bereaved in Northern Ireland’s Troubles have thanked the Irish Government for taking the action.


UK Government to seek reimbursement of costs incurred in gender law challenge

UK Government to seek reimbursement of costs incurred in gender law challenge

UK Government to seek reimbursement of costs incurred in gender law challenge

20 December 2023

The Scottish Government has confirmed it will not appeal against the Court of Session ruling that the Section 35 order was lawful.


Suspect in £26m Tamara Ecclestone and Frank Lampard burglaries arrested

Suspect in £26m Tamara Ecclestone and Frank Lampard burglaries arrested

Suspect in £26m Tamara Ecclestone and Frank Lampard burglaries arrested

20 December 2023

The man was detained along with five other men on suspicion of money laundering on Wednesday.


Government mocked for claiming £235m spent in London ‘part of Network North’

Government mocked for claiming £235m spent in London ‘part of Network North’

Government mocked for claiming £235m spent in London ‘part of Network North’

20 December 2023

Under new proposals, road repairs in London boroughs will be funded by money originally allocated for HS2.


Brianna Ghey’s mother pays tribute to ‘fearless’ daughter

Brianna Ghey’s mother pays tribute to ‘fearless’ daughter

Brianna Ghey’s mother pays tribute to ‘fearless’ daughter

20 December 2023

Esther Ghey was speaking after a boy and a girl were found guilty of murdering the transgender 16-year-old in Cheshire in February this year.


Ex-soldier jailed for far-right terror plot to burn down bookshop

Ex-soldier jailed for far-right terror plot to burn down bookshop

Ex-soldier jailed for far-right terror plot to burn down bookshop

20 December 2023

William Howitt targeted a left-wing bookshop because it was the ’embodiment of everything you detested’, a judge said as he jailed him on Wednesday.


Council to appeal against High Court ruling over RAF Scampton migrant plans

Council to appeal against High Court ruling over RAF Scampton migrant plans

Council to appeal against High Court ruling over RAF Scampton migrant plans

20 December 2023

West Lindsey District Council said it was ‘steadfast in its course of action’ against Government plans to house asylum seekers at the airbase.


Newspaper to sue Michelle Mone after legal ‘threats’ over PPE links coverage

Newspaper to sue Michelle Mone after legal ‘threats’ over PPE links coverage

Newspaper to sue Michelle Mone after legal ‘threats’ over PPE links coverage

20 December 2023

The former Tory peer has admitted she lied about being involved with the company PPE Medpro.


King’s Coronation the most watched programme of 2023, Virgin Media O2 says

King’s Coronation the most watched programme of 2023, Virgin Media O2 says

King’s Coronation the most watched programme of 2023, Virgin Media O2 says

20 December 2023

Data insights from the telecoms firm also showed that while many people still opt to work from home, others are now back in four days a week.


Irish legacy action will complement Troubles’ victims’ challenges – McDonald

Irish legacy action will complement Troubles’ victims’ challenges – McDonald

Irish legacy action will complement Troubles’ victims’ challenges – McDonald

20 December 2023

The Sinn Fein leader said the UK’s Legacy Act was a ‘flagrant breach of international human rights law’.


Was Brianna murder transphobic hate crime?

Was Brianna murder transphobic hate crime?

Was Brianna murder transphobic hate crime?

20 December 2023

Brianna Ghey, 16, was a transgender teen stabbed to death in a frenzied knife attack in a park.


Terror scout guilty of spying on UK-based dissident Iranian broadcaster

Terror scout guilty of spying on UK-based dissident Iranian broadcaster

Terror scout guilty of spying on UK-based dissident Iranian broadcaster

20 December 2023

Magomed-Husejn Dovtaev was found guilty of collecting information of use for terrorism in a trial at the Old Bailey.


Boy and girl guilty of ‘frenzied and ferocious’ murder of Brianna Ghey

Boy and girl guilty of ‘frenzied and ferocious’ murder of Brianna Ghey

Boy and girl guilty of ‘frenzied and ferocious’ murder of Brianna Ghey

20 December 2023

Brianna Ghey, 16, was stabbed to death in a ‘frenzied and ferocious’ attack with a hunting knife.


Water regulator criticised for ‘unacceptable’ spending of public money

Water regulator criticised for ‘unacceptable’ spending of public money

Water regulator criticised for ‘unacceptable’ spending of public money

20 December 2023

It included £77,350 on a training course at Harvard for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland’s chief operating officer.


Overhaul of espionage laws comes into force

Overhaul of espionage laws comes into force

Overhaul of espionage laws comes into force

20 December 2023

The National Security Act became law in July after it was passed by Parliament and got Royal Assent.


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