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Jail for driver who caused deaths of mother and daughter during storm

Jail for driver who caused deaths of mother and daughter during storm

Jail for driver who caused deaths of mother and daughter during storm

28 April 2025

Data later revealed Firas Zeineddine, 46, had been driving at more than 90mph in bad weather conditions.


Streeting’s ex-aide spared jail after exposing himself to girl and following her

Streeting’s ex-aide spared jail after exposing himself to girl and following her

Streeting’s ex-aide spared jail after exposing himself to girl and following her

28 April 2025

Samuel Gould, 33, of Hornchurch, Essex, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of exposure.


Constance Marten denies carrying baby in supermarket bag while on the run

Constance Marten denies carrying baby in supermarket bag while on the run

Constance Marten denies carrying baby in supermarket bag while on the run

28 April 2025

Marten and Mark Gordon are charged with the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria, who died after they went off-grid in early 2023.


Girl, 14, showed no remorse after school stabbing and made threats in detention

Girl, 14, showed no remorse after school stabbing and made threats in detention

Girl, 14, showed no remorse after school stabbing and made threats in detention

28 April 2025

The schoolgirl was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on Monday to 15 years in detention for attempted murder.


Woman ‘distraught’ after alleged rape by former Britain’s Got Talent contestant

Woman ‘distraught’ after alleged rape by former Britain’s Got Talent contestant

Woman ‘distraught’ after alleged rape by former Britain’s Got Talent contestant

28 April 2025

Andrew Johnston, 30, denies two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.


Jury selected in trial of two men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

Jury selected in trial of two men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

Jury selected in trial of two men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

28 April 2025

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, deny two counts each of criminal damage.


Carbon tax is ‘killing manufacturing’ in UK, says Ineos boss Ratcliffe

Carbon tax is ‘killing manufacturing’ in UK, says Ineos boss Ratcliffe

Carbon tax is ‘killing manufacturing’ in UK, says Ineos boss Ratcliffe

28 April 2025

Sir Jim Ratcliffe said Ineos’s plant at Grangemouth faces a £15 million tax bill for its carbon emissions in 2024.


Sex offenders to be denied refugee protection in UK under law change

Sex offenders to be denied refugee protection in UK under law change

Sex offenders to be denied refugee protection in UK under law change

28 April 2025

The new measure will be introduced in an amendment to the Government’s Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.


Thursday’s elections will be ‘tough’, PM admits as campaigning enters final week

Thursday’s elections will be ‘tough’, PM admits as campaigning enters final week

Thursday’s elections will be ‘tough’, PM admits as campaigning enters final week

28 April 2025

The upcoming Runcorn and Helsby by-election will run alongside local elections and it is expected to be a tight contest between Labour and Reform UK.


Newly qualified driver detained after killing three teenagers in head-on crash

Newly qualified driver detained after killing three teenagers in head-on crash

Newly qualified driver detained after killing three teenagers in head-on crash

28 April 2025

Edward Spencer was 17 at the time of the catastrophic crash in Warwickshire in 2023, having passed his driving test just six weeks earlier.


Taoiseach calls on Kneecap to ‘urgently clarify’ views amid concern clips furore

Taoiseach calls on Kneecap to ‘urgently clarify’ views amid concern clips furore

Taoiseach calls on Kneecap to ‘urgently clarify’ views amid concern clips furore

28 April 2025

Micheal Martin said comments around the safety and security of people was a ‘different issue’ to artistic free speech.


Pope represented ‘best of human values’, says O’Neill as Stormont pays tribute

Pope represented ‘best of human values’, says O’Neill as Stormont pays tribute

Pope represented ‘best of human values’, says O’Neill as Stormont pays tribute

28 April 2025

MLAs had their first opportunity to pay tribute to Francis in the Northern Ireland Assembly as they returned on Monday after the Easter break.


Food inflation rises to highest point in 11 months

Food inflation rises to highest point in 11 months

Food inflation rises to highest point in 11 months

28 April 2025

The price of food is now 2.6% higher than a year ago, up from 2.4% in March, according to the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Index.


Downing Street hails ‘undoubtedly good’ meeting between Trump and Zelensky

Downing Street hails ‘undoubtedly good’ meeting between Trump and Zelensky

Downing Street hails ‘undoubtedly good’ meeting between Trump and Zelensky

28 April 2025

There are suggestions the Ukrainian leader could be willing to cede control of Crimea.


Starmer to host Palestinian Authority leader and show ‘steadfast support’

Starmer to host Palestinian Authority leader and show ‘steadfast support’

Starmer to host Palestinian Authority leader and show ‘steadfast support’

28 April 2025

Sir Keir and Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet Mohammad Mustafa for the first official visit since 2021.


Jury in trial of murder accused Richard Satchwell to be sworn in

Jury in trial of murder accused Richard Satchwell to be sworn in

Jury in trial of murder accused Richard Satchwell to be sworn in

28 April 2025

The 58-year-old, a truck driver originally from Leicester in England, is charged with the murder of his wife Tina in Youghal in Co Cork in 2017.


Starmer’s No 10 and Badenoch hit out at Kneecap over ‘dead Tory’ allegation

Starmer’s No 10 and Badenoch hit out at Kneecap over ‘dead Tory’ allegation

Starmer’s No 10 and Badenoch hit out at Kneecap over ‘dead Tory’ allegation

28 April 2025

A member of the rap group allegedly said ‘the only good Tory is a dead Tory’, prompting condemnation in Westminster.


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