M&S shoppers ‘so in love’ with new ‘magical’ £10 Christmas candle
Marks and Spencer has delighted shoppers with its new festive candle that “just screams cosy”. It is causing excitement in Facebook’s Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group in particular. The…
Football-related arrests rose 14 per cent in 2023-24 season in England and Wales
The number of arrests made in connection with football in England and Wales rose for the third consecutive year during the 2023-24 season. Arrests made at international tournaments and those…
Ex-NI and Cliftonville star Billie Simpson’s sentencing for assault on pensioner adjourned
A former Northern Ireland footballer’s sentencing for assaulting an elderly man in Belfast on the Twelfth of July last year has been pushed back until next month.
Windrush report: ‘Historic laws were designed to cut number of non-white people’
A long-awaited report into the causes of the Windrush scandal has concluded that historic immigration laws were designed to reduce the proportion of non-white people living in the UK. Between…
Astronomers unveil most detailed map of the Milky Way
Astronomers have published a gigantic map of the Milky Way, unveiling discoveries that have changed their view of the galaxy “forever”. The infrared map contains more than 1.5 billion objects,…
Fact check: Pensioners in Spain and France are excluded from winter fuel payment
A widely shared social media post implied that British pensioners on the Costa del Sol were claiming winter fuel payments. In response to a news article which said that 35,000…
Naomi Campbell banned as charity trustee after probe finds misconduct
British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been disqualified from being a charity trustee for five years after the Charity Commission found serious mismanagement of funds at Fashion for Relief, which she…
Body found in search for missing man in Yeovil
A body has been found in the search for Michael Wheeler who disappeared in Yeovil a month ago. Avon and Somerset Police made the discovery at a property in Yarlington,…
Hong Kong court sentences former editor to 21 months in jail
A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former editor of a shuttered news publication to 21 months in prison in a sedition case that is widely seen as an indicator…
‘Cyber vandalism’ shuts down wifi at 19 Network Rail stations
An act of apparent cyber vandalism has hit public wifi at some of the biggest railway stations in the country, replacing the wifi landing page with political messaging and knocking…