An "'irreplaceable" 17th Century artwork stolen from an Oxford University Gallery has been found in Romania - but police say they're still hunting for two more paintings taken in the heist. In March 2020 at least three thieves broke into the Christ Church Picture Gallery, taking three 16th and 17th …...Read More
Salvator Rosa painting stolen in Oxford raid found in Romania - two other artworks still missing
Schoolboy 'tried to beat sleeping students to death with a hammer', court told
A public schoolboy was "on a mission" to protect himself from a "zombie apocalypse" when he tried to kill two sleeping students by attacking them with a claw hammer, a court has been told. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is also accused of repeatedly striking a …...Read More
Rishi Sunak to demand end to 'sick note culture' and shift focus to 'what people can do'
Rishi Sunak is to call for an end to the "sick note culture" in a major speech on welfare reform - as he warns against "over-medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life". The prime minister wants to shift the focus to "what people can do with the right support …...Read More
Liz Truss's book Ten Years To Save The West in breach of rules in place on minister's memoirs
Liz Truss's memoir broke the rules in place for ministers publishing works about their time in office. The former prime minister's book, Ten Years To Save The West, came out earlier this week and tells of her time as the UK shortest-serving leader. This includes how her government was run, …...Read More
EU proposing post-Brexit joint youth work and study scheme with UK
Young people could be able to move more easily between the UK and Europe and stay longer to work, study and train under proposed plans by the European Union Under the proposal, which has been put forward by the European Commission, new rules would be drawn up to allow for …...Read More
Post Office had 'bunker mentality' towards press, lawyer tells inquiry
A sub-postmaster victim of faulty IT software Horizon was described as a "bluffer" when he alerted senior Post Office officials about bugs in the system. One of the Post Office's heads of legal Rodric Williams dismissed the complainant and told the Post Office Horizon Inquiry on Thursday there was "bunker …...Read More
Woman who stalked Harry Styles and sent him 8,000 cards in less than a month jailed
A woman who stalked Harry Styles has been jailed and banned from seeing him perform. Myra Carvalho, 35, who appeared at Harrow Crown Court sitting at Hendon Magistrates' Court in London, was said to have stalked the 30-year-old English singer by sending him 8,000 cards in less than a month. …...Read More
Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell charged in connection with embezzlement of funds from SNP
Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell has been charged by police after he was arrested amid an investigation into the SNP's funding and finances. Police said he has been charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the party. The former SNP chief executive, 59, was questioned by detectives after …...Read More
Govt's funded childcare rollout branded 'really ambitious game' - as '85,000 new places needed'
About 85,000 places need to be created for the expansion of funded childcare by September 2025, the government has estimated - but campaigners warned the scheme is a "really ambitious game". While publishing projections of how many more staff and places would be needed to meet the government's plans for …...Read More
Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell re-arrested over police investigation into SNP funding and finances
Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell, who is a former SNP chief executive, has been re-arrested over a police investigation into the party's funding and finances. A Police Scotland statement said: "The man, who was previously arrested as a suspect on 5 April, 2023, was taken into custody at 9.13am and …...Read More
