Mark Menzies won't last the week as an MP, Ruth Davidson predicts

Conservative peer Ruth Davidson does not think Mark Menzies will survive the week as an MP. The ex-Tory MP for Fylde in Lancashire is being investigated by his party over reports in The Times that he misused campaign funds. Mr Menzies disputes the allegations but the Conservative Party said it …...Read More

Former senior civil servant accused officials behind small boats policy of 'harbouring racist views'

A former senior civil servant criticised some of the policymakers behind the illegal migration bill, accusing them of "harbouring racist views" about immigrants, it has emerged. The senior policy official was in key ministerial meetings on the small boats policy, including in meetings with the then prime minister Boris Johnson. …...Read More

Aberdeen woman appears in court charged with murder following death of another woman

A woman has appeared in court charged with murder following the death of another woman in Aberdeen. Police were called to a report of an injured woman at an address in the city's Auchinleck Road at around 2.30am on Wednesday. Emergency crews responded and a 34-year-old woman was taken to …...Read More

Masked gunman who shot at car on busy London street in 'gang dispute' convicted

A masked gunman who shot at a car on a busy north London street in a "gang dispute" has been convicted. Ricardo Anderson, 21, was found guilty of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, possession of ammunition with intent to endanger life, and attempted grievous bodily harm. …...Read More

170-year-old lizard specimen to be repatriated from Scotland to Jamaica

A 170-year-old lizard specimen is to be taken back to its Jamaican homeland from Scotland as part of reparatory justice moves. The Jamaican Giant Galliwasp, a species now presumed extinct, is thought to have been collected in the 1850s and became part of the University of Glasgow collections in 1888. …...Read More

Another political headache for Rishi Sunak - as things start to look like John Major years of scandal

This is a tale that's more than just a marmalade dropper. It's a story so astounding you have to pick yourself up off the floor. Mark Menzies MP last December allegedly made a 3.15am phone call to an elderly party volunteer asking for £5,000 as a matter of "life or …...Read More

Criminal Cases Review Commission apologises to Andrew Malkinson after he was wrongly jailed for 17 years

A man wrongly jailed for 17 years for a rape he did not commit has received an apology from the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). Andrew Malkinson was jailed in 2003 but eventually released in December 2020. His charges were quashed last year after new DNA evidence potentially linked another …...Read More

Criminal Cases Review Commission apologises to Andrew Malkinson after wrongly jailed for 17 years

A man wrongly jailed for 17 years for a rape he did not commit has received an apology from the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). Andrew Malkinson was jailed in 2003 but eventually released in December 2020. His charges were quashed last year after new DNA evidence potentially linked another …...Read More

FA Cup: 'Hapless' FA criticised by lower-league clubs for scrapping potential money-spinning replays

Lower-league football clubs have hit out at the FA over its decision to scrap replays in its flagship men's competition. FA Cup replays will be scrapped next season amid concerns the increasingly congested calendar could impact player welfare. Sky News in December revealed the players' union was considering legal action …...Read More

Drug dealer caught entering Morocco in lorry after man executed outside Essex party, court hears

A drug dealer accused of organising the execution of a man who was shot eight times as he left a party was caught entering Morocco in the back of a lorry, a court has heard. Nana Oppong, 43, is said to have led a team including drivers and spotters to …...Read More