The BBC has apologised to the family involved in the Huw Edwards scandal over the way it handled their complaint. The BBC faced accusations it did not respond quickly enough to complaints from the family of a young person, after it took seven weeks for allegations of inappropriate behaviour to …...Read More
BBC apologises to family at centre of Huw Edwards scandal
Murder investigation launched after 'despicable' attack at London railway station
Police have launched a murder investigation after a person was found fatally injured outside a railway station in east London. A member of staff at Harold Wood Station, which lies on the London Underground's Elizabeth Line and the Great Eastern Main Line, called police just after 4.30am on Tuesday. They …...Read More
Rishi Sunak braced for another by-election after ex-Tory MP Scott Benton suspended from Commons
Former Tory MP Scott Benton has been suspended from the Commons for 35 days over his role in a lobbying sting - creating another headache for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. MPs approved the suspension of Mr Benton on Tuesday evening without the need for a vote - known as going …...Read More
Freddie Mercury's house on sale for £30m
The former home of music legend Freddie Mercury is up for sale - on the market for offers in excess of £30m. Garden Lodge in Kensington, west London, is set in a quiet enclave in the borough, and used to be described by Mercury as "his country house in central …...Read More
'Dead duck' Post Office should be sold to Amazon for £1, says campaigner Alan Bates
Post Office victims champion Alan Bates has called for the Post Office to be sold to the likes of Amazon for £1 as he described it as "a dead duck". Appearing before MPs on the Business and Trade Committee, Mr Bates called for the Post Office to be removed from …...Read More
Man pretended to be taxi driver before abducting and raping woman in Glasgow barber shop
A man who pretended to be a taxi driver before abducting and raping a woman in a barber shop has been jailed for six years. Barzan Nawshowani, 38, posed as a taximan to pick up his victim and her friend after a night out in Glasgow city centre in August …...Read More
Crooked House: Owners of 'Britain's wonkiest pub' ordered to rebuild it after 'unlawful demolition'
Owners of Crooked House, known as "Britain's wonkiest pub" have been ordered to rebuild it after it was destroyed last year. The Crooked House pub, in Himley near Dudley, burned down on 5 August just two weeks after it was sold to new owners. Three men, aged 33, 51, and …...Read More
Post Office scandal: Bill to compensate victims will be more than £1bn - as no financial talks with Fujitsu under way
More than £1bn will be spent on compensating victims of the Post Office's faulty Horizon IT software, according to a senior civil servant. Only the taxpayer is currently lined up to foot the bill, Carl Creswell, director of business resilience at the Department of Business and Trade, told MPs on …...Read More
Glasgow Hydro warns fans not to camp out ahead of Niall Horan gig
Music fans attending Niall Horan's gig at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow this week are being warned by venue bosses not to camp out ahead of the show. Those planning to head to the former One Direction star's gig on Wednesday are being reminded that queuing and camping overnight at …...Read More
Minister calls on Tory MP to withdraw comments about 'no-go areas' in Britain
A minister has called on a Tory MP who claimed there were "no-go areas" in London and Birmingham to withdraw his comments. Immigration minister Tom Pursglove said "I don't recognise that depiction" when asked about comments made by former Tory minister Paul Scully. Mr Scully, who served as the minister …...Read More
