Month: August 2024

Organisers say the performances are “sold out” and there'll be stewards checking to make sure that only those with tickets attend Taylor Swift’s series of concerts at Wembley Stadium will have “additional ticket checks”, organisers have said. The performances are “sold out” and the London arena says there will be stewards checking in and around the area to make sure that only those with tickets attend. It comes following three shows in […]

Wes Streeting says the victims “might still be alive” today, if “the NHS had been there when it should have been” Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates “might still be alive” today if “the NHS had been there when it should have been”, according to the Health Secretary. Wes Streeting said their deaths at the hands of killer Valdo Calocane in June last year “could have been prevented and should have […]

More people are appearing in court today following the widespread violent disorder A 13-year-old girl has become the latest youngster to be convicted for her part in the widespread riots after admitting threatening unlawful violence outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. The youth pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday following a protest outside Potters International Hotel in Aldershot on July 31. The girl, who cannot […]

His wife had previously revealed the 55 year old took his own life Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe died after being struck by a train at a railway station in Surrey, the opening of an inquest into his death has heard. The 55-year-old took his own life, his wife Amanda Thorpe revealed previously. The former batter died on the morning of August 4 having suffered “traumatic injuries” during the incident at Esher railway station, Surrey Coroner’s […]

A man has been charged with attempted murder after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in Leicester Square. Ioan Pintaru, 32, of no fixed address, has also been charged with possession of a bladed article and was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning. Police were called to reports of a stabbing at the central London tourist spot at 11.34am on Monday. The girl’s 34-year-old mother […]

Donald Trump has criticised the European Union and his Democratic opponents during a delayed, two-hour conversation with Elon Musk on X. The interview, due to start at 1am on Tuesday, was put back by more than 40 minutes by technical problems with X owner Mr Musk blaming a cyber attack on the platform. He made no mention of his disagreement with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over Britain’s riots and […]

The families of the victims of Valdo Calocane have said services caring for him in the lead-up to the attacks “have blood on their hands”, after it emerged a mental health trust “minimised or omitted” key details of the serious risk he posed to others. The final part of a Care Quality Commission (CQC) review into the care of Calocane by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) found risk assessments […]

Almost half of GP practices in England are taking some form of collective action, a poll suggests. The snapshot of practices by the publication Pulse, which included responses from 283 GP partners, found 46% were taking action while a further 20% said they will be doing so in the future. Some 7% of practices ruled out taking any action. Family doctors in England voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action […]

Hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses with poor internet connections are to receive a broadband boost through the latest round of government investment in internet infrastructure, ministers have said. Around 312,000 premises in rural areas across Britain will get access to gigabit-capable broadband thanks to an £800 million investment to modernise internet infrastructure as part of the Government’s ongoing Project Gigabit. The scheme aims to make the lightning-fast […]