Danny Tommo in custody ahead of trial next year accused of slashing Channel boat Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas – known to his supporters as Danny Tommo – has been remanded into custody for more than five months as he faces trial next year accused of criminal damage of a boat in the English Channel. The
Burnham says UK not where it should be as he vows to set country on new course Andy Burnham has promised to put the country on a new path as he delivered his first Labour conference speech as the party leader and Prime Minister. Promising to give the country greater control over housing, energy and
FIFA accuses UEFA of ‘misinformation campaign’ over Gianni Infantino’s proposal FIFA has launched an extraordinary attack on UEFA, accusing it of running a “misinformation campaign” to scupper Gianni Infantino’s World Cup private investor proposal. A legal filing on FIFA’s behalf in the American courts said it would have been a “dereliction of duty” if Infantino
Manchester City must face ‘strictest punishment’ if found guilty – LaLiga chief LaLiga president Javier Tebas has called for Manchester City to face the strongest possible sanction available to the Premier League if they have breached financial rules. News broke on Friday that City had been found guilty of the majority of 115 charges laid
Scrapping pension triple lock would be ‘morally wrong’, says union chief A leader of a major trade union has said scrapping the pension triple lock to fund social care would be “morally wrong”. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham issued the warning amid speculation that the Government could change the way pensions are increased to partly
UK mortgage approvals fall to lowest since end of 2023 The number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers has slipped to its lowest level since the end of 2023, figures show, as elevated borrowing and living costs weighed on housing demand. Some 54,900 mortgages were approved for a house purchase in August, decreasing from
Celebrity Traitors cloak added to Bella Ramsey waxwork at Madame Tussauds London Madame Tussauds London has added a cloak to its wax figure of The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey, who will appear in the upcoming series of The Celebrity Traitors. The 23-year-old will take part in the BBC reality gameshow, presented by Claudia
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-age children. The 49-year-old subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse, with the girl targeted between
RAF Fairford suspected terror plot involved ‘a foreign actor’, says Marco Rubio A suspected terror plot against an RAF base used by American forces “clearly involves the hand of a foreign actor”, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has claimed, but refused to provide further details. In a TV interview, the top diplomat mentioned Iran
Burnham vows to end ‘politics as usual’ in first Labour leader conference speech Andy Burnham will pledge to tackle the issues politicians “usually avoid” in his first leader’s speech at the Labour Party conference amid mounting speculation the pensions triple lock could be reformed to fund social care. The Prime Minister is expected to use