Woman says former MP’s Covid testing firm offered refund to remove negative post A customer of a former Labour minister’s allegedly fraudulent Covid-19 testing firm told a court the company offered her a refund if she took down a Facebook post about them sending her a false negative result. Shahid Malik is one of five
Prunella Scales’ son ‘sad’ she won’t see him star in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night The actor son of Prunella Scales and Timothy West has said he feels “very sad” that they will be unable to watch him play Malvolio in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s upcoming production of Twelfth Night. Scales, best known for her role as
Just Stop Oil activists acquitted of Stonehenge criminal damage Three Just Stop Oil activists who took part in a protest in which Stonehenge was sprayed with orange powder have been found not guilty of criminal damage after citing human rights law in their defence. Rajan Naidu, 74, and Oxford University student Niamh Lynch, 23, had
Mikel Arteta hints ‘anything is possible’ if fixture concerns are not addressed Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has warned “anything is possible” if football’s rulemakers ignore clubs over fixture concerns. Arsenal are set to face Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup on December 16 which would leave Oliver Glasner’s side – who host
House price growth slips back amid subdued buyer confidence, Nationwide says UK house price growth has fallen month-on-month in October, according to figures from Nationwide Building Society, as experts said budget uncertainty and a cooling jobs market is weighing on buyer confidence. Nationwide said UK house price growth fell month-on-month in October to 0.3% from
Polling shows immigration concern ‘manufactured’, say campaigners Concern about immigration is a “manufactured panic”, a campaign group has said after polling suggested only a quarter of people think it is an important issue locally. A YouGov poll found only 26% of people said immigration and asylum was one of the three most important issues facing
Hard to determine whether mental health spending is effective, say MSPs A lack of transparency is blocking attempts to determine whether the Scottish Government’s spending on mental health is effective, a Holyrood committee has warned. The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee said it was disappointed by the lack of transparency around data gathering and
Consumers urged to reclaim energy credit as £240m sat in old accounts Around £240 million of energy credit is sitting in closed account balances and could be reclaimed by consumers, the UK’s energy watchdog has said. Ofgem and trade association Energy UK are urging people who may be due money to get in touch with
King to formally remove titles and honours from Andrew over Epstein links The King has begun the formal process to strip the titles from Prince Andrew who will move out of his Windsor home to Sandringham. Buckingham Palace said Andrew has agreed to leave Royal Lodge as his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein continue
Man dies after helicopter crash near Doncaster A 70-year-old man has died after a helicopter crash in South Yorkshire, police have said. Emergency services were called to Ings Road, Bentley, near Doncaster, at 10.15am on Thursday after a helicopter crashed in a field. South Yorkshire Police have said a 70-year-old man suffered serious injuries in