Man and woman charged over death of mother-of-one shot outside bar A man and woman have been charged in connection with the death of a 30-year-old mother-of-one who was shot outside a bar in Sheffield in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday. Shanice Brookes was shot near the One Four One bar in West
300,000 new work placements pledged ‘to help young people build lasting careers’ Tens of thousands of new work experience and training placements from construction to hospitality will be available for young people as part of Government efforts to tackle the joblessness crisis. The 300,000 new placements over the next three years are backed by some
Ministry of Defence failing to tackle ‘apparent normalisation of fraud’, MPs say The Ministry of Defence is not doing enough to combat the “apparent normalisation of fraud”, an influential committee of MPs has warned. The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) called for a “change of culture” in tackling the MoD’s fraud risk, estimated to amount
Dartford warblers see record year after comeback from brink of extinction Dartford warblers saw a record year in 2025 as the species continues to bounce back from the brink of extinction in the UK, the RSPB said. The small charismatic birds, which are currently on the “amber list” for conservation concern, suffered a population crash
Man jailed for 15 years over plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Austria An Austrian court has convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The state court in Wiener Neustadt found the 21-year-old defendant, an Austrian
Sturgeon says she was ‘deceived, misled and betrayed’ by ex-husband Murrell Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said she is having “probably the worst week” of her life after her former husband admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party she once led. Conceding she was “not OK”, the former SNP leader said she had
Badenoch criticises British Museum for delaying Jewish event over protest fears Kemi Badenoch has criticised the British Museum for postponing a talk on Jewish culture because of potential protests. The museum said it had postponed the event after being told a “significant proportion” of attendees were planning to disrupt it. The lecture on ancient Israel
Sikh man guilty of murder of 18-year-old student with ceremonial knife A Sikh man has been found guilty of the murder of an 18-year-old university student by stabbing him to death with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife with a 21cm blade. Vickrum Digwa told police a “wicked lie” that he was the victim of a
Met Office says record temperatures expected to ease The heatwave that has seen record temperatures set for the month of May in recent days is expected to ease slightly across the UK on Thursday. The Met Office forecast a temperature high of 31C in London on Thursday, while the Midlands and North West are expected
Youth joblessness will rise for lost generation without urgent action – review The number of young people neither working nor learning could reach 1.25 million within the next five years, a review by an ex-Labour health secretary will warn amid fears of a “lost generation”. Its author Alan Milburn is expected to say the first