Government locked into £4m-a-year spending on ‘unusable’ prison The Government is spending £4 million a year on the upkeep of an “unusable” prison which currently holds no inmates, MPs have revealed. HMP Dartmoor was shut down in August 2024 after abnormal levels of radioactive radon gas had been detected at the jail in Princetown, Devon.
Plans unveiled for new events space at King’s Foundation headquarters Plans have been unveiled for a new events space at the headquarters of The King’s Foundation, which was set up by Charles more than 35 years ago. The development – which is named The King’s Hall in honour of the monarch – will add a
Council declares major incident as heavy snow continues Aberdeenshire Council has declared a major incident as the region deals with ongoing heavy snow. The local authority says there is a “good chance” some rural communities will be cut off and there may be power cuts. Schools in the area will be also closed for a
Starmer and European allies ‘will not stop defending’ Greenland amid US threat Sir Keir Starmer and European counterparts have said they will “not stop defending” Greenland’s territorial integrity in the face of continued threats from Donald Trump to annex it. The Prime Minister and leaders from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Denmark called the
Kendall calls on Musk’s X to take urgent action over ‘appalling’ deepfakes Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said Elon Musk’s X must urgently deal with its artificial intelligence Grok being used to create sexualised deepfake images. She backed regulator Ofcom, which is looking into X and xAI, the firm founded by Mr Musk which created Grok,
‘Atrocious’ A&E figures show worst November on record for waiting times in Scotland Ministers have come under fire over “atrocious” waiting-times figures in Scotland’s accident and emergency departments – with new data showing the worst November on record for waits. In that month alone some 45,665 patients were in the emergency room for longer than
Temperatures fall to -12.5C in coldest night as snow brings more disruption Temperatures plummeted to as low as minus 12.5C in the UK overnight as more snow brought a second day of school closures and travel disruption. The coldest night of the winter so far saw the lowest temperature recorded in Marham, Norfolk, while Santam
Liam Rosenior has ‘agreed verbally’ to become next Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior has “agreed verbally” to become the next Chelsea manager. The Strasbourg boss revealed he would travel to London and complete a deal to replace Enzo Maresca “in the next few hours”. He said at a press conference at the Ligue 1 club on
New car sales grew by 3.5% last year fuelled by surge in demand for EVs Sales of new cars grew by about 3.5% last year amid a surge in demand for electric vehicles (EVs), new figures show. Lobby group the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 2.02 million new cars were registered in
Shop price inflation driven up by rising food costs Shop price inflation edged up in December as food price rises continued to add pressure to household budgets, figures indicate. Food inflation increased to 3.3%, up from November’s 3% and far outstripping wider shop price inflation of 0.7%, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and