Transport Secretary does not believe air traffic control issue was ‘unavoidable’ The Transport Secretary has told MPs she did not believe the air traffic control problems that have caused chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers were “unavoidable”. Travellers were caught up in the disruption after hundreds of flights were cancelled following the Nats technical
Reform UK under criminal investigation amid allegations of donation rules breach Reform UK is under criminal investigation after allegations the party breached donation rules on foreign funding. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police have launched an inquiry after receiving “a number of reports” following a Channel 4 News broadcast last week, the force said. Reform UK
Hundreds of police line street at A66 crash colleague’s funeral Hundreds of police officers lined the street at the funeral of a colleague who was killed in a collision on the A66. Standard bearers represented every UK force at the service for Pc Matthew Blades, 37, at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in his home
Nottingham set to bring in new powers to fight ‘intimidating’ use of balaclavas New powers to tackle young people wearing balaclavas to intimidate members of the public in Nottingham city centre are set to come into force next week. Nottinghamshire Police said the restrictions, starting on Tuesday, will allow police and council officers to require
Lee Westwood ponders LIV Golf stay despite it filing for bankruptcy protection Lee Westwood will consider staying with LIV Golf despite the organisation filing for bankruptcy protection. The breakaway tour, which held its first tournament in 2022, says it has found a new investor in BC Partners following the decision in April by Saudi Arabia’s
Celebrity Traitors and Clarkson’s Farm win top prizes at National TV Awards The Celebrity Traitors and Clarkson’s Farm won top prizes at the National Television Awards. The first celebrity spin-off of the BBC smash hit was named best reality competition, after comedian Alan Carr was revealed to be a traitor in a nail-biting finale. Collecting
EastEnders star Shane Richie pleads not guilty to drink-driving EastEnders actor Shane Richie has pleaded not guilty to a charge of drink-driving and faces a trial next year. The 62-year-old, best known for playing Alfie Moon in the long-running soap, appeared by video-link before Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday under his real name Shane Roche.
Tributes from around the world for officers killed in A66 crash – Police Fed The families of two police officers who were killed in a head-on collision on the A66 have been given “overwhelming” support from around the world, a Police Federation Chair said. A funeral will be held on Wednesday in Hartlepool for 37-year
1.7 million waited for more than 12 hours for A&E care last year – review More than 1.7 million patients waited for more than more than half a day for emergency care, despite concerns that long A&E waits are linked to an increased risk of death, according to a new report. The National Audit Office
Air traffic control boss to face Transport Secretary as flight chaos to continue The boss of an air traffic control provider will speak to the Transport Secretary on Wednesday as disruption is set to continue after a technical issue grounded flights. Flight monitoring website Flightradar24 said 1,300 flights had been cancelled to and from UK