Rail traveller who harassed woman sentenced in first prosecution under new law A train passenger who grabbed a young woman’s hair and asked “can I kiss you?” has been sentenced in the first conviction for harassment based on a person’s sex David Stroud, 44, made sexually motivated comments to the victim on a train to
Abusive partner of judge’s daughter jailed for life for her murder An electrician who stabbed a judge’s daughter to death in a frenzied rage before blowing up their home in a gas explosion has been jailed for life. Clifton George, 45, killed his partner Annabel Rook, 46, by stabbing her 31 times during a row
Fear of being called racist meant authorities did not stop tragedies – Badenoch The Nottingham stabbings, the Southport attack and Manchester Arena bombing could have been stopped if public authorities did not fear being called racist, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader made the claim as she announced her party would seek to abolish
Belfast stabbing victim has significant injuries to his eyes The victim of the Belfast knife attack has sustained significant injuries to his eyes while his alleged attacker had leave to remain in the UK having travelled to Northern Ireland from Dublin, police said. The suspect, a Sudanese man in his 30s, has been arrested on
Maro Itoje left out of England squad for latest training camp The tour comprises of fixtures against South Africa, Fiji and Argentina Maro Itoje has been left out of England’s latest training squad to continue the uncertainty over his involvement in the Nations Championship next month. Steve Borthwick revealed in May that he was considering
Starmer condemns Belfast stabbing attack as ‘horrific’ and ‘abhorrent’ A man believed to be from Somalia has been arrested over a knife attack in Belfast which Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described as “horrific” and “abhorrent”. The man, aged in his 30s, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the “brutal” assault on
Badenoch to call for public sector equality rules to be scrapped Rules requiring police officers, nurses, and teachers to consider equality issues when they carry out their day-to-day work should be scrapped, Kemi Badenoch is to say. The Conservative Party leader will set out plans to scrap the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in a
Ben Stokes’ future as England Test captain in doubt after nightclub incident Ben Stokes faces an uncertain future as England’s Test captain after becoming embroiled in a nightclub incident that has left him and team-mate Gus Atkinson facing an internal investigation. The England and Wales Cricket Board announced the pair committed a “breach of team
Cracking news Gromit! New Royal Mint 50p coin celebrates 50 years of Aardman Collectable coins celebrating 50 years of Aardman, the Academy Award-winning animation studio behind beloved characters such as Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, are being launched by The Royal Mint. The “tails” side of the coin was designed by Aardman and
MPs debate monument to honour David Attenborough after petition reaches 89,000 MPs are set to debate the possibility of a permanent national monument to honour Sir David Attenborough, after a petition received almost 90,000 signatures. The veteran broadcaster celebrated his 100th birthday last month, with the King and the Prince of Wales paying tribute to