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The daughter of a BBC commentator had been tied to a chair in an incident which saw her and her sister shot with a crossbow and their mother suffer multiple injuries in a stabbing, a court has heard. Kyle Clifford was remanded in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to appear at the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday afternoon following the incident in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on July 9. He has […]

He's been given a six-month suspended sentence Disgraced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has been spared jail after admitting accessing indecent images of children as young as seven. The 63-year-old previously admitted three charges of “making” indecent photographs after he was sent 41 illegal images by convicted paedophile Alex Williams over WhatsApp. At Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, Edwards held his hands together and leaned forward throughout his sentencing hearing […]

Violence has “no part to play at all in politics”, Sir Keir Starmer has said after an apparent assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump. Mr Trump, the Republican Party nominee for the presidency in the coming November election, was playing golf at his club in West Palm Beach, Florida, when a man was discovered pointing an assault rifle into the course. The FBI is now investigating “what appears […]

Nearly four in five (78%) students say money worries are causing them significant stress. This has led to six in 10 (60%) students avoiding social activities with friends, and nearly half (46%) being so anxious they avoid checking their bank balance altogether, according to credit information service Experian. Nearly quarter (23%) of students are ignoring communications from their bank entirely. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of students have relied on credit cards […]

The Government is being urged to “boldly commit” to rewilding 30% of land and seas by 2030, as polling shows high levels of support for the approach. Charity Rewilding Britain is also urging the new Labour Government to expand nature-based jobs and businesses, boost access to nature for people to benefit health and well-being, empower communities to lead the way with rewilding, and create a “game-changing” shift in rewilding funding […]

Warm weather is set to sweep parts of the UK next week despite a fog warning in the west on Monday. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning that fog could disrupt traffic during the morning rush-hour in the west and North West of England, and in Wales. Forecasters said it could be the first widespread fog of the autumn that develops overnight and lasts until morning. The warning […]

The John Lewis Partnership has revealed sharply narrowed half-year losses and said annual profits would be “significantly” higher as its overhaul starts to bear fruit. The employee-owned group, which runs the department store chain and Waitrose supermarket arm, reported pre-tax losses of £30 million for the six months to July 27, down 49% on a year earlier. The John Lewis department store business saw half-year sales fall 3% to £2 […]

Rock star Jon Bon Jovi and a video production assistant persuaded a woman standing on the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville to come back over the railing to safety. Police say the incident happened on Tuesday on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, which spans the Cumberland River. The Tennessean reported that Bon Jovi was filming a music video on the bridge, which remained open to the public during the shoot. Video posted […]

The PM will set out his plans as a major report on the health service is published. The NHS must reform or die, Sir Keir Starmer will say, as a major report on the health service is published. The Prime Minister will set out his plans for tackling long waiting lists, improving the nation’s health and shifting the focus towards community services after a damning report from Lord Darzi found […]