Jailed funeral boss angers families with 'apology'

07 Aug 2026
Families affected by the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors scandal have reacted with anger after former funeral director Robert Bush issued a written apology following his 20-year prison sentence. Bush admitted 67 offences, including…

Mother and two children found dead, father suspected of killing them 'on the run'

09 Jul 2026
Police are investigating the deaths of a mother and her two daughters after their bodies were discovered at their home in Great Denham, Bedfordshire. The victims, Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, Natalie, 15, and…

Law to be changed to allow deportation of Rochdale grooming gang leader

09 Jul 2026
The Government is preparing to change immigration law to enable the deportation of Shabir Ahmed, a convicted Rochdale grooming gang leader who was released from prison after serving 14 years for multiple rape…

Conditional pardon granted for Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK

09 Jul 2026
More than seventy years after her execution, Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, has been granted a posthumous conditional pardon by King Charles III on government advice. She…

Henry Nowak: police watchdog chief urges people not to speculate

04 Jun 2026
The murder of teenager Henry Nowak has sparked national debate after bodycam footage showed him being handcuffed by police while fatally wounded after a stabbing incident in Southampton. Public concern intensified following the…

Up to 57 people could be charged over Grenfell Tower fire

21 May 2026
Nearly ten years after the Grenfell Tower fire claimed 72 lives, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed that charging decisions against individuals and organisations will be announced by June 2027, marking the disaster’s tenth…

Iceland boss offers job to man sacked by Waitrose for confronting shoplifter

10 Apr 2026
A long-serving Waitrose employee has been offered a new job after being dismissed for confronting a shoplifter. Walker Smith, who had worked at the Clapham Junction branch for seventeen years, was sacked after…

557 arrests in a month as fraud crackdown delivers record results

27 Mar 2026
A nationwide fraud crackdown has led to 557 arrests in a single month, marking the most successful phase yet of Operation Henhouse. The initiative targets organised fraud networks operating both online and offline.…

Two charged with Iran-linked espionage on Jewish community

19 Mar 2026
Two men have been charged under the UK’s National Security Act following an investigation into alleged espionage targeting London’s Jewish community. Nematollah Shahsavani, a dual British-Iranian national, and Alireza Farasati, an Iranian national,…

Palestine Action protesters ‘not guilty’ ahead of potential re-trial

05 Feb 2026
Six Palestine Action activists have been cleared of aggravated burglary following a break-in at a UK subsidiary of Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems near Bristol, but several still face the prospect of retrial…
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