Police launched a murder investigation after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Oxford. The boy, who was from Birmingham, was stabbed in Friars Wharf, close to the River Thames. He was attacked just before 8pm last night and died from his injuries in hospital. A woman aged 25...
Big corporations are not going to volunteer to really rein themselves in, which is why we need greater restraint on the excesses of those at the top, says union. GMB, Britain’s general union, has commented on ‘Fat Cat’ pay day tomorrow – when the UK’s top bosses will have made more...
The leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Simon Dudley, took to Twitter to remove homeless people in Windsor before the Royal Wedding on 19 May. The Wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle is expected to attract huge numbers of visitors to the Windsor. It already has...
The chef at the centre of a storm over claims she spiked a vegan's food has QUIT her job at the restaurant after receiving death threats. Laura Goodman ranted on Facebook about how she spent hours preparing a special menu for a party of vegan and vegetarian guests at her...
Police are investigating after violence broke out between pro and anti hunt groups - following the discovery of a dead FOX. There were angry exchanges between the opposing groups following the death of the animal, which is believed to have been killed by hounds during a New Year's Day hunt....
The NHS crisis shows no signs of improving, as non-urgent operations are to be pushed back until the end of January. Winter pressure of the NHS has meant that services have been severely stretched. The NHS needs to focus on emergency care, and has no option but to delay non-urgent...
A gang who took Vietnamese girls from care and forced them to work in nail bars have become the first in Britain to be found guilty of child slavery charges. Viet Hoang Nguyen, known as Ken, 29, and his 23-year-old wife Giang Huong Tran, known as Susan, were caught following...
A homeless man who spoke out against fraudsters posing as beggars to swindle cash from wellwishers died as a result of drug abuse, an inquest heard. Simon Van Der Hoek, 50, died on December 17 in hospital after being found with sepsis and gangrene following an injury to his leg...
Former England football star and TV pundit Trevor Sinclair racially abused a police officer and urinated in a patrol car after being stopped for drink-driving, a court heard. The 44-year-old former Manchester City winger was initially arrested for drink driving after giving a reading of 72 micrograms in 100ml of...