Rebecca Wearn BBC News, West of England Family handout Wendy Jones, pictured with two of her grandchildren, died after a visit to Pontins Brean Sands The owner of Pontins holiday parks has been charged with corporate manslaughter after an air conditioning duct fell on guests at a resort. Eighteen people were injured at Pontins Brean...
BBC Fifteen people including former Conservative MP Craig Williams have been charged with betting offences by the Gambling Commission. The investigation was launched last year following bets placed on the timing of the 2024 general election. The commission said the investigation focused on individuals “suspected of using confidential information – specifically advance knowledge of the...
Just over a year ago a Stanford undergrad wrote a story for the Atlantic about what it was like to be on campus in the wake of Hamas’ 10/7 attack on Israel. David wrote about it here at the time but in case you missed it, here’s a sample of what Theo Baker wrote. One...
A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed in Leicester. Police said Louis Howard, 35, died at the scene after officers were called to a house in Oakdale Close, Braunstone Frith, shortly after 22:40 BST on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination confirmed Mr Howard died from a stab...
A 21-year-old woman has been charged over damage caused to Donald Trump’s golf course at Turnberry. A green was dug up at the Ayrshire course on 8 March and another had the words “Gaza is not for sale” painted on it. Red paint was also daubed over buildings and walls at the resort. The woman...
“The chant in question is condemned by Millwall Football Club and once again it strongly emphasises its zero-tolerance policy against discrimination of all kinds,” Millwall said in a statement., external “The club remains committed to working tirelessly to eradicate homophobic chanting, and any other form of discriminatory abuse, from the sport.” The FA said the...
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Family handout/Durham Constabulary Barry Dawson was shot dead on Saturday, Durham Constabulary said A man has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a 60-year-old grandfather in Co Durham, police say. Barry Dawson died when he was shot through a downstairs front window of his terraced house in Elm...
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been charged with child sex offences. The 47-year-old Scot, who won the world title in 2006, faces historical charges relating to two children who were understood to be around 10 years old at the time. Prosecutors claim the first attack happened in the Glasgow area between 1993 and...
Police have charged a man in connection to a suspected arson attack in Plymouth. Devon and Cornwall Police said 40-year-old Ryan O’Shea, of Edgar Terrace, Plymouth, was charged with arson. The charge relates to a fire outside a property in the Mutley Plain area of the city on Monday 7 April. The force said Mr...
United declined to comment publicly on the chants but have privately acknowledged they are unacceptable. “Clubs have the power to act,” said Varney. “Whether through bans, fines or education, action can and should be taken. “Without it, the lack of accountability continues to damage trust. “Our recent research found that 85% of women who had...
The British woman at the centre of a Netflix documentary on how she allegedly duped her son and left him in debt to fund her champagne-sipping lifestyle has been charged with fraud in Singapore. Alleged victims of Dionne Marie Hanna, 84, filed police reports after watching Con Mum, local media report. They accuse the Singapore...
Russell Brand has been charged with rape, indecent assault and sexual assault between 1999 and 2005. The charges relate to four separate women. The comedian and actor has been interviewed multiple times by police since an investigation by the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches in September 2023 revealed multiple serious allegations against...
A man has been charged with 64 offences after a major investigation into a funeral directors in Hull in which police removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes. Humberside Police began its inquiry into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors after a report of “concern for care of the deceased” in March last year. Robert Bush,...
A woman has been charged as part of an investigation into the alleged stalking of Madeleine McCann’s family. Karen Spragg, of Caerau, Cardiff, has been charged with one count of stalking involving serious alarm or distress between 3 May 2024 and 21 February this year, Leicestershire Police said. The 60-year-old is due to appear at...
West Ham have been charged by the Football Association over alleged homophobic chanting by their fans during last month’s 2-1 loss at Chelsea. The FA said the Hammers were being charged with misconduct in relation to crowd control. It alleged “the club failed to ensure its spectactors2” and “did not behave in an improper, offensive,...