Plastic wet wipes will be banned in Wales to reduce environmental harm following a vote in the Senedd. From December 2026, it will be an offence to supply wet wipes containing plastic to customers. A motion was passed in a plenary session of all 60 members, with no objections. There will be an exemption for...
A plastic surgeon has been jailed for life for attempting to murder a colleague he wanted “out of the way” because he was a witness against him in disciplinary proceedings. Jonathan Peter Brooks broke into Graeme Perks’s home in Halam, Nottinghamshire, in the early hours of 14 January 2021, wearing camouflage gear and armed with...
A British news photographer has undergone emergency surgery after being hit by a non-lethal bullet while documenting the stand-off between police and protesters in the US city of Los Angeles. Nick Stern was covering the protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Sunday when he said a three-inch “plastic bullet” tore into his thigh....
Plastic surgeon Jonathan Peter Brooks, who stabbed former colleague Graeme Perks after breaking into his house, has been found guilty of attempted murder. The 61-year-old had previously denied two counts of attempted murder, one of attempted arson with intent to endanger life and one count of possession of a bladed article. A trial at a...