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A 23-year-old man has been arrested as part of a murder inquiry launched after the death of a man in Edinburgh. Peter Mullen suffered serious injuries in Leith Street, near the Greenside Row junction, on Friday at around 7.45pm. The 30-year-old was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary but died a short time later. On Monday, […]
A 23-year-old man has been arrested as part of a murder inquiry launched after the death of a man in Edinburgh. Peter Mullen suffered serious injuries in Leith Street, near the Greenside Row junction, on Friday at around 7.45pm. The 30-year-old was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary but died a short time later. On Monday, […]
An inquest has heard that two youngsters died from drowning after a “suggestion” that they got into difficulty by getting caught in a riptide in the sea off Bournemouth beach. Joe Abbess, 17, from Southampton, and Sunnah Khan, 12, from Buckinghamshire, were rescued from the sea during the incident on Wednesday, but both died in […]
Ofcom will not be taking action after receiving more than 8,000 complaints about actress Adjoa Andoh saying the Buckingham Palace balcony is “terribly white” during ITV’s coverage of the coronation, the watchdog has said. The watchdog said viewers also objected to ITV News presenters Tom Bradby and Chris Ship referencing the remark. In a statement, […]
Holly Willoughby said she felt “shaken, troubled, let down and worried” as she made an emotional return to This Morning in the wake of Phillip Schofield’s departure from the ITV programme. The TV presenter, 42, was back on screen after being pictured in Portugal with her family on a half-term break following the shock departure […]
Harry is claiming damages over alleged unlawful information gathering The Duke of Sussex is due to appear at the High Court as his case against the publisher of the Daily Mirror over alleged unlawful information gathering begins. Harry is suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for damages, claiming journalists at its titles – which also include the […]
An Afghan refugee has spent 82 weeks in a ‘bridging hotel’ as they await permanent housing in Scotland, figures have revealed. Freedom of information data revealed by the Scottish Liberal Democrats showed the longest a current refugee has waited is 575 days in temporary accommodation. Meanwhile, the Home Office figures show the average wait for […]
Rishi Sunak will address the nation on his promises to end small boat crossings of the Channel and tackle the asylum backlog as he comes under pressure over Conservative migration pledges. In a speech in Kent later, the Prime Minister will give an update on the progress made in the six months since he introduced […]
Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure over the “anti-democratic” decision to block a left-leaning Labour mayor from running in the North East. Unite, the party’s biggest union donor, warned of “serious consequences” over the “major mistake” of barring Jamie Driscoll’s candidacy. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and his counterpart in the Liverpool City Region, Steve […]
A woman has been arrested after a dog attack left an 11-year-old boy with serious injuries. Greater Manchester Police said a dog was seized and a 35-year-old woman arrested after officers responded to a dog attack in Swanley Avenue, Monsall, Manchester, on Sunday afternoon. The force said the boy’s injuries are serious but not life-threatening. […]
