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42 year old Waleed Ali was found guilty of the crime which happened 21 years ago A man has been jailed for five years after raping a 14-year-old girl in a Rotherham alleyway 21 years ago, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. Waleed Ali, 42, from Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, was sentenced immediately after jurors found […]
Pupils at a chain of academy schools in England are to have access to smartphones removed. The Ormiston Academies Trust is bringing in the rules during the school day due to the “overwhelming” relationship between their use and mental health, according to chief executive Tom Rees. He told The Guardian the trust was “seeing huge […]
Presenter Claudia Winkleman said she has “no idea who’s going to win” the 20th anniversary series of Strictly Come Dancing ahead of its launch show. The 52-year-old, who will host the launch show on Saturday, also revealed that she does not know who has won until her co-host Tess Daly announces their name during the […]
Only 10 votes of no confidence were submitted against Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt demanded Liz Truss “must go” after she appointed him chancellor, according to a senior Tory’s tell-all of the party’s leadership struggles. Former chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs, Sir Graham Brady, has shared the backroom sagas leading up […]
Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK and US have come to a “strong position” in their quest for a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine following his meeting with President Joe Biden. The Prime Minister described his discussions with Mr Biden as “long and productive”, but would not be drawn on what the pair […]
School children, pregnant women, older people and those with health conditions will be able to get a vaccine Parents and carers of youngsters aged two and three are being urged to book them in for a flu vaccine. The NHS in England is contacting more than a million parents and carers from Tuesday to tell […]
Blades, 54, appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday BBC presenter Jay Blades has been charged with engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour towards his wife. Blades, 54, appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday after being charged by West Mercia Police with one count of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate […]
A major merger planned between networks Vodafone and Three UK could lead to higher bills for tens of million of customers or give mobile users a reduced service, the UK’s competition watchdog has found. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been investigating the £15 billion deal since it was announced last summer. The CMA […]
Mourners have begun to arrive in the Swedish town of Torsby for the funeral of former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson. Former captain David Beckham, who led England under Eriksson at three major international tournaments, was due to be in attendance as well as other members of the team from 2001 to 2006 when the Swede […]
Two men have been charged with burglary after a Banksy painting was stolen from a London gallery on Sunday, the Metropolitan Police said. Larry Fraser, 47, and James Love, 53, were charged with non-residential burglary and remanded in police custody. An investigation was launched after a burglary at a gallery in New Cavendish Street, west […]