Outdoor cats quite happy to become indoor cats, study finds
76% of cat owners surveyed now say they would keep their future cats indoors Getting a cat to transition from an outdoor lifestyle to living indoors is not the hard…
Woman with schizophrenia killed disabled woman hours after being spared jail
Patricia Hewitt, 42, was given a hospital order after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility A woman suffering from schizophrenia killed a disabled woman in her own home…
Pet flea treatments face calls for urgent ban over devastating risks to the environment
A new report warned the treatments are potentially causing widespread damage to nature and rivers Millions of doses of pet flea treatment are being applied unnecessarily each year, potentially causing…
Former Pakistani minister arrested over alleged child rape in 1990s Manchester
A former Pakistani state minister has been arrested on suspicion of raping vulnerable young girls in Manchester in the 1990s, the Guardian can reveal. Rukhsar Ahmed, who was re-elected as…
Trolley at UK’s most expensive supermarket costs £70 more than the cheapest
Aldi has come out cheapest once more – ahead of Lidl and Asda The cheapest supermarket in the UK has been revealed – with Aldi once again taking the crown.…
The real reason SpaceX shares are tanking after out-of-control rocket smashes into moon
The first financial report released by Elon Musk’s space and AI firm is having a bigger impact back on Earth The SpaceX share price had been enjoying a resurgence in…
Early prison release scheme: Why are criminals being released and could PC Harper’s killers be let out?
Around 1,000 rapists and child sex offenders will remain exempt from Labour’s early prison release scheme – but why couldn’t Andy Burnham go further? Alex Ross explores the crisis facing…
Boardmasters Festival: Police defend controversial live facial recognition technology used on thousands of attendees
Devon and Cornwall Police will use the technology for the first time at Boardmasters Festival in Newquay this weekend A police force using live facial recognition at a young persons’…
Man charged in connection with death of girl on camping trip in Scotland
A man has been charged in connection with the death of a nine-year-old girl who died while on a family camping trip in Scotland. The girl, from West Yorkshire, was…
Andy Burnham reveals wife’s reaction to third Labour leadership bid
Andy Burnham has revealed his wife’s dismayed reaction when he told her he wanted to make another attempt at becoming Labour leader. Burnham said that his wife, Marie-France van Heel,…