Homes and caravan park evacuated due to major heath fire in Suffolk
A large wildfire burning through heathland on the Suffolk coast has been declared a major incident. Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said about 90 firefighters were “working incredibly hard in…
Agent murder report led to secret PSNI phone checks
Crime and justice correspondent, BBC News NIPublished1 minute agoThe family of murdered agent Denis Donaldson have said they are concerned that police ran checks on a reporter’s mobile phone after…
I refuse to feel ashamed of my genital herpes diagnosis
In her early 20s, Melys Edwards rarely left the house without a pair of sunglasses. Not because it was sunny, but because she was ashamed. “I just didn’t want people…
Judge orders Amy Winehouse’s father to pay nearly £1m to her friends
The father of British music sensation Amy Winehouse has been ordered to pay £950,000 (US$1.26m, A$1.82m) to his late daughter’s friends, who he unsuccessfully sued for auctioning the singer’s clothes…
UK government reviews why police ceding criminal cases to US military
The UK government and police chiefs are reviewing the process through which US military personnel accused of committing serious crimes on UK soil are avoiding the British justice system. The…
The Papers: ‘Future looking droughtful’ and ‘Dinghy flotilla’
The Guardian, external says it’s been told that the convicted fraudster – and associate of Nigel Farage – George Cottrell transferred more than $2m (£1.5m) to his mother in the…
Staff at newest V&A site in London vote overwhelmingly for strike action
Staff at the V&A’s Storehouse site in east London have voted overwhelmingly to strike in a dispute over what they say are inadequate toilet and hydration breaks. They will join…
FTSE 100 hits record high despite AI sell-off
London’s FTSE 100 stock index has touched a fresh high, driven by strong corporate results as investors moved money away from tech and semiconductor stocks amid the global tech stock…
‘Saltburn are the Argentina of local cricket’: victims and neighbours on the ‘Clicky Ponting’ scandal
At the Saltburn over-60s ukulele club there was a unanimous reaction to news that the town’s cricket club were being compared to the Argentina football team: laughter. Then a spirited…
Brave New World or Groundhog Day? Burnham revisits old ground in speech on social care
For campaigners perpetually disappointed by the failure of England’s political classes to fix England’s creaking adult social care system, the fear was that Andy Burnham’s long-trailed speech on Wednesday would…