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Teenage mother found guilty of murdering newborn son and putting body in bin bag

Teenage mother found guilty of murdering newborn son and putting body in bin bag

Paris Mayo, 19, has been found guilty of murdering her son Stanley after she gave birth to him alone at her parents’ home in 2019.

Murdered student’s father: ‘Animals would treat my daughter better’

Murdered student’s father: ‘Animals would treat my daughter better’

Muhammad Arslan has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years for murdering Hina Bashir.

Queen of Sweden to receive honorary doctorate from university

Queen of Sweden to receive honorary doctorate from university

Queen Silvia’s work on dementia services will be celebrated by the University of Stirling.

Obsessive man jailed for suffocating student with face mask

Obsessive man jailed for suffocating student with face mask

Muhammad Arslan was found guilty on Wednesday of murdering 21-year-old Hina Bashir and perverting the course of justice by concealing her body.

Police in truck stop search for body of man not seen for almost two years

Police in truck stop search for body of man not seen for almost two years

The Metropolitan Police have urged anyone with information on the disappearance of Frank McKeever to contact the force.

Regulations around Titanic trips ‘tricky to navigate’, says OceanGate co-founder

Regulations around Titanic trips ‘tricky to navigate’, says OceanGate co-founder

The Titan submersible is believed to have imploded on its way to the Titanic wreckage, killing five people.

Meta rejects accusation of censorship of language around female body

Meta rejects accusation of censorship of language around female body

Demonstrators gathered outside the company’s London office in King’s Cross on Friday morning.

Economy ‘loses momentum again’ as private sector growth slows

Economy ‘loses momentum again’ as private sector growth slows

The S&P Global/CIPS flash UK purchasing managers’ index fell to 52.8 in June from 54 in May.

Supermarkets hit back after Sunak warns retailers to price ‘fairly’

Supermarkets hit back after Sunak warns retailers to price ‘fairly’

The British Retail Consortium said there had been a ‘regular stream of price cuts’ by supermarkets despite profit margins being tight.

Martin Lewis criticises ‘outrageous’ lag in savings rates behind borrowing rates

Martin Lewis criticises ‘outrageous’ lag in savings rates behind borrowing rates

Savings rates should be put up at least with the same rate as borrowing, Martin Lewis told ITV’s Good Morning Britain.

Lenders in ‘productive’ meeting with Hunt as rates hike worsens mortgage crisis

Lenders in ‘productive’ meeting with Hunt as rates hike worsens mortgage crisis

The Chancellor met with large lenders including HSBC, Santander and Barclays in Downing Street early on Friday morning.

Ryan Tubridy pay furore raises huge questions for RTE, says committee chair

Ryan Tubridy pay furore raises huge questions for RTE, says committee chair

Ireland’s national broadcaster has apologised after admitting the presenter was paid several hundred thousand euro more than previously declared.

Two arrested at airport after woman, 76, found dead at house

Two arrested at airport after woman, 76, found dead at house

Nelly Akomah was found after a suspected burglary in Croydon, south London, on Wednesday morning.

Junior doctors in England to stage five-day strike in July

Junior doctors in England to stage five-day strike in July

Members of the British Medical Association will walk out from July 13 to 18.

Arctic Monkeys will headline Glastonbury after laryngitis fears, confirms Eavis

Arctic Monkeys will headline Glastonbury after laryngitis fears, confirms Eavis

It will be the Sheffield band’s third time headlining the event after topping the bill in 2007 and 2013.

University in tribute to student who died in Titan submersible disaster

University in tribute to student who died in Titan submersible disaster

Suleman Dawood, 19, was studying at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

Emily Eavis praises ‘heart’ of Glastonbury as NHS staff to take to Pyramid Stage

Emily Eavis praises ‘heart’ of Glastonbury as NHS staff to take to Pyramid Stage

A tribute will be paid to 75 years of the NHS on the main stage at the festival on Saturday afternoon.

Glastonbury regulars seal marriage during intimate handfasting ceremony

Glastonbury regulars seal marriage during intimate handfasting ceremony

Stuart Beauchamp and Anna Stevens married four weeks ago but ‘finally’ sealed their marriage at a hand-tying ceremony at Glastonbury.

Man charged with attempted murder after hospital stabbings

Man charged with attempted murder after hospital stabbings

One of the victims may have suffered life-changing injuries during the incident at Central Middlesex Hospital.

Fundraising bid for Victorian steam locomotive to haul first train in 75 years

Fundraising bid for Victorian steam locomotive to haul first train in 75 years

Swanage Railway volunteers in Dorset have spent the past six years restoring the T3 class engine, which dates back to 1893.

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