Claims made by the mother in the BBC presenter scandal are “rubbish”, a lawyer for the young person has reportedly said. In a letter to the BBC, the lawyer casts doubt on The Sun’s story about the male star who has not been publicly identified but is reportedly a “household name”. The letter says the
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A teenage boy has been arrested following reports a pupil stabbed a teacher at Tewkesbury School. Gloucestershire Constabulary said officers were called to the school in Ashchurch Road this morning. The force tweeted: “An adult has been taken to hospital with a suspected stab wound following an incident at Tewkesbury School. “We were called around
The BBC has suspended the unnamed presenter accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos. The presenter allegedly first requested images from the youth in 2020 when they were aged 17 and has made a series of payments over the years, according to The Sun. In a statement, the broadcaster said
Several BBC stars have spoken out to distance themselves from allegations that an unnamed presenter paid a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually explicit photos. The Sun has not named the “well-known” figure facing the accusations, but said they are paid a six-figure salary and are currently off-air. The claims have prompted frenzied speculation over
Rishi Sunak has said the UK “discourages” the use of cluster bombs after the US agreed to send them to Ukraine. President Joe Biden has faced criticism for supplying the munitions, which are banned by many allies because of their track record of killing many civilians. The prime minister said the UK was one of
Below the Medway Viaduct on the A21 in Kent, nettles have reclaimed a shrine left in the memory of Azra Kemal. The 21-year-old died there in July 2020 after falling from the dual carriageway bridge. Her car had broken down nearby and caught fire. She was travelling back to London with a male friend. Paramedics
An eight-year-old girl who died after a Land Rover crashed into a primary school in southwest London has been named. A total of 16 people were treated at the scene and 10 were taken to hospital following the incident at The Study Preparatory School on Camp Road in Wimbledon on Thursday. The Metropolitan Police have
Police are continuing to question a woman about a car crash at a school in southwest London that killed an eight-year-old girl – after tributes were left at the scene. A total of 16 people were treated for injuries and 12 were taken to hospital following the incident on Thursday at The Study Preparatory School
A 23-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of beautician Elle Edwards, who was shot dead outside a pub in Merseyside on Christmas Eve. A jury at Liverpool Crown Court convicted Connor Chapman, who fired twelve bullets from a Skorpion sub-machine gun outside the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey, just 10 minutes before Christmas
A car has crashed into a primary school in Wimbledon, south-west London. Police say officers are at the scene in Camp Road – adding several people have been hurt. London Fire Brigade said firefighters are also at the school. Merton Police tweeted that “a car collided with a building at the school”, adding: “Several people
Police have seized up to £130m worth of cannabis as part of a nationwide crackdown, described as the “most significant” operation of its kind in UK law enforcement history. Officers discovered more than 180,000 cannabis plants during the series of co-ordinated raids, aimed at unearthing and disrupting organised crime groups (OCGs) across England and Wales.
Plans to close nearly every railway station ticket office across England have been officially announced with the number of jobs cuts unknown. Sky News reported on Tuesday that plans for the mass closure of ticket offices were expected on Wednesday. Now, the train company representative, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), has made the announcement, which
The Captain Tom Foundation says it has stopped taking donations amid an ongoing investigation into the charity. In a statement, the foundation said it had also closed all payment channels while the probe remains open. The announcement comes amid a statutory inquiry by the Charity Commission over concerns about the charity’s management and independence from
Drivers have been paying more for fuel since 2019 due to weakening competition between retailers, a regulator has said. They said that increased supermarket fuel margins led to drivers paying an extra 6p per litre. Asda has also been fined £60,000 for a failure to provide information when required, the regulator added. It comes in
The average mortgage rate for a five-year fixed deal has risen to 6.01%, according to a financial information company. Meanwhile, the average two-year fixed rate mortgage has increased to 6.47%, Moneyfacts said. The previous average for a five-year rate was 5.97% on Monday, while the two-year deal was 6.42%. A five-year fixed deal is at
A major investigation is under way after shots were fired at a wedding in Wolverhampton. No one was injured in the shooting which took place at a reception being held at the Gujarati Association on Mander Street, Merridale, at around 9.30pm on Saturday. West Midlands police said a car was driven up to the back
Lord’s bosses have apologised after England cricket fans clashed with Australia players during the second Ashes Test. As Australia players walked through the Long Room of the stadium during lunch, they appeared to exchange heated words with several Lord’s members. Australia’s Usman Khawaja and David Warner both stopped to hit back at criticism the team
Health Secretary Steve Barclay has criticised junior doctors, accusing them of “walking away” from talks over pay and conditions. The British Medical Association – the union representing many from the profession – has called a five-day strike in July and is demanding a rise of 35% to restore their wages to 2008 levels. It has
Labour frontbencher Jess Phillips has been accused of “racist and bullying behaviour” after getting into a row on social media with high-profile headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh. Ms Birbalsingh, former chairwoman of the Social Mobility Commission and once dubbed “Britain’s strictest headteacher”, accused the Birmingham Yardley MP of seeking to “whip up a social media mob” against
A Jeremy Clarkson column about Prince Harry and Meghan in The Sun newspaper was sexist, a press watchdog has ruled. The column – headlined “One day, Harold the glove puppet will tell the truth about A Woman Talking B*******” – contained a “pejorative and prejudicial reference” to the sex of the Duchess of Sussex, the
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