Man found guilty of murdering partner’s 22-month-old son

Man found guilty of murdering partner’s 22-month-old son

A man who shook his partner’s toddler to death after staying up late playing computer games has been convicted of murdering the 22-month-old boy. Paula Roberts, 41, was suspicious enough about her boyfriend Christopher Stockton’s treatment of her son Charlie that she set up a spy camera above his cot. But she stayed in a … Read more

Mark Drakeford launches scathing attack into ‘unserious’ Plaid Cymru

Mark Drakeford launches scathing attack into ‘unserious’ Plaid Cymru

Wales’ finance minister Mark Drakeford has called Plaid Cymru ‘baffling’ and said they will face a ‘day of reckoning’. Mr Drakeford used part of the debate about the next Welsh Government budget to criticise his political rivals. Mr Drakeford today announced how the government will spend £26bn of funding in the next financial year. In … Read more

Senedd votes to ban single-use vapes

Senedd votes to ban single-use vapes

A vote has been passed in the Senedd to introduce new regulations which will prohibit the supply of single-use vapes in Wales. The ban is hoped to be a crucial step in tackling the litter and plastic pollution which blight our streets and environment. The plans to ban vapes were announced earlier in 2024 and … Read more

Londoner, 18, facing jail in Dubai for ‘holiday romance’ with UK girl feels ‘abandoned’ by Foreign Secretary

Londoner, 18, facing jail in Dubai for ‘holiday romance’ with UK girl feels ‘abandoned’ by Foreign Secretary

An eighteen-year-old Londoner who faces up to 20 years in jail for allegedly having sex with a 17-year-old in Dubai has said he feels abandoned by Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Marcus Fakana, 18, was charged by Dubai authorities after having an alleged “holiday romance” with a 17-year-old staying at the same hotel, with whom he … Read more

Giorgia Meloni ‘targeted in assassination plot by neo-Nazi group’

Giorgia Meloni ‘targeted in assassination plot by neo-Nazi group’

An Italian neo-Nazi cell has been accused of plotting to assassinate Giorgia Meloni as well as Klaus Schwab, the chairman of the World Economic Forum. Twelve alleged members of the far-Right supremacist group, which calls itself the Werwolf Division, were arrested in country-wide raids by anti-terrorism police last week. Police recorded suspects describing Ms Meloni, … Read more

CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione in angry outburst as he fights extradition to New York

CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione in angry outburst as he fights extradition to New York

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive struggled with sheriff’s deputies and shouted in an angry outburst as he arrived at court to fight extradition to New York. Luigi Nicholas Mangione, 26, could be heard shouting words that included “insulting the intelligence of the American people” as he was bundled into a Pennsylvania … Read more