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Plans to transform and re-purpose London’s former City Hall building into shops, restaurants and offices are set to be approved, as local councillors have been advised to grant permission for the scheme. The ex-headquarters of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly, designed by Lord Norman Foster, has stood empty and unused for the … Read more
Father Thaddeus Kotik.Photograph: WALES NEWS SERVICE A monk was able to abuse children for four decades on an island off the Welsh coast despite operating in “plain sight” and his victims’ repeated complaints, an independent review has concluded. Father Thaddeus Kotik groomed, raped and sexually assaulted boys and girls on Caldey Island, which is home … Read more
Criminals are being allowed to work from home to complete their community sentences, The Telegraph can reveal. Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures obtained through Freedom of Information (FoI) requests show that offenders ordered by the courts to complete community payback carried out more than 540,000 hours of online courses last year. This accounted for up to … Read more
Designated drivers will be able to get free draught soft drinks over the Christmas period in a South Wales Police scheme looking to promote responsible drinking, with road safety in mind. The initiative, which will run over Christmas until the start of January, has already seen more than 80 premises sign up. Customers who make … Read more
Luigi Mangione studied computer science at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the most prestigious universities in America The suspect being questioned in connection with the murder of American insurance boss Brian Thompson was an Ivy League student who thought the Unabomber was an “extreme political revolutionary”. Luigi Mangione, 26, was reading in McDonald’s in Altoona, … Read more
Chilling CCTV footage reveals the moment that Elianne Andam’s killer runs towards her just moments before stabbing her to death. Hassan Sentamu, 18, is accused of murdering 15-year-old Elianne outside a Croydon shopping centre by stabbing her in the neck. The defendant, who was studying sports science at Croydon College, has admitted manslaughter but denied … Read more
A former human rights lawyer due to be sentenced for fraud charges linked to claims made against Iraq War veterans has been branded a liar who “duped the legal establishment glitterati into thinking he was on some kind of crusade” by a former soldier. Phil Shiner, who was the principal solicitor of the law firm … Read more
A ‘person of interest’ in the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder has been found in Pennsylvania and held for questioning. The NYPD and New York Governor’s office held a press briefing in New York on Monday, December 9th, 2024, during which the ‘person of interest’ was identified as Luigi Mangione, 26. Police revealed Mangione was … Read more
A St Andrews University student blamed her final-year workload for stealing £9,000 from an arts charity for which she had organised a Hallowe’en fundraiser. Amy Fisken was director of the House of Horror Hallowe’en ball when she transferred funds from student ticket sales into her own bank account. Fisken, who now works for her parents’ … Read more
-Credit: (Image: Getty Images) Ronan O’Gara says there are international jobs he would “bite people’s hands off for” as he underlined a burning desire to coach at Test level. O’Gara has named-checked England and Ireland among attractive roles to him, but Wales do not feature on his radar. Wales head coach Warren Gatland’s future is … Read more