Wales’ finance minister Mark Drakeford has said Plaid Cymru’s position on his recently announced budget is “baffling”. Mr Drakeford, laid out how he plans to spend Wales’ £26bn of money for the next financial year on Tuesday, December 10. He announced a “brighter” future with funding for schools, the NHS, councils and a fund for … Read more
Online sellers should be required to reveal their identities to stop shoplifted goods being sold on social media platforms, a police chief has demanded. Amanda Blakeman, the National Police Chief Council’s (NPCC) lead on acquisitive crime, said such a move would act as a deterrent to sellers offering stolen goods and help police shut down … Read more
A 32-year-old school teacher in Bangkok has been sentenced to 111 years in jail for grooming and sexually abusing an underage boy. He has also been ordered to pay 1.5m baht (£34,700) in damages to the victim and 650,000 baht (£15,000) to his mother for the serious crimes he committed while teaching at a school … Read more
Specialist courts focused on breaking the addictions of prolific offenders are “efficient” and “a good idea”, the head of the government’s sentencing review has said as he suggested they could be rolled out across England and Wales. In an interview with the Guardian, David Gauke praised “very encouraging” pilots of intensive supervision courts which steer … Read more
The Pembrokeshire Murders first aired in January 2021 on ITV and stars – and was made by – a wealth of Welsh talent. And as well as the portrayals of the real people involved by actors like Luke Evans, Keith Allen, Alexandria Riley and Caroline Berry, the Welsh locations are vital in authentically conveying the … Read more
“Gun control is dead,” reads one message on Deterrence Dispensed, an online forum dedicated to 3D-printed firearms. “I’ve never been more proud of this community”, says another. Ever since it was revealed that Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man charged with the murder of health insurance CEO Brian Thompson, had been arrested carrying a homemade weapon, … Read more
Oregon investigators have relaunched an intensive cold case probe of a 75-year-old convicted killer in the suspected murder of at least five young women stretching back 50 years. The Clark County team is reexaming blood and hair collected at various scenes using more sohisticated forensics techniques than existed when the teenagers women were killed. Suspect … Read more
Police say they expect to charge a man who was the subject of an apprehended violence order with murder, after the body of a woman was found in a south-west Sydney apartment in a “very violent scene”. Emergency services were called to a unit on Knox Street in Belmore on Wednesday morning, where they found … Read more
Every single government department in Wales will get more money this year compared to last year. While Labour repeatedly spoke of a “brighter” future, there was criticism that the spending announced by Finance Minister Mark Drakeford doesn’t go far enough to make up for cuts, particularly sweeping cuts in the 2024-2025 budget. You can read … Read more
PILL business owner hopes to inspire woman from the area to start up their own businesses. Louise Davis has lived in Pill since she was a one-year-old. She started her own decorations business from scratch in the area. “I want to to open the doors for other Pill businesswomen,” said Ms Davis. Ms Davis said her … Read more