More settled but cooler conditions will greet much of the UK this week as the clean-up operation from Storm Darragh gets under way. Winds will gradually ease with noticeably less rainfall by Wednesday but temperatures will stay in the single figures, the Met Office said. The fourth named storm of the season brought strong gusts … Read more
West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen (ES Composite) West Ham striker Michail Antonio has undergone surgery on a lower limb fracture following a road traffic accident on Saturday. The club said on Saturday that Antonio was in a stable condition and “conscious and communicating”. They then issued another update on Antonio on Sunday and said the … Read more
The only DNA found on the handle of a freezer inside which a dead three-month-old baby was discovered belonged to the infant’s mother, a New South Wales inquest has heard. Almost three years after the infant’s body was discovered by police in a home in Corowa, on the NSW-Victoria border, a coronial inquiry on Monday … Read more
July 30, 2021. It’s a day in 42-year-old Jay Smith’s life that he should remember for the rest of his life: it’s the day his sister is getting married – and he’s set to give her away at the altar. But tears won’t fall from his eyes upon seeing his sibling in her wedding dress … Read more
When couple Michael and Andrew were looking for a new home away from the busy streets and air pollution of London there was really only one choice – beautiful Wales, especially as they already had links to a remote area of Powys that they loved. The couple were leaving behind a spacious and colour drenched … Read more
A number of schools across Wales are shut tomorrow after damage or power cuts caused by Storm Darragh. Some councils have listed schools as shut on their websites, but stressed closure was the decision of heads and governing bodies. One secondary affected said pupils would be working remotely. As of 9.30pm on Sunday December 8 … Read more
‘There aren’t enough courtrooms, there aren’t enough judges and there aren’t enough barristers,’ says one judge and barrister.Composite: Guardian Design/Shutterstock A man bursts out of a courtroom, shouting expletives. The judge has just ruled that his brother-in-law will not be going to prison after sexually assaulting his two young daughters. “The justice system is a … Read more
Court backlogs are forcing alleged offenders to spend up to five years in jail awaiting trial and driving innocent people to plead guilty, two prison watchdogs have revealed. Charlie Taylor, the chief inspector of prisons in England and Wales, said some of the 17,000 prisoners on remand had waited nearly five years for their cases … Read more
A man bursts out of a courtroom, shouting expletives. The judge has just ruled that his brother-in-law will not be going to prison after sexually assaulting his two young daughters. “The justice system is a fucking joke,” he bellows, pacing ahead of his family. Another male relative mutters darkly: “We’ll find him.” The trial at … Read more
Police are calling for information after clothing was found in bushland that may be a crucial clue in determining the final movements of a woman who disappeared more than 30 years ago. Police, after searching the Illawarra escarpment at Figtree, found black pants and a cream button-down blouse with white and orange stitching as part … Read more