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Dame Cleo Laine, the ‘First Lady of Jazz’, dies aged 97

Dame Cleo Laine, the ‘First Lady of Jazz’, dies aged 97

Dame Cleo Laine, the ‘First Lady of Jazz’, dies aged 97

She became a dame in the 1997 Birthday Honours list.


Phone notes made by trans doctor after nurse dispute were edited, tribunal told

Phone notes made by trans doctor after nurse dispute were edited, tribunal told

Phone notes made by trans doctor after nurse dispute were edited, tribunal told

Nurse Sandie Peggie has taken NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton to an employment tribunal.


Driver who caused death of young mother who was knocked off e-bike is jailed

Driver who caused death of young mother who was knocked off e-bike is jailed

Driver who caused death of young mother who was knocked off e-bike is jailed

Keaton Muldoon, 23, was cleared of murdering Alana Armstrong after a trial, but admitted causing her death by dangerous driving in May.


Smiling machete youths locked up for life for bus murder of 14-year-old boy

Smiling machete youths locked up for life for bus murder of 14-year-old boy

Smiling machete youths locked up for life for bus murder of 14-year-old boy

The defendants, who cannot be named, boarded the bus 20 minutes later each armed with identical machetes hidden in their clothes.


Odey High Court legal claims to be tried together, judge rules

Odey High Court legal claims to be tried together, judge rules

Odey High Court legal claims to be tried together, judge rules

Crispin Odey is suing the Financial Times for libel and is separately being sued by five women over denied claims of alleged misconduct.


Consequences of moment of violence are ‘eternal’, boy’s mother tells killers

Consequences of moment of violence are ‘eternal’, boy’s mother tells killers

Consequences of moment of violence are ‘eternal’, boy’s mother tells killers

Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed around 27 times in the attack that lasted around 14 seconds as he travelled on a route 472 bus in Woolwich.


I look forward to meeting Swinney, says Trump as he leaves US for Scotland

I look forward to meeting Swinney, says Trump as he leaves US for Scotland

I look forward to meeting Swinney, says Trump as he leaves US for Scotland

The US president will arrive on Friday evening.


‘Failings’ in provision of cricketer Graham Thorpe’s care before death – coroner

‘Failings’ in provision of cricketer Graham Thorpe’s care before death – coroner

‘Failings’ in provision of cricketer Graham Thorpe’s care before death – coroner

The former England cricketer died on the morning of August 4 2024 after his mental health deteriorated.


Boy said ‘I want my mum’ after being fatally wounded in machete attack on bus

Boy said ‘I want my mum’ after being fatally wounded in machete attack on bus

Boy said ‘I want my mum’ after being fatally wounded in machete attack on bus

Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was repeatedly stabbed as he travelled on a route 472 bus in Woolwich, south-east London, on January 7.


Councils to get £1.1bn for recycling from packaging fees charged to firms

Councils to get £1.1bn for recycling from packaging fees charged to firms

Councils to get £1.1bn for recycling from packaging fees charged to firms

The extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme requires businesses to pay towards the costs of recycling packaging they use.


Forth Road Bridge closed as 10 Greenpeace activists abseil under it with flags

Forth Road Bridge closed as 10 Greenpeace activists abseil under it with flags

Forth Road Bridge closed as 10 Greenpeace activists abseil under it with flags

The group said it wanted to block an Ineos tanker carrying fracked gas to the Grangemouth industrial site.


John Swinney voices ‘regret’ after former MP Mhairi Black quits the SNP

John Swinney voices ‘regret’ after former MP Mhairi Black quits the SNP

John Swinney voices ‘regret’ after former MP Mhairi Black quits the SNP

The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader wished the ex-politician well.


Kinahan crime boss ordered to pay back £1m or face more jail time

Kinahan crime boss ordered to pay back £1m or face more jail time

Kinahan crime boss ordered to pay back £1m or face more jail time

Thomas Kavanagh, the head of the Kinahan organised crime group, will have three months to pay the sum or face another 12 years in prison.


Palestine Action ban ‘disturbing misuse’ of UK law, UN human rights chief says

Palestine Action ban ‘disturbing misuse’ of UK law, UN human rights chief says

Palestine Action ban ‘disturbing misuse’ of UK law, UN human rights chief says

Volker Turk described the ban as ‘disproportionate and unnecessary’ in an intervention on Friday.


Business Secretary dismisses idea of ‘magic wealth tax’ as ‘daft’

Business Secretary dismisses idea of ‘magic wealth tax’ as ‘daft’

Business Secretary dismisses idea of ‘magic wealth tax’ as ‘daft’

Wales’s First Minister Baroness Eluned Morgan has called for a wealth tax.


Chancellor faces fiscal risks and ‘significant challenges’ amid trade war – IMF

Chancellor faces fiscal risks and ‘significant challenges’ amid trade war – IMF

Chancellor faces fiscal risks and ‘significant challenges’ amid trade war – IMF

The IMF said the UK’s ‘limited’ so-called headroom on its public finances could see plans thrown off course.


Tesla tests fully self-driving car in London and Swindon

Tesla tests fully self-driving car in London and Swindon

Tesla tests fully self-driving car in London and Swindon

The manufacturer released two videos showing a Model 3 car negotiating central London and Swindon’s Magic Roundabout.


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