Jamie Varley jailed for life for murdering 13-month-old boy. A school teacher has been jailed for life without parole for sexually abusing and murdering a 13-month-old boy he adopted with his partner, bringing an end to a case detectives described as one of the most disturbing they had encountered.Jamie Varley, 37, received a whole-life order…
Jamaican man convicted in underage sex case A Jamaican national convicted in the United States for a sex offence involving an underage girl has won a significant legal battle in the United Kingdom after a senior court ordered a fresh hearing into his bid to enter the country.Oniel Spence, 43, had applied in 2023 to…
5,000-year-old Solstice monument unearthed near Stonehenge in Wiltshire / Image – file Archaeologists have uncovered what could be an early prototype of Stonehenge, a remarkable 5,000-year-old monument that predates Britain’s most famous prehistoric landmark by around 500 years.The discovery was made near Bulford in Wiltshire, about five kilometres from Stonehenge, and is already being described…
UK on Sunday had intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel A retired British couple caught in a tense encounter with a Russian warship in the English Channel have strongly dismissed claims that they endangered the vessel, insisting they “followed all the rules” before warning shots were fired nearby.Jane Kelvey, 68, and her husband Alan, 70,…
Stephen Ogilvie, Belfast victim out of induced coma/image: X The family of a Belfast man whose stabbing triggered three nights of violent unrest across the city have revealed he could lose sight in both eyes as he continues his recovery in hospital.Stephen Ogilvie, 44, has emerged from an induced coma after suffering severe injuries in…
A Liverpool delivery driver earned £300,000 by completing university coursework and exams for students/Image: BBC A UK-based delivery driver who secretly completed university coursework and online exams for students in exchange for money has been jailed for three years after investigators uncovered a large-scale academic fraud operation that generated more than £300,000 in illegal earnings.Shahid…
A former London Clinic employee received a caution after unlawfully accessing Princess Kate’s medical records. A former healthcare worker at the London Clinic has been formally cautioned for illegally accessing the medical records of Catherine, Princess of Wales, during her treatment at the private London hospital in 2024.The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) confirmed that it…
A UK-based businessman has launched a £1 million-plus legal battle against Britain’s largest water company, claiming a devastating moorland wildfire destroyed prized grouse breeding grounds, killed wildlife and wiped out years of conservation work on his Lancashire estate.David Livesey, the former chief executive of estate agency group Connells, is seeking £1,034,600 in damages from United…
A rapist who fled the UK after being mistakenly released from prison has claimed he warned prison staff that he was not supposed to be freed before leaving the country.Bernadin Dedic, 48, was being held on remand while awaiting trial on allegations that he repeatedly raped a woman at knifepoint when an administrative error led…
The prison sentence handed to Vickrum Digwa, the man convicted of murdering 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, has been referred to the Court of Appeal for review under the UK’s Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.Digwa, 23, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Southampton Crown Court on June 1 and ordered to serve a minimum term of 21…