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…
A 16-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing nine-year-old Aria Thorpe claimed the fatal injury occurred during what he described as “playfighting”, BBC reported. The teenager denies murder and manslaughter charges over Aria’s death at a house in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, on December 15 last year.Prosecutor Ray Tully KC told Bristol Crown Court that the defendant…
A teacher has been convicted of murdering a 13-month-old boy he adopted with his male partner just months before the child’s death. Jamie Varley, 37, was found guilty at Preston Crown Court of murdering Preston Davey in July 2023. His partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, was convicted of sexual assault, child cruelty and allowing the death…
Government throws fresh doubt on Thames water rescue deal / Image – file Britain’s biggest water supplier, Thames Water, has moved a significant step closer to government control after ministers formally raised concerns about a proposed £10 billion rescue package designed to keep the troubled utility afloat.The UK government’s intervention cast fresh doubt over the…
Princess Diana (Image: Wikipedia) There are moments in public life that don’t survive because they are grand, but because they are simple. Princess Diana’s words about kindness belong to that category. They don’t sound like a slogan or a carefully packaged message. They sound closer to something overheard in a private conversation, something said without…
UK set for 30C heat blast as summer makes a swift comeback / Image – file After a run of cooler temperatures, showers and blustery conditions, summer warmth is set to make a dramatic return across much of the UK this week, with some areas expected to reach temperatures close to 30C.Forecasters say a change…
Under-16s face social media ban as UK unveils tough new online rules / Image – file Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that children under the age of 16 will be banned from using major social media platforms under what the government calls the most significant overhaul of online child safety rules in a generation.Unveiled…