Laura Parnaby
UK6 Nov 2023
What is conversion therapy? Ban not thought to be in King’s Speech
What is the practice, how many people have experienced it, and does it have a future in the UK?
UK11 Feb 2023
Drug-dealing crime boss arrested in Thailand after five-year hunt
Richard Wakeling, 55, from Brentwood, Essex, fled the UK in 2018
UK
Search for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley enters 16th day
Lancashire Police and specialist teams are continuing a search of the River Wyre, although her family feel she did not fall in.
11 Feb 2023
Crime
BDSM-obsessed Met Police officer who restrained flatmate with duct tape jailed
Former officer Sam Grigg, 36, has been sentenced to four years in jail for false imprisonment and assault.
10 Feb 2023
Crime
Woman believed Met officer would ‘rape her during attack at her home’
Sam Grigg, 36, is due to be sentenced at Kingston Crown Court later on Friday.
10 Feb 2023
Crime
Woman believed Met officer would ‘rape her during attack at her home’
Former police officer Sam Grigg, 36, is being sentenced at Kingston Crown Court for false imprisonment and assault.
10 Feb 2023
Crime
Eco-protesters fined over painting protest say da Vinci would ‘agree’ with them
Five Just Stop Oil activists have been fined £486 each at City of London Magistrates’ Court.
8 Feb 2023
UK
Residents from scene of fatal explosion still in hotels six months later
Several families who were evacuated from Galpin’s Road in Thornton Heath, south London, in August last year are still in temporary accommodation.
8 Feb 2023
Health
Deadline approaching for under-50s to receive coronavirus booster vaccine
The NHS says Sunday February 12 will be the last time people in the age group can have the dose unless they are considered at risk of serious illness.
5 Feb 2023
UK
Search for mother-of-two Nicola Bulley enters ninth day
Search teams from Lancashire Constabulary and other agencies are continuing to trawl the River Wyre and surrounding land near St Michael’s on Wyre.
4 Feb 2023
Politics
British Gas under pressure to outline compensation for ‘mistreated’ customers
Energy minister Graham Stuart has asked Centrica to explain how it will ‘redress’ customers, while Ofgem has called for ‘action, not warm words’.
2 Feb 2023
Crime
Parole Board due to release serial rapist despite opposition from Dominic Raab
Andrew Barlow, formerly known as Andrew Longmire, is due to be released from jail despite an appeal against this by the Justice Secretary.
2 Feb 2023
Crime1 Feb 2023
Double killer likely to die in prison for murder of girlfriend and man
Lee Peacock, 50, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 39 years
Politics
Charities write to PM urging action over 200 ‘missing’ child refugees
A letter signed by more than 100 organisations described the situation as ‘a child protection scandal’.
26 Jan 2023
Politics
Gove defends Braverman at Holocaust memorial event over ‘invasion’ rhetoric
Levelling Up Secretary spoke at a Holocaust Memorial Day event in central London on Wednesday evening.
25 Jan 2023
UK
Holocaust events ‘more important than ever’ in face of mass killings 78 years on
Holocaust survivors, Cabinet ministers, MPs and faith leaders attended a Holocaust Memorial Day event in Westminster on Wednesday evening.
25 Jan 2023
UK
14-year-old boy arrested after teenage girl stabbed at south Manchester school
The girl’s injuries have been described as ‘serious’ but ‘not life-threatening’.
25 Jan 2023
UK24 Jan 2023
Prince and Princess of Wales thank Ardern for ‘friendship and support’
The royal couple shared a statement thanking the outgoing New Zealand prime minister
Crime
‘Terri’s Fight’: Grandmother of Killamarsh child victims calls for reforms
Angie Smith, the mother of Terri Harris, is campaigning for easier access to background information about partners who may be violent.
24 Jan 2023
UK
Archbishop of Canterbury ‘failing to show leadership’ on LGBT marriage rights
Justin Welby engaged with dozens of protesters who gathered outside Lambeth Palace to demand equal marriage rights.
23 Jan 2023
Politics
Home Secretary tells Holocaust survivor she ‘won’t apologise’ for ‘invasion’ rhetoric
Suella Braverman was questioned by Holocaust survivor Joan Salter during a Q&A event on Friday evening.
18 Jan 2023