Rod Minchin
UK
Police watchdog launches investigation into explosion deaths
Jo Shaw and former partner Ryan Kelly died in Bristol in the incident last month.
By Rod Minchin
2 Jun 2026
UK
More than 30 charged over riot sparked by e-bike crash deaths
Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, died on the evening of May 22 last year when they crashed on an e-bike in Ely, Cardiff.
By Rod Minchin
10 Sept 2024
Crime
Major General’s career in tatters after drunken behaviour in karaoke bar
James Roddis was dismissed from the Army and given a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years by a court martial board.
By Rod Minchin
5 Sept 2024
Crime
Major General receives suspended sentence for drunken disgraceful conduct
James Roddis had previously admitted a charge of disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind.
By Rod Minchin
5 Sept 2024
Crime
Major General drunkenly touched and kissed woman, court martial hears
James Roddis has appeared at the Bulford Military Court Centre in Salisbury, Wiltshire, for sentencing.
By Rod Minchin
5 Sept 2024
Politics
Magicians challenged to create sound-only tricks for visually impaired audiences
Submitted tricks must include minimal to no verbal cues or instructions.
By Rod Minchin
4 Sept 2024
Crime
Parents demand car design overhaul after boy fatally crushed in parking accident
Alfie Tollett’s family have urged Jaguar Land Rover to address a ‘design flaw’ in electric vehicle controls to prevent further tragedies.
By Rod Minchin
3 Sept 2024
UK
Woman charged with murder after death of six-year-old boy
Karolina Zurawska, 41, also faces an attempted murder charge and will appear before Swansea Magistrates’ Court on Monday
By Rod Minchin
1 Sept 2024
London31 Aug 2024
Thunderstorm warning for London as heavy showers could cause flooding
Parts of England face disruption from rain, lightning and hail, Met Office says
Politics
Owner of culled alpaca Geronimo demands answers from new Labour Government
Helen Macdonald wants an urgent meeting with new ministers on the third anniversary of the culling.
By Rod Minchin
30 Aug 2024
Crime
Man jailed for Bristol protest violence
John Matthews, 30, joined an anti-immigration march on August 3 and was involved in clashes outside the Mercure Hotel in Bristol.
By Rod Minchin
29 Aug 2024
Crime
Homeless drug addict jailed for leaving disabled man to die in freezing weather
Neil Shadwick, 63, was dragged along a road by Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, as she sped away from a supermarket
By Rod Minchin
29 Aug 2024
UK
Young children able to co-operate for greater good even at personal cost – study
Researchers said a lot of challenges facing society today involved choices between one’s self-interest and contributing to the common good.
By Rod Minchin
29 Aug 2024
UK
Spreading joy: Circus performer brings laughter and life to care home residents
Circus performer Jasmin Edwards has become a hit among residents at Castle Dene care home in Dorset.
By Rod Minchin
28 Aug 2024
UK
Hundreds queue for hours to get in Jeremy Clarkson’s new pub
The pub in Asthall, near Burford in Oxfordshire, re-opened to the public at midday after being renamed The Farmer’s Dog.
By Rod Minchin
23 Aug 2024
UK
Jeremy Clarkson’s pub opens on time to a fanfare
The pub in Asthall, near Burford in Oxfordshire, reopened to the public at midday after being renamed The Farmer’s Dog
By Rod Minchin
23 Aug 2024
Politics
Wales’s 20mph speed limits force cycle race to change route
The race’s finish has also been moved from Nantgaredig, Carmarthenshire.
By Rod Minchin
23 Aug 2024
Crime
Woman appears in court over death of baby
Bridget Curtis faced Llanelli Magistrates’ Court accused of causing the death of eight-month-old Mabli Cariad Hall by dangerous driving.
By Rod Minchin
22 Aug 2024
UK
Opening of Jeremy Clarkson’s new pub sparks traffic fears
The pub in Asthall, near Burford, Oxfordshire will re-open to the public at midday on Friday, having been renamed The Farmer’s Dog.
By Rod Minchin
22 Aug 2024
UK
Sailor Tony Bullimore became famous for surviving four days in capsized yacht
Experts have speculated that air pockets could have formed as the Bayesian superyacht sank during a storm, enabling the missing six people to survive.
By Rod Minchin
21 Aug 2024
UK
Tragic shipwreck off Dorset coast granted protection status
Earl of Abergavenny’s sinking is one of UK’s worst maritime disasters
By Rod Minchin
14 Aug 2024