Sam Hall
Politics
UK faces ‘most dangerous period’ in decades, says Chief of Defence Staff
Sir Richard Knighton said Russia was ‘probing, challenging, testing our defences’.
By Sam Hall
5 Jun 2026
Politics
Spy opt-out in Hillsborough Law amendment ‘too broad’, northern mayors warn
MPs had been due to debate the Hillsborough Law this week but the discussion was pushed back until Monday to allow the Government to propose changes.
By Sam Hall
17 Jan 2026
Celebrity News
Ryan Reynolds chats to fans at Wrexham’s FA Cup clash with Nottingham Forest
The Hollywood actor co-owns the Welsh Championship club with Rob Mac.
By Sam Hall
9 Jan 2026
Music
Nicola Roberts ‘heartbroken’ after pulling out of West End shows
The singer, 40, had played the role of Persephone in the musical Hadestown.
By Sam Hall
9 Jan 2026
Crime
Ex-Chelsea employee spared jail after £200k fraud against club
Claire Walsh, 39, who worked as an assistant treasury manager at the Premier League football club, admitted dishonestly abusing her position
By Sam Hall
9 Jan 2026
UK
Veteran is first double above-knee amputee to summit highest continent peaks
Hari Budha Magar lost both his legs in 2010 to an IED in Afghanistan while serving with the British Army’s Gurkha regiment.
By Sam Hall
8 Jan 2026
Environment
Amber snow and wind warnings issued as UK braces for Storm Goretti
The Met Office has described Storm Goretti as a ‘multi-hazard event’.
By Sam Hall
8 Jan 2026
Environment
UK braces for heavy snow from Storm Goretti as amber warnings issued
It comes after two buses full of school children crashed on icy roads on Wednesday.
By Sam Hall
7 Jan 2026
Politics
Kemi Badenoch says US action in Venezuela was ‘morally’ right
Ms Badenoch said ‘what happens in Greenland has got to be up to the people of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark’.
By Sam Hall
6 Jan 2026
UK
Passengers face rail disruption during Christmas Eve getaway
Great Western Railway said services between Reading and Gatwick Airport would be disrupted on Christmas Eve due to a shortage of train staff.
By Sam Hall
24 Dec 2025
Environment
Cold health alert issued for Christmas Day
The alert runs from 6pm on Christmas Day to 12pm on December 27 for south-west England.
By Sam Hall
24 Dec 2025
Celebrity News
Summons against Reginald D Hunter by Campaign Against Antisemitism is quashed
A judge ruled that the Campaign Against Antisemitism’s motive in seeking to prosecute Hunter was ‘to have him cancelled’.
By Sam Hall
23 Dec 2025
Business News
Agency workers covering for Birmingham bin strikers to join picket lines
Unite said the number of agency workers who will join the strike action is ‘growing daily’.
By Sam Hall
1 Dec 2025
Politics
Rachel Reeves ‘uncomfortable’ listening to Kemi Badenoch’s Budget response
The Tory leader said her ‘job is to hold the Government to account, not to provide emotional support for the Chancellor’.
By Sam Hall
30 Nov 2025
Crime
Woman who tried to summon her MP to court is jailed for harassment
Tracey Smith used phrases including ‘a person is dangerous when they have nothing to lose’, ‘be warned’, and ‘bullets will be flying around’.
By Sam Hall
28 Nov 2025
Crime
Met Police ‘don’t want to know’ about Muriel McKay case, says daughter
A High Court judge ruled that the family cannot perform a radar scan of a shared back garden in east London where they believe she is buried.
By Sam Hall
25 Nov 2025
Environment
North of Scotland prepares for another day of snowy and icy conditions
The Met Office said there could be travel delays on roads and cancellations on public transport services.
By Sam Hall
20 Nov 2025
UK
UK weather: Up to 10 inches of snow expected sparking travel chaos
The Met Office has also issued an amber weather warning for snow in parts of Yorkshire on Thursday between 5am and 9pm
By Sam Hall
19 Nov 2025
Environment
Met Office issues amber snow warning in ‘first notable cold snap’ of autumn
The Met Office had issued yellow weather warnings for ice and snow across almost all of Scotland on Tuesday.
By Sam Hall
18 Nov 2025
Crime
Rapist thought to be among ‘most prolific sex offenders of all time’ is jailed
The Metropolitan Police said Chao Xu filmed himself ‘raping and sexually assaulting women who appear to be unconscious or heavily incapacitated’.
By Sam Hall
14 Nov 2025
UK
Seven men charged in child sexual exploitation investigation
Avon and Somerset Police said the offences date from between 2022 and 2025.
By Sam Hall
12 Nov 2025