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Ted Hennessey
UK
Grenfell demonstrators embrace firefighters during anniversary march
Green Party leader Zack Polanski was among the attendees.
By
Ted Hennessey
14 Jun 2026
Crime
UN judge jailed for more than six years for forcing woman to work as slave
Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found to have taken ‘advantage of her status’ over the Ugandan woman in the ‘most egregious way’.
By
Ted Hennessey
2 May 2025
Crime
UN judge to be sentenced after being convicted of forcing woman to work as slave
Lydia Mugambe was found to have exploited her position over the Ugandan woman after a trial.
By
Ted Hennessey
2 May 2025
Crime
Woman tearfully says she would not have had abortion if she knew pregnancy stage
Nicola Packer, 45, took abortion medicine at home on November 6 2020.
By
Ted Hennessey
1 May 2025
Crime
Woman who denies illegal abortion tells of ‘shock’ on learning she was pregnant
Nicola Packer, 45, is charged with ‘unlawfully administering to herself a poison or other noxious thing’ with the ‘intent to procure a miscarriage’.
By
Ted Hennessey
1 May 2025
Celebrity News
New Gruffalo picture book to be released next year
Children’s book duo author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler will work on the untitled Gruffalo story to be published in September 2026.
By
Ted Hennessey
30 Apr 2025
UK
Paddleboard operator jailed over river deaths was sacked as police officer
Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, made a fraudulent insurance claim, a South Wales Police misconduct hearing was told.
By
Ted Hennessey
30 Apr 2025
Music
Musicians rally around Kneecap after row over ‘kill your MP’ footage
Video has emerged from a November 2023 gig appearing to show one member of the Irish trio saying ‘kill your local MP’.
By
Ted Hennessey
30 Apr 2025
UK
Massive Attack defend Kneecap after row over ‘kill your MP’ footage
Video has emerged from a November 2023 gig appearing to show one member of the Irish group saying: ‘Kill your local MP.’
By
Ted Hennessey
30 Apr 2025
UK
Family ‘heartbroken’ after body found in River Thames confirmed to be schoolgirl
The Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday that a body found in Maritime Quay on The Isle of Dogs, east London, on April 13 is Kaliyah Coa.
By
Ted Hennessey
30 Apr 2025
Politics
Katie Amess says Kneecap’s response in ‘kill your MP’ row was ‘gaslighting’
The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess said police should investigate the footage of a group member appearing to call for Tory MPs to be killed.
By
Ted Hennessey
29 Apr 2025
UK
One of Europe’s strongest floating cranes to recover Mike Lynch’s sunken yacht
Recovery work is due to begin in May after Italian authorities approved a detailed salvage plan.
By
Ted Hennessey
28 Apr 2025
UK
Fire at block of flats tackled by 100 firefighters
Two flats on the sixth and seventh floors of the building in Aldgate, east London, were alight.
By
Ted Hennessey
20 Apr 2025
UK
Huge fire at London flat building with 100 firefighters scrambled
Footage showed flames engulfing a fifth-floor and seventh-floor flat on Leman Street in Aldgate.
By
Ted Hennessey
20 Apr 2025
UK
Family pay tribute to ‘loving’ engineer hit by car as man charged with murder
A vehicle was reportedly driven at Martin O’Donovan, 46, on Stonyhurst Road, Woolton, at about 11:45pm on Friday, Merseyside Police said.
By
Ted Hennessey
20 Apr 2025
UK
King and Queen joined by Andrew at Windsor Easter Sunday service
The Prince and Princess of Wales did not attend the gathering.
By
Ted Hennessey
20 Apr 2025
UK
Andrew joins King and Queen at Easter Sunday service
Charles and Camilla waved to crowds at Windsor Castle.
By
Ted Hennessey
20 Apr 2025
UK
Andrew joins King and Queen at Easter Sunday service
By
Ted Hennessey
Sami Quadri
20 Apr 2025
UK
King and Queen to attend Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle
However, the Prince and Princess of Wales will not be there.
By
Ted Hennessey
20 Apr 2025
Politics
Brianna Ghey’s school says pupils ‘less stressed’ after mobile phone ban
Special pouches used to lock students’ phones during the day were introduced at Birchwood Community High School in September.
By
Ted Hennessey
19 Apr 2025
UK
Man held on suspicion of murder after ‘car deliberately driven at victim’
The vehicle hit a 47-year-old man on Stonyhurst Road, Woolton, at about 11:45pm on Friday, Merseyside Police said.
By
Ted Hennessey
19 Apr 2025
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