Huge illegal waste dumps could remain an “out of control plague” if there isn’t more co-operation between the Environment Agency (EA) and police, according to the committee which oversees public spending. In a new report, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says the increasing problem of large-scale waste sites “surpasses” the EA’s powers. It also claims…
Nathan Newby stepped outside a hospital for a vape and some fresh air on a winter night – but ended up talking down a suicide bomber after a simple act of kindness. This “extraordinary, ordinary man”, as a judge called him, is today being honoured with a George Medal, the UK’s second-highest civilian award for…
Five NHS trusts with “deep-rooted challenges” will be the first to be placed in a new recovery programme, the health secretary has announced. Wes Streeting said “failure has been tolerated for too long”, and although there has been improvement across the NHS overall, some “challenged” trusts continue to struggle. The new NHS Intensive Recovery programme…
The Football Association (FA) says it is “proud” of plans to ensure at least a quarter of the England men’s coaching staff is from Black, Asian, mixed or other ethnic backgrounds – responding to Reform UK complaints the strategy is “utter woke nonsense”. Former home secretary Suella Braverman, who defected from the Conservatives to Reform,…
Border Force officers have intercepted a huge shipment of cocaine, believed to have a street value of around £80m, at an Essex port. The National Crime Agency (NCA) stated that it had launched an investigation following the one-tonne seizure at London Gateway Port on Friday. However, the UK is not believed to have been the…
Two people have been taken to hospital after a building partially collapsed in Oldham, Greater Manchester. e injuries are “not believed to be life-threatening,” the North West Ambulance Service said. Emergency services were called at 12.30pm to King Street over reports of a partially collapsed building. Five people managed to escape from the building, which…
A man has been charged with murder following the death of a man following a reported aggravated burglary in Lewisham more than a year ago. Romar McDermott, 22, from Wandsworth, appeared at the Old Bailey on Tuesday charged with the murder of Myles Meyjes. The Metropolitan Police said he was remanded in custody to appear…
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is to leave the club at the end of the 2025/26 season. The 33-year-old player has reached an agreement with the club that will see him close a “remarkable” nine-year chapter at Anfield. In a statement, Liverpool said: “Salah expressed his wish to make this announcement to the supporters at the…
An XL bully mauled an 84-year-old man “as if he were its prey”, a court has heard. John McColl died from his injuries a month after the attack in Warrington, Cheshire, on 24 February last year. The dog attacked him after he wandered onto the driveway of Sean Garner’s home in Bardsley Avenue at around…
The family of a police officer who died in the line of duty after his vehicle was in a collision with another car have paid tribute. PC Bradley Corke, 27, died on Saturday, after he was critically injured in Farningham, Kent, on Thursday evening. He and a colleague, who was reported to be critically ill…
