Police are investigating a claim by an Iran-aligned group to be responsible for an arson attack on a Jewish ambulance service in north London. Four ambulances were destroyed in the blaze following a “loud explosion” that erupted at 1.40am on Monday at the base for volunteer group Hatzola in Golders Green. Metropolitan Police said CCTV…
England has recovered from drought after four months of above average rainfall, but officials are concerned about future dry spells. A wetter-than-normal February saw England receive 170% of the long-term average rainfall, the Environment Agency said. A regular government-led meeting of water stakeholders noted that while wetter than normal months had been positive for water…
It is “outrageous” that a convicted fraudster tracked down by Sky News in Tenerife is still on the run, the Speaker of the House of Commons has said. Pamela Gwinnett isolated 89-year-old Joan Green from her family during the COVID-19 pandemic, convinced Joan to give her lasting power of attorney, then raided her life savings….
Former Google executive Matt Brittin is expected to be the next director-general of the BBC. He would follow in the footsteps of the outgoing Tim Davie, who has held the position for nearly six years. And yes, despite a female deputy director-general in 2016 – Anne Bulford – all 16 who came before have been…
An Iranian man who was charged after allegedly attempting to enter the UK’s nuclear submarine base has been released from custody pending further inquiries, the Crown Office has confirmed. Prosecutors have also decided there should be no proceedings against a Romanian woman who was also charged following the alleged incident. The 34-year-old man and 31-year-old…
A Nazi-obsessed teenager who launched a far-right axe attack on a random stranger has pleaded guilty to attempted murder. Alina Burns, then aged 18, attacked Mohammed Mahmoodi, an Iranian Kurd, outside a barber’s shop in Bedminster, Bristol, on 2 August last year as he was chatting with a friend. CCTV from inside the shop showed…
Specialist members of the armed forces have been mobilised to help police in their search for the remains of a mother and son who were murdered nearly 50 years ago. Renee MacRae, 36, and her three-year-old son Andrew were killed by William MacDowell in November 1976. Married MacDowell, who had been having an affair with…
Scotland’s busiest railway station will fully reopen on Wednesday – more than two weeks on from a devastating fire that tore through a neighbouring building. The main part of Glasgow Central was closed to passengers after a huge blaze broke out at a nearby vape shop on Union Street on 8 March, destroying the B-listed…
A British couple jailed for 10 years in Iran on “falsified” spying charges say they feel abandoned by the UK government – and have urged the prime minister to “step up and help us”. Speaking from prison in Tehran, Craig and Lindsay Foreman said they feel “let down, alone and completely frustrated” with how their…
A “shameless” fraudster who stole £300,000 from a vulnerable pensioner and spent it on Botox and other luxuries has been tracked down by Sky News in Tenerife. Pamela Gwinnett isolated 89-year-old Joan Green from her family while pretending to act as her carer during the COVID-19 pandemic. She convinced Joan to transfer power of attorney…
