Two men have been charged over a fight with police at Manchester Airport which happened before an officer was filmed stamping on a suspect’s head. Brothers Mohammed Amaaz, 20, and…
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UK: Starmer asks regulators for ideas to boost growth
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the chancellor and business secretary have written to the UK’s main regulators asking them to come up with ideas for reform that could boost economic…
UK: Scammers defrauded NI victims out of £19m in a year
Victims of fraud in Northern Ireland reported losing a combined total of almost £19m to scammers over the past year, according to figures from Action Fraud. The Police Service of…
N Ireland: Attempted murder arrest over Ballygawley attack
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was assaulted with a metal grate in Ballygawley, County Tyrone. The victim, who is in his 50s, sustained…
UK: Flights face further disruption due to fog
Disruption is continuing at several UK airports, including Gatwick, due to heavy fog. Dozens of flights at Heathrow and Gatwick have been cancelled or delayed on Saturday, after multiple flights…
UK: Living conditions ‘horrendous’ for some renters
A scheme to try and improve rented homes and help with problem landlords has found more than 2,000 faults in properties since it launched. The city council in Peterborough set…
UK: Pressure grows on prisons as they near capacity
A number of prisons in the East of England were running out of space, figures revealed. They included HMP Whitemoor, a category A jail in Cambridgeshire, which had four spaces…
UK: MoD lost Machine guns and pistols among firearms-Report
A pistol, rifle and deactivated World War One machine gun were among the items lost or stolen from Ministry of Defence facilities over the past two years. Figures uncovered by…
UK: Ex-royal protection officer guilty over porn probe
A former royal protection officer who “pestered” a revenge porn victim and kept an intimate video and images of her on his work phone has been convicted of misconduct charges.…
UK: Man shot dead by armed police on Christmas Eve
A knife-wielding man was shot dead on Christmas Eve in Worcestershire after a standoff with armed officers, West Mercia Police say. The force say officers were called by paramedics to…