Jurors saw the first glimpses of a newborn baby who died after his parents escaped. Constance Marten, 36, and her partner Mark Gordon, 49, are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of the manslaughter of baby Victoria. The couple are alleged to have been traveling around the UK and living off the grid to… Read More »
Covid test Covid etiquette is unclear as there is no advice from the UK Health Safety Agency. You couldn’t move for public health advice during the pandemic. Stay at home, protect the NHS, wash your hands, sing happy birthday, stay 6 feet apart, don’t kiss granny, wear a mask, get vaccinated. Conscientious, law-abiding citizens followed… Read More »
London’s elite school system is under threat as an exodus of families from the capital forces a growing number of schools to close, new data reveals. Almost 8,000 fewer children will need school in the next four years as the birth rate falls and families leave London due to Brexit, the pandemic and the cost… Read More »
An Arctic blast will freeze the UK from early February as the latest weather map forecasts show when snow could fall. WXcharts, an interactive weather map using Met Office data, predicts Britons can expect snow across northern England and Scotland from February 6. Some may see snow early today as the Met Office predicts wintry… Read More »
Disposable e-cigarettes will be banned in England as part of plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health. Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce the plan to implement the ban during a school visit using powers already available under the Environmental Protection Act, which is expected to come into force in late… Read More »
(Getty Images) Terrified, contorted and crying with fear, Rivkah Grant sat in her hospital room, grappling with the fact that she had been sexually assaulted by a male paramedic. This experience in a mental health hospital that was supposed to keep him safe would shake him to his core and leave him fearful and distrustful… Read More »
RSPCA reports ‘staggering’ increase in abandoned pets – Alamy Stock Photo Our self-image as a nation of animal lovers is as ingrained in the British psyche as our love of tea or Sunday roasts. “Animals are delightful fellows,” George Elliot wrote in 1857, and millions still agree. Today, more of us — 53 percent of… Read More »
Talseem Mulhall (right) is disappointed with the way his daughter Tiana’s case was handled in court – Clara Molden in The Telegraph The mother of a young girl whose lung was punctured after being stabbed multiple times called for an overhaul of the justice system after the attacker was released from the court. A doctor… Read More »