British man, 85, ‘shot and wife starved to death’ after being left in Sudan

Read More An 85-year-old British citizen was shot by snipers and his wife died of starvation after they were left behind in Sudan, their family has said. Abdalla Sholgami, who owns a hotel in London, lived with his 80-year-old wife, Alaweya Rishwan, who is disabled, close to the UK’s diplomatic base in Khartoum, the BBC […]

Couple jailed for ‘savage’ Christmas Day murder of baby son

Read More A couple found guilty of the “savage and brutal” Christmas Day murder of their 10-month-old son have been sentenced to life imprisonment. Finley Boden died 39 days after a family court ruled he could be returned to the care of his parents, Stephen Boden, 30, and Shannon Marsden, 22. Derby crown court heard […]

Sunak takes helicopter to Yorkshire – via stopoff just two miles from an airport

Read More Rishi Sunak used a helicopter to travel to his Yorkshire constituency on Thursday, with a stopoff to visit a billionaire family who live only two miles from a large airport. Flight records show the prime minister took off from a private heliport near parliament in London on Thursday afternoon, landing about an hour […]

UK government created conditions that led to Cardiff riots, says Mark Drakeford

Read More The Welsh first minister has accused the UK government of creating the poor social conditions that formed the backdrop to the Cardiff riots by systematically eroding community life, public services and citizens’ incomes. Mark Drakeford, who represents the Ely area where the riots broke out on Monday night after the deaths of two […]

WSJ: $279M Whistleblower Award Went for Tip on Ericsson

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s record $279 million whistleblower award handed out earlier this month was the result of a tip about a bribery case against telecommunications giant Ericsson, The Wall Street Journal reported.