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A church warden has been convicted of murdering his older lover for money after subjecting him to psychological torture. Benjamin Field, 28, attempted to portray his victim Peter Farquhar as an alcoholic in the hope his death would be attributed to natural c…

A police officer who was attacked with a machete in London has been named as PC Stuart Outten. The 28-year-old Metropolitan Police constable remained in hospital in a serious but stable condition on Friday, as a man appeared in court accused of trying to kil…

When the Labour Party rejected, and attempted to redefine, the IHRA definition of antisemitism, it was not only patronising and lacking in self-awareness, but also sent out an awful message that the Labour party was not ready to listen or trust British Jews w…

As a parent in the summer holidays, there are certain activities that youll let your children do for nine hours straight without feeling compelled to intervene, and others that you simply wont. Reading books? How edifying! Making art? Very creative! Swingball…

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was shot dead in Birmingham. The 20-year-old victim was shot in Goosemoor Lane, Erdington, at about 7.30pm on Thursday. Police said the mans family had been informed. Well tell you whats true. You can fo…

A record number of accident and emergency (A&E) patients waited for more than four hours to be seen last month, according to new NHS figures for England.  As experts warned the health service was struggling to cope, performance statistics revealed 275,52…

August 8, 2019The UKs Fintech (Financial Technology) sector is on the rise despite Brexit uncertainty investors have put $16bn into the UK fintech market in just the first-half of 2018, a level of investment surpassing that of both the US and China. The UK re…

Now Dominic Cummings is joint prime minister, we have to take him seriously as more than a Vote Leave operative. I have therefore been reading all those interminable blogs on Bismarck, eugenics and American fighter pilots. I thought theyd be weird. Actually t…

Universities will face severe financial consequences if a tuition fee cut is given the green light, peers have warned. Reduced tuition fees, the loss of EU grants and post-Brexit visa difficulties for academics could threaten university research in the UK, t…

A man has been charged with raping and murdering an 89-year-old woman in her London home. The victim was found dead in Waltheof Gardens, Tottenham, on Sunday morning. She was described by her family as a "wonderful, beautiful woman who was full of life". W…