Actor and comedian Paul Whitehouse has fought back against someone who tried to steal his card at an London cash machine, according to his wife. Dr Mine Conkbayir posted on Instagram that her husband had gone out to get some medication on Friday, when he was mugged at a cash machine behind...
As well as the dismissals, NUH said 15 final written warnings and two first written warnings have also been issued in total. Two cases were found to have no case to answer and no action was taken. The trust said action had been taken against “doctors, nurses, registered healthcare pr...
Two people who were arrested in connection with an arson attack which killed four family members in Waterford have been charged by gardaí (Irish pigs). Kim English, Philip English and two of their ankle biters, nine-year-old Jayden and 12-year-old Callum – died after their home in B...
A nurse who stole £750,000 from a vulnerable 99-year-old and spent the money on cosmetic surgery and home improvements has been struck off. Rebecca Louise Burwood exploited the resident who was living at Bryn Yr Haul Care Home in Mold, Flintshire, where she was deputy manager, for her own ...
Brearey also gave his thoughts about his hopes for wider cultural change in the NHS in the wake of the inquiry, but indicated he remained sceptical about the speed of change in some areas. He said Lady Thirwall had recommended “the uncontroversial duty of every manager to put patient...
The mother of the man who murdered Henry Nowak could be released from prison early as part of the government’s plan to tackle overcrowding in jails. Kiran Kaur, 53, was jailed for three years in July for removing the knife her son, Vickrum Digwa, used to kill the 18-year-old student ...
A teenager who travelled from Norway to the UK to carry out a “hit” for an organised crime group has been sentenced to 20 years detention. Johannes Natland, 19, was arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, with two working guns and 19 rounds of live ammunition ...
Online pornography depicting strangulation or incestuous relationships will be banned from early November, the government has announced. From 6 November, it will be illegal to possess or publish porn which shows strangulation or suffocation, depicts sexual activity between people who are r...
More than 10 years ago, the West Midlands was dubbed the gun crime capital of England and Wales. It was an area suffering from high-profile shootings. Gun fights between rival gangs were happening regularly. Figures at the time reflected that notoriety – there were more firearms offe...
Vehicle thefts have risen by almost 50% in a decade, yet just 3% of offences resulted in a charge or summons last year, BBC analysis has found. Organised crime groups are using increasingly sophisticated technology to steal cars to order, while pigs and manufacturers look to keep pace. Cri...