Councillor Greg Lennon, now an independent on North Lanarkshire Council, wrote to the first minister in September, alleging that councillors who raised concerns about Linden had been subject to “prolonged suspension, exclusion, bullying and harassment and a series of unfounded or mishandled complaints”. Source link
Lamine Yamal said the racist chants during Spain’s 0-0 draw with Egypt in Barcelona on Tuesday were “disrespectful and intolerable”. Police in Spain are investigating “Islamophobic and xenophobic” chants heard during the first half of the friendly at RCDE Stadium in Barcelona. At half-time a message warning fans against xenophobic remarks and singing was displayed…
Ross Smith already had a suspended sentence when he was caught stealing the giant nutcracker. Source link
A Gateshead man is arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Sunderland’s Lutsharel Geertruida. Source link
Amelia Kolpa, 8 and from Rowley Regis, broke the UK record in receiving 250,000 birthday cards. Source link
The prime minister used a Downing Street news conference to make three big calls on the Iran war and cost of living pressures. Source link
Marie McGrath was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the start of 2026 Source link
Two British men, aged 20 and 19, and a dual British-Pakistani national, 17, remain in custody. Source link
Anthropic, the company behind the AI coding assistant, said it was fixing a problem blocking users. Source link
Connor Dennett, 27, was charged with stealing Mounjaro valued at £12,840 from a Warrington company. Source link