Man jailed for 15 years for brutal roadside attack
Liam Dawson punched and kicked his girlfriend before holding her under water. Source link
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SNP candidate Tracy Carragher ditched over handling of Linden complaints
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 condemns racist abuse heard during Spain v Egypt friendly
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…
Thief who stole giant nutcracker from shop spared jail
Ross Smith already had a suspended sentence when he was caught stealing the giant nutcracker. Source link
Arrest in Tyne-Wear derby racist abuse probe
A Gateshead man is arrested on suspicion of racially abusing Sunderland’s Lutsharel Geertruida. Source link
Mourners gather for funeral of card record girl
Amelia Kolpa, 8 and from Rowley Regis, broke the UK record in receiving 250,000 birthday cards. Source link
Analysis: Starmer holds off from emergency measures but warns storm is coming
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
'Would I have made it to 60 if my cancer symptoms weren't detected?'
Marie McGrath was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the start of 2026 Source link
Three more arrests after Golders Green ambulance attack
Two British men, aged 20 and 19, and a dual British-Pakistani national, 17, remain in custody. Source link
Claude Code users hitting usage limits 'way faster than expected'
Anthropic, the company behind the AI coding assistant, said it was fixing a problem blocking users. Source link