31 h. ago Supermarket worker caught at airport with £1.2million in his suitcase as he claimed he was jetting off on family holiday is jailed for money laundering

Mazen Al Shaar, 48, was stopped by Border Force officers on March 15 as he was about to fly from Terminal Three at Heathrow to Beirut .

Economics

43 h. ago Post Office compensation chief steps down after Sir Alan Bates raised 'serious concerns' about schemes

Simon Recaldin, who led the Pot Office's Remediation Unit is believed to taken voluntary redundancy and left his post amid 'concerns' for Horizon IT scandal compensation schemes.

Politics

43 h. ago Five members of same family jailed for 17 years over £136,000 fake armed robbery plot at Post Office

Taxi driver Rajvinder Kahlon, 43, pretended to be an armed robber as part of the plot at the branch in Hounslow, west London on April 1 last year.

Events

49 h. ago Postmaster convicted of killing wife claims he has 'dossier of evidence' to appeal

Robin Garbutt, 57, was found guilty of bludgeoning his wife Diana to death, and was said to have opened his post office and called 999 in a fake armed robbery in 2010

Events

49 h. ago Police blunder put Colchester military base on alert over 'Lee Rigby

It is understood that due to an error logging the date the post was made, military officials were mistakenly informed it was a new threat

Events

51 h. ago Family and friends of three Brits locked up in Bali jail over '£300,000 Angel Delight cocaine smuggling plot' say they are in 'deep shock' as they face death penalty

Jon Collyer, 38, and Lisa Stocker, 39, were arrested at Bali's international airport in February after they were allegedly caught with the narcotics inside the sachets of powdered dessert mix.

Events

53 h. ago Five family members jailed for staging armed robbery at own Post Office

Rajvinder Kahlon, 43, was one of five members of the same family who were involved in the plot.

Events

61 h. ago AD FEATURE: The Adventure Gap: The Rise of the Boomerang Adventurer

The rise of golden years adventure has prompted new offerings within Post Office life insurance cover to ensure people have their future planned as well as their present

Politics

64 h. ago EHRC commissioner calls for trans people to accept reduced rights

Akua Reindorf said law never permitted self-ID, but trans campaigners call remarks ‘profoundly unhelpful’Transgender people must accept a perceived reduction in their rights after the supreme court decision on gender because they “have been lied to over many years” about what their rights actually were, one of the commissioners drawing up the official post-ruling guidance has said.Speaking at a debate about the repercussions of April’s ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, Akua Reindorf said trans people had been misled about their rights and there “has to be a period of correction”. Continue reading...

Events

64 h. ago EHRC commissioner calls for trans people to accept perceived reduced rights

Akua Reindorf said law never permitted self-ID, but trans campaigners call remarks ‘profoundly unhelpful’Transgender people must accept a perceived reduction in their rights after the supreme court decision on gender because they “have been lied to over many years” about what their rights actually were, one of the commissioners drawing up the official post-ruling guidance has said.Speaking at a debate about the repercussions of April’s ruling that “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman, Akua Reindorf said trans people had been misled about their rights and there “has to be a period of correction”. Continue reading...

Events

67 h. ago Trump Tower is throwing a Pride month party for LGBTQ+ Republicans despite White House dodging events

‘I’ll be bringing my pride flag!’ wrote one user, in response to the post on the group’s official Instagram page announcing the event, adding a U.S. flag emoji.

Politics

3 d. ago Actor who starred in The Crown is a 'stolen valour' conman who posed as Army officer with fake medals

James Edward Yeates, 42, claimed to be a reservist Captain in a crack unit within the British Army's intelligence corps, sharing pictures online in full uniform and sporting a chest full of medals.

Events

3 d. ago 'Walter Mitty' actor who starred in The Crown is convicted conman who posed as Army officer with fake medals to get into military dinners

James Edward Yeates, 42, claimed to be a reservist Captain in a crack unit within the British Army's intelligence corps, sharing pictures online in full uniform and sporting a chest full of medals.

Events

4 d. ago Greater Manchester Post Office under threat of closure WILL continue to operate

"Today, I can share an update from the Post Office"

Events

5 d. ago Lloyds Bank customers hit with huge change ahead of key service being axed

From this week, customers can no longer pay in cheques using a pay-in slip at their nearest Post Office - instead, you'll need to use your debit card and enter your PIN

Economics

6 d. ago Award for popular postmaster who's been serving community in Livingston for 30 years

Iqbal Mohammed has run shops in the area since 1975 and took on the Post Office with his wife Zahida

Events

8 d. ago BGT's Simon Cowell slams the Post Office as postmasters choir perform 'a massive F you'

Simon Cowell has praised Hear Our Voice - a choir made up of people affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal - after their performance during the Britain's Got Talent final

Politics

8 d. ago A growing number of New Orleans fugitives' friends and family arrested for aiding in jail escape

The 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail more than two weeks ago by cutting out a hole behind a toilet received help from at least 14 people, many of them friends and family who provided food, cash, transport and shelter according to court documents

Events

9 d. ago Britain's Got Talent's Hear Our Voice dream of winning and royal gig to bring 'justice'

Post Office scandal victims are favourites to win tomorrow's final - as we catch up with all of the finalists

Politics

9 d. ago BGT's Hear Our Voice dream of 'royal approval' after Post Office injustice

Post Office scandal victims are favourites to win tomorrow's final - as we catch up with all of the finalists

Society