9 h. ago Governor at prison with Britain's only trans wing is under fire for allowing two staff members to hold a jail baby shower for their lovechild 'after they had affair at work'

EXCLUSIVE: The governor of Downview, Amy Dixon (pictured), was informed of the allegations amid fears the couple could be at risk of blackmail.

Events

4 d. ago UK to transfer £2.5billion from Abramovich's sale of Chelsea FC to Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer warned the Russian billionaire oligarch to commit the funds or face legal action from the UK Government

Economics

5 d. ago Bella Culley's emotional baby post after jail hell as she has ‘her hands full'

Teenager Bella Culley, who was convicted of drug trafficking from Thailand into Georgia this year, announced the arrival of her baby boy on TikTok last week

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6 d. ago Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson 'unrecognisable' as he lands Welsh role

Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson has undergone a huge transformation since winning the ITV show way back in 2008

Politics

1 week ago ‘Rebranded plantations’: how empire shaped luxury Caribbean tourism

Research shows that the British colonial wealth extraction system still influences the region’s tourist industryLuxury tourism in the Caribbean sells a kind of timelessness. A paradise of sun, sea and sand. But to step off the cruise ship or away from the all-inclusive resort is to see a more complex picture: a history of colonialism and a future of climate devastation. New research from the Common Wealth thinktank maps how, over the 400 years since the first English ships arrived in Barbados, empire engineered a system of wealth extraction that shapes the tourism economies of today.Sir Hilary Beckles, Barbadian historian and chair of the Caricom Reparations Commission, describes Barbados as the birthplace of British slave society. Between 1640 and 1807, Britain transported about 387,000 enslaved west Africans to the island. Extraordinary violence, from whippings to amputations and executions, were a regular feature of their lives. On the Codrington Plantation in the mid-18th centur...

Economics

1 week ago Breast cancer blood test breakthrough could ‘transform’ survival chances in Britain

British scientists have developed a pioneering blood test to boost survival chances by quickly identifying breast cancer types so patients can quickly be put on the best treatment

Events

1 week ago Dame Judi Dench's tranquil life in 'Beverly Hills' of Britain where homes average £827k

Dame Judi Dench, 91, lives quietly in a historic farmhouse in Surrey, where the James Bond star enjoys privacy in one of Britain's most sought-after areas

Economics

2 w. ago Good Morning Britain guest blasts Women's Institute's 'upsetting' ban on trans women

A guest on GMB has blasted the Women's Institute for banning trans women - following a court ruling the changed the legal definition of a woman to being based on biological sex.

Politics

3 w. ago Legendary surgeon who carried out Britain’s first successful heart transplant dies

Sir Terence English transplanted a new heart into 52-year-old builder Keith Castle in landmark operation in 1979 despite fierce opposition

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