10 h. ago Officer nicknamed 'PC Predator' by burglary victim he had sex with while on duty is jailed

Former South Yorkshire PC Stuart Trentham, 41, has been jailed for 18 months for misconduct in a public office after admitting he had sex with a vulnerable burglary victim while on duty in 2020.

Events

13 h. ago Former evangelical priest guilty of sexual offences against nine women

Christopher Brain was the leader of evangelical movement the Nine O’Clock Service between 1986 and 1995

Politics

13 h. ago ‘Pc Predator’ jailed for second time after having sex with crime victim

Stuart Trentham was sent to prison for 18 months by the same judge who sentenced him in February for an ‘almost identical’ crime.

Events

14 h. ago Israel’s Gaza City plan is killing prospect of peace in Middle East, says Jordan

Criticism adds to international outrage over Israel’s plans for new Gaza offensive and West Bank settlementsMiddle East crisis liveIsrael is “killing all prospects” for peace in the Middle East, Jordan’s foreign minister has said amid escalating international outrage over Israel’s plans for a new large-scale offensive in Gaza City and its intention to massively expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank.Ayman Safadi made his remarks during a visit to Moscow on the same day that the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, approved a plan to conquer Gaza City, an urban area that is home to hundreds of thousands of people in the north of the Palestinian territory. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Ministers line up plan to run Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire plants in administration

Move shows government is ready to step in immediately to secure operations of SSUK, which employs 1,450Business live – latest updatesMinisters have lined up special managers to run Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire operations if they are put into administration, according to a dramatic revelation at London’s high court.The development shows the government is ready to step in immediately to secure the continued operations of the Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), which employs 1,450 people at the group’s operations at an electric arc furnace in Rotherham and another plant in Stocksbridge, both in South Yorkshire. Continue reading...

Politics

21 h. ago Gaza City invasion plan approved by Israel with 60k reserve troops to be called up

Defense Minister Israel Katz approved the invasion plan on Wednesday - which will see 60,000 reserve troops mobilised and civillians evacuated to the South of the strip

Politics

5 d. ago Manhunt for perv who hurled 'sexualised comments' at female jogger as she ran down road

South Yorkshire Police have released an e-fit of a man they wish to speak to after a woman was sexually assaulted while running, with the man hurling 'sexualised' comments in her direction

Politics

5 d. ago Several Palestinian people reported injured in overnight attack by Israeli settlers in West Bank – Middle East crisis live

Settlers attacked Palestinian people in village of Susya, south of Hebron, while separately settlers reportedly attacked village of Atara and set fire to vehiclesHere is some more detail on the controversial plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied East Jerusalem.The decision from the Supreme Planning Council, which meets next week, is expected to support the plan after rejecting objections by Israeli NGOs.The expected decision in favour will come after Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich – who backs both the plan and the imposition of Israeli sovereignty through the occupied West Bank – gloated that he believed construction on E1 would “bury the idea of a Palestinian state”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Bezalel Smotrich outlines plan for 3,000 new housing units in controversial West Bank settlement, reports say – Middle East crisis live

Israel’s far-right finance minister announces plan to advance tenders for housing which international community says would split West Bank in half, reports Times of IsraelThe health ministry in Gaza has just issued a statement, saying four more people have died from famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours.This brings the total to 239 since the start of the war, including 106 children, according to the health ministry. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Major inheritance tax change talks as Sky News host grills minister on plan

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly exploring changes to inheritance tax - such as tightening the rules around gifting - as she battles to plug a hole in the public finances

Politics

9 d. ago Teen driver, 17, had only passed his test day before killing friend in crash after doing 'doughnuts' in car park

Josh Atkins, 17, died after the car he was a passenger in crashed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, back in November 2023.

Events

1 week ago Netanyahu defends Gaza City plan as UN warns of ‘calamity’ and starvation

Israeli PM says taking over city is ‘best way’ to end war, despite condemnation from within Israel and around worldMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has defended his plan to take control of Gaza City in the face of widespread international outrage, even as senior UN officials warned that the move risked unleashing “another calamity” on a territory already experiencing “starvation, pure and simple”.In a rare press conference with foreign journalists in Jerusalem, the Israeli prime minister said the plan, signed off last week by the security cabinet to criticism both at home and abroad, was “the best way to end the war and the best way to end it speedily.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Watch: Netanyahu claims government’s plan to take over Gaza City is ‘best way’ to end war

Watch the moment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares that his government’s plan to take control of Gaza City is the “best way” to end the war — a move that has prompted the United Nations Security Council to convene an emergency meeting.

Politics

1 week ago Netanyahu’s Gaza war plan will fail, warns Israel’s finance minister

Far-right ultranationalist Bezalel Smotrich says he has ‘lost faith’ that PM can achieve ‘decisive victory’

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1 week ago Demonstrators seeking release of Gaza hostages to march in London as Middle East tensions grip UK

Police in London are bracing for more demonstrations on Sunday as the war in Gaza continues to inflame tensions across the U.K. Demonstrators plan to march to the prime minister’s residence, demanding the release of hostages in Gaza

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1 week ago Huge blaze breaks out at Morrisons petrol station as police close off road

One person was injured after a fire took hold at a Morrisons petrol station based in Doncaster, with South Yorkshire Police sealing off a road to stop any expansion of the fire

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1 week ago British FBI to investigate claims police sexually abused grooming gang victims

South Yorkshire Police have handed the investigation to the NCA

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1 week ago New heatwave possible with yellow health alert issued for parts of England

The warning will be in place from 12pm on Monday until 6pm on Wednesday.

Society

1 week ago Parents believe Harvey Willgoose’s death could have been prevented

Harvey’s mum Caroline Willgoose believes there were ‘flags’ in the days and hours before his death at All Saints Catholic High School, in February.

Events

1 week ago Yellow heat health alert issued for southern half of England

The warning will be in place from 12pm on Monday until 6pm on Wednesday.

Society