87 m. ago Kevin Clifton pays tribute to 'amazing friend' after Strictly co

Former Strictly pro Kevin Clifton flooded with support after sharing a moving tribute to his friend, whom he called 'a heck of a fighter.'

Politics

13 h. ago Jan 6 rioter who famously stole lectern from Nancy Pelosi announces bid for office in Florida

The rioter, who filed to run on the fifth anniversary of January 6, served a 75-day prison sentence and one year of supervised release after stealing the lectern.

Politics

14 h. ago Darts star who was declared bankrupt and owed £500,000 breaks down in tears after regaining PDC Tour Card

MERVYN KING broke down in TEARS after regaining his PDC Tour Card just two months before his 60th birthday. The oche veteran reached the semi-final of the last day of Qualifying School in Milton Keynes to secure his return to the professional circuit. It is a huge moment for the cult darts hero after he...

Economics

35 h. ago Nearly 630 drivers dodge jail in last five years despite being found criminally responsible for death crashes

An average of ten a month are given community service orders, suspended sentences or fines instead of being sent to prison for triggering killer car crashes.

Events

49 h. ago David Bowie's unexpected final two words to best friend Gary Oldman days before his death

Ten years ago the world lost a musical icon, David Bowie, and despite his way with words when writing lyrics sung by millions, his final words to his close friend were far less profound

Events

63 h. ago Female prison tutor, 36, appears in court accused of having 'intimate relationship' with inmate

Kelly Duffey, 36, is charged with striking up a romantic relationship with Ashley Goodridge, 37, who is currently serving a prison sentence.

Events

64 h. ago Rapper Fetty Wap released from prison early in drug trafficking case

Rapper Fetty Wap has been released from a federal prison to home confinement after serving just over half a six-year sentence for drug trafficking

Events

3 d. ago Tennessee university reinstates professor fired for post criticizing Charlie Kirk

Austin Peay State University will also pay theater and dance professor Darren Michael $500,000 in settlement Austin Peay State University has reinstated a professor who was fired for his social media post after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The Tennessee school is also paying the teacher $500,000 in the settlement.Austin Peay spokesperson Brian Dunn said Darren Michael returned to his position as a tenured faculty member at the public university in Clarksville effective 30 December. A copy of the settlement agreement obtained through a public records request includes a $500,000 payment and reimbursement of counseling, as reported earlier this week by WKRN-TV. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Attempted murderer who has escaped from prison while serving 23

Kieran Cameron was reported missing from HMP Thorn Cross in Warrington, Cheshire at 8.20pm on Tuesday.

Events

3 d. ago Hunt to find attempted murderer who has escaped from prison while serving 23

Kieran Cameron, 43, was reported missing from HMP Thorn Cross, a Category D open prison in Warrington, at 9.20pm on Tuesday.

Events

4 d. ago 'Do not approach' warning as attempted murderer serving 23 years escapes prison

Kieran Cameron, 43, was reported missing from HMP Thorn Cross at 8.20pm on Tuesday, January 6 - he is currently serving a 23-year sentence for attempted murder in Dorset in 2016

Events

4 d. ago Man jailed for attempted murder escapes from prison as police warn 'do not approach'

Kieran Cameron was serving a 23-year-prison

Events

4 d. ago The Guardian view on granting legal rights to AI: humans should not give house

Anthropomorphising tech helps Silicon Valley shares to soar, but our empathy should be directed to worthier causesMost readers of Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 novel Klara and the Sun will have been moved by the portrait of its eponymous AI narrator. As a solar-powered “artificial friend”, bought as a companion and potential substitute for a sick teenage girl, Klara fulfils her duties with a loving loyalty that makes it impossible to think of her as a mere piece of tech.Brilliant, thought-provoking fiction. But back in the real world, anthropomorphising AI may not be such a clever idea. During the summer, Anthropic, a leading tech company, announced that in the interests of chatbot welfare, it was allowing its Claude Opus 4 model to avoid supposedly “distressing” conversations with users. More broadly, amid explosive growth in AI capacities, there is emerging speculation over whether future Klaras may even deserve to be accorded legal rights like human beings. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Catastrophic’ MoJ leasing of jail with toxic gas set to cost more than £100m

MPs criticise 10-year deal struck in ‘blind panic’ to rent Dartmoor prison, where high levels of radon had been detectedA “catastrophic” decision by the Ministry of Justice to sign a 10-year lease on a prison where high levels of a poisonous gas had been detected is expected to cost the UK taxpayer more than £100m, parliament’s spending watchdog has concluded.The public accounts committee said the 2022 deal to rent HMP Dartmoor from the Duchy of Cornwall was signed “in a blind panic” by senior civil servants looking to guarantee prison places. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago Pamela Smart seeks to overturn conviction for having teenager murder her husband

Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, is seeking to overturn her conviction over what her lawyers claim were several constitutional violations

Events

5 d. ago Ruben Amorim Man Utd’s worst value boss ever costing £500,000 per point

RUBEN AMORIM's reign as Manchester United boss continues to make history - but for all the wrong reasons. The 41-year-old, who lasted just 14 months at Old Trafford, is now the most costly boss the club has had in the Premier League era. He cost the club £458,870.97 per point. Largely because he also holds...

Economics

5 d. ago Electric car discounts in 2026 – £9,250 off a Skywell, £4,000 off a Fiat 500e

Skywell BE11 gets £9,250 off plus £500 towards insurance, Fiat 500e city car has a £4,000 price cut, and 600e SUV is reduced by £3,285

Economics

6 d. ago Woman continued to claim benefits despite inheriting huge fortune

The 63-year-old had purchased a car and distributed the money around her family whilst still claiming more than £27,000 in a little under two years

Politics

6 d. ago Government changes could help 'over 500,000' people and Universal Credit recipients

The scheme is designed to help children from low-income backgrounds to access nutritious food while they learn

Politics

8 d. ago National Lottery winning numbers LIVE: Lotto results for January 3 with £7.6m jackpot

Tonight's National Lottery draw is a double rollover meaning the jackpot is a whopping £7.6million with £500,000 top prizes also up for grabs in the Thunderball draw

Economics