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Drug dealer on the run after he was released under investigation by NCA

Drug dealer on the run after he was released under investigation by NCA

Drug dealer on the run after he was released under investigation by NCA

19 October 2020

Khaliq Ur Rehman vanished after he was arrested for allegedly failing to tell law enforcement all his mobile phone numbers and email addresses


Shoppers in Welshpool react to news of ‘firebreak’ lockdown in Wales

Shoppers in Welshpool react to news of ‘firebreak’ lockdown in Wales

Shoppers in Welshpool react to news of ‘firebreak’ lockdown in Wales

19 October 2020

The two-week lockdown will apply across Wales from 6pm on Friday.


Labour urges Government not to cut Universal Credit in April

Labour urges Government not to cut Universal Credit in April

Labour urges Government not to cut Universal Credit in April

19 October 2020

Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey said a ‘very different’ approach is in place compared with the earlier stricter lockdown.


James Bond memorabilia including Aston Martin DB5 to go under hammer

James Bond memorabilia including Aston Martin DB5 to go under hammer

James Bond memorabilia including Aston Martin DB5 to go under hammer

19 October 2020

Nearly 200 film posters and more than 100 books will also be made available across four Bond On Bond Street sales by Sotheby’s.


Builder jailed for at least 30 years for murdering love rival

Builder jailed for at least 30 years for murdering love rival

Builder jailed for at least 30 years for murdering love rival

19 October 2020

Andrew Jones shot dead Michael O’Leary because he was having an affair with his wife


Former prime minister Theresa May sounds no-deal Brexit security warning

Former prime minister Theresa May sounds no-deal Brexit security warning

Former prime minister Theresa May sounds no-deal Brexit security warning

19 October 2020

The former premier was speaking in the Commons.


Michel Barnier says EU willing to intensify stalled UK trade talks

Michel Barnier says EU willing to intensify stalled UK trade talks

Michel Barnier says EU willing to intensify stalled UK trade talks

19 October 2020

The EU negotiator’s comments came as UK Cabinet minister Michael Gove said further talks would be meaningless without a changed approach.


Bridal couple among more than 5,000 rail trespassers since June

Bridal couple among more than 5,000 rail trespassers since June

Bridal couple among more than 5,000 rail trespassers since June

19 October 2020

The number of incidents recorded in September was a five-year high.


Astronomers say Milky Way has a clumpy halo

Astronomers say Milky Way has a clumpy halo

Astronomers say Milky Way has a clumpy halo

19 October 2020

They suggest this heated halo was the incubator for our galaxy’s formation some 10 billion years ago.


Link found between air pollution and neurological disorders – study

Link found between air pollution and neurological disorders – study

Link found between air pollution and neurological disorders – study

19 October 2020

The study is the first nationwide analysis of the link between fine particulate pollution and neurodegenerative diseases in the US.


Parents ‘more likely’ to illegally download content for children during lockdown

Parents ‘more likely’ to illegally download content for children during lockdown

Parents ‘more likely’ to illegally download content for children during lockdown

19 October 2020

Online safety group issues piracy warning after research finds 56% are more regularly downloading illegal content for their children.


Ex-Blue Peter presenter John Leslie cleared of sexual assault at Christmas party

Ex-Blue Peter presenter John Leslie cleared of sexual assault at Christmas party

Ex-Blue Peter presenter John Leslie cleared of sexual assault at Christmas party

19 October 2020

Leslie was found not guilty of groping a woman after shaking hands with her at a gathering in London’s West End more than a decade ago.


‘Firebreaker’ lockdown in Wales essential to protect NHS, medics say

‘Firebreaker’ lockdown in Wales essential to protect NHS, medics say

‘Firebreaker’ lockdown in Wales essential to protect NHS, medics say

19 October 2020

The Wales-wide lockdown will last from October 23 to November 9.


Dozens cross to Dover a day after body of migrant found on French coast

Dozens cross to Dover a day after body of migrant found on French coast

Dozens cross to Dover a day after body of migrant found on French coast

19 October 2020

Among those successfully making the journey on Monday was a young child carried ashore by a Border Force official.


Britain in race for technological advantage on battlefield, says Wallace

Britain in race for technological advantage on battlefield, says Wallace

Britain in race for technological advantage on battlefield, says Wallace

19 October 2020

Ben Wallace was speaking after a demonstration of the latest unmanned autonomous vehicles, drones and geolocation systems on Salisbury Plain.


Cecil Rhodes statue should be joined by sculpture of Nelson Mandela, peers told

Cecil Rhodes statue should be joined by sculpture of Nelson Mandela, peers told

Cecil Rhodes statue should be joined by sculpture of Nelson Mandela, peers told

19 October 2020

An independent crossbencher argued the monument to the British imperialist ‘should not be sacrificed to current concerns’.


Nothing could have prevented North Sea helicopter crash – FAI finds

Nothing could have prevented North Sea helicopter crash – FAI finds

Nothing could have prevented North Sea helicopter crash – FAI finds

19 October 2020

The helicopter plunged into the sea in August 2013 with the loss of four lives.


Woman admits killing pensioner in Co-op store

Woman admits killing pensioner in Co-op store

Woman admits killing pensioner in Co-op store

19 October 2020

Zara Anne Radcliffe, 30, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of John Rees and the attempted murder of three other people during a series of stabbings.


Q&A: Two-week Welsh ‘firebreak’ lockdown

Q&A: Two-week Welsh ‘firebreak’ lockdown

Q&A: Two-week Welsh ‘firebreak’ lockdown

19 October 2020

The country will be under restrictions similar to those imposed when it first went into lockdown in March.


EU leaders must ‘change their position’ for trade talks to continue – No 10

EU leaders must ‘change their position’ for trade talks to continue – No 10

EU leaders must ‘change their position’ for trade talks to continue – No 10

19 October 2020

Lord Frost and Michel Barnier discussed the situation on Monday with trade negotiations in limbo.


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