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A man has pleaded guilty to murdering his partner and neighbour and trying to kill two other people in a stabbing in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day. Jazwell Brown, 49, attacked Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, at an address in Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley, on December 25 last year. He also tried to murder Bradley Latter, 29, and a teenage boy during the incident, in which he was carrying a kitchen […]

Employment roles at Scunthorpe steelworks may have to change to ensure the plant has a long-term future, the Business Secretary has said, after he was pressed on whether jobs could be lost. Jonathan Reynolds said the Government is looking for a private sector partner to help “transform” the future of the British Steel site, days after ministers were granted emergency powers to keep the plant’s two blast furnaces running. In […]

His widow's raising awareness of pancreatic cancer Actor Alan Rickman had “so much more” to offer the world, his wife said as she raised awareness of the importance of early detection for pancreatic cancer. Rima Horton made the comments by Tower Bridge in central London where almost 800 trainers, representing the number of people who die from the disease each month in the UK, have been laid ahead of the […]

Bin collection strikes in Birmingham are set to carry on after refuse workers rejected an offer from the council to halt the long-running dispute. Rubbish has been piling up on the city’s streets and there have been warnings of a public health emergency as hundreds of workers have been on all-out strike for more than a month. The Government has stepped in in an attempt to prompt an end to […]

Singer Katy Perry kissed the ground and held a flower in the air as she returned from her Blue Origin trip to space and revealed she will write a song about the experience. The 40-year-old sang Louis Armstrong’s What A Wonderful World as she and the six-woman crew, also made up of CBS Mornings presenter Gayle King, former rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, astronaut Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn […]

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is expecting a big summer in the transfer market as the club look to build on their pending Premier League title triumph. The 2-1 victory at home to West Ham, secured by the centre-back’s 89th-minute winner, leaves the Reds a maximum of six points away from lifting a record-equalling 20th championship. Van Dijk’s own future is likely to be secured later this week with the […]

Former Conservative MP Craig Williams is among 15 people who have been charged after bets were placed on the timing of the 2024 general election, the Gambling Commission has revealed. Williams was among a number of people linked to the Conservative Party reported to have made bets on the election date, which was called by then-prime minister Rishi Sunak. The former Montgomeryshire MP admitted at the time to having a […]

Union officials are “hopeful” that the materials needed to keep furnaces burning at the Scunthorpe steel plant will be delivered within the next 48 hours. It comes as British Steel has appointed interim executives as efforts continue to secure its future. British Steel announced Allan Bell as interim chief executive officer and Lisa Coulson as interim chief commercial officer with immediate effect on Monday. Staff at the firm and civil […]

Katy Perry has hailed the “incredible and inspiring” women who will be joining her on a flight into space. The 40-year-old US pop star is part of a six-woman crew on Jeff Bezos’s New Shepard NS-31 mission, organised by his partner, journalist Lauren Sanchez. Sanchez picked the crew, who also include CBS Mornings presenter Gayle King, former Nasa rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, astronaut and activist Amanda Nguyen and movie producer […]