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Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton was found hanged at his home, a coroner’s court heard. The 46-year-old was discovered “unresponsive” by his manager, Paul Speak, on the morning of Sunday September 14, at his house in Hyde, Greater Manchester, Stockport Coroner’s Court was told. The details were given during a brief 10-minute hearing as the inquest into the death of the popular former boxer was opened and adjourned until […]

A surge in drivers being caught by speed cameras has been blamed for a 12% increase in the number of penalty points added to licences last year. Figures obtained by Co-op Insurance show drivers in Britain received 9.61 million points in 2024. That was compared with 8.55 million during 2023, and continues a trend of the total rising every year since 2021. Speeding on public roads and on motorways were […]

As many as 38% of viewers surveyed by the BBC say it is “ineffective” at being independent from the Government. The figure, revealed in the corporation’s Our BBC, Our Future questionnaire results, was just slightly smaller than that of those who thought the BBC was “effective” at being independent from the Government, which totalled 43%. Some 91% of the 872,701 respondents to the survey launched in March this year said […]

More than a quarter of children consuming news online said they have believed a fake or artificial intelligence-generated story, according to research. The finding from online safety charity Internet Matters that almost three in 10 (27%) have fallen prey to fake news has prompted calls for children to be given better critical thinking skills to keep them safe online. The proportion is greater among vulnerable children – which for this […]

A former funeral director has admitted a string of offences including presenting four women with ashes he falsely claimed were those of their unborn children. Robert Bush pleaded guilty to offences spanning more than 10 years at his business, Legacy Independent Funeral Directors’ in Hull. Humberside Police launched a major investigation into remains found at one of the firm’s sites in March last year after they received a report of “concern of […]

The Government has sanctioned Russia’s biggest oil producer Rosneft as part of its latest set of measures targeting Russia’s economy amid the war in Ukraine. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announced Rosneft, along with Lukoil – two of the world’s largest energy companies – would face restrictions from the UK. The Foreign Office said the two firms export 3.1 million barrels of oil a day. Rosneft, Russia’s largest firm, is responsible […]

More than 730 police officers were sacked and barred from returning to the service last year, figures show. According to the College of Policing, 735 officers were placed on the barred list in the year to March 31 2025, up from 593 the previous year, an increase of 24%. The latest figures from the College of Policing for the police barred list include categories for the reason for sacking, with […]

Graduate hiring has fallen 8% since 2024, a survey has found, but apprentice hiring has increased by 8%. This is the first time graduate jobs have fallen year-on-year since the pandemic in 2020, the Institute of Student Employers (ISE) said, while apprentice recruitment has been growing since 2015. Because graduates still outnumber apprenticeships, the overall entry level job market among ISE’s member employers has fallen by 5%. ISE questioned 155 […]

The UK has delivered more than 85,000 military drones to Ukraine over the last six months, the Defence Secretary is to say, amid a surge in Russian one-way attack drone strikes. John Healey will say that £600 million has been invested this year to accelerate drone delivery for Kyiv’s armed forces. The drones – including tens of thousands of short-range first-person view models – are being used for reconnaissance, precision […]