Cormac Pearson
UK
Man arrested after police officer shot in leg with crossbow
Police attended School Lane, Downley, at around 6pm on Friday after a man in his sixties suffered a stab wound.
11 May 2024
UK3 May 2024
Teenager arrested after house and cars set on fire in 'arson' attack
Police were called to reports of a gunshot at a property in Stockton
UK
Daughter of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky hopes to ‘find peace’
Piran Ditta Khan was convicted almost 20 years after PC Beshenivsky was killed.
29 Apr 2024
UK
What the papers say – April 29
A range of stories lead the newspapers to commence the working week.
29 Apr 2024
UK
Chinese student named as sixth victim of Sydney stabbing
Five women and one man were killed in Saturday’s attack at a shopping centre.
15 Apr 2024
UK
Sydney knifeman, 40, had mental health issues since his teens, say family
Joel Cauchi had been known to police, particularly over the last five years, but had not been arrested or charged before Saturday’s attack.
14 Apr 2024
UK14 Apr 2024
Daughter of businessman named as one of the victims in Sydney attack
According to widespread media reports in Australia, Dawn Singleton, 25, was killed in the attack.
UK
Police say Sydney attacker was known to police but had not been charged
Joel Cauchi, 40, from Queensland was identified as the attacker by New South Wales police on Sunday.
14 Apr 2024
Health
NHS chief calls out ‘unacceptable’ abuse faced by doctors and nurses
More than 58,000 NHS staff said they had experienced sexual harassment from patients, their relatives or other members of the public in 2023.
13 Apr 2024
Politics
Jeremy Hunt declares he is ready to ‘cut taxes and bet on growth’
The Chancellor said Britain ‘has done the hard yards’ and the economy is ‘bouncing back’.
13 Apr 2024
UK
Police launch murder investigation after teenage boy stabbed
Greater Manchester Police were called to the stabbing of the 17-year-old in Moss Side at around 4.15pm on Thursday.
5 Apr 2024
Politics
World Central Kitchen calls for independent investigation into IDF strikes
British victims John Chapman, 57, James ‘Jim’ Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, were among the seven who died in the attack.
4 Apr 2024
Science
Nationwide blood test trials hope to improve Alzheimer’s diagnosis rate
The trial could make diagnosis much more accessible, with currently just 2% of people able to access tests like PET scans or lumbar punctures.
4 Apr 2024
Business News
Kemi Badenoch: Diversity initiatives can be ineffective and counterproductive
The independent Inclusion at Work Panel, appointed by Ms Badenoch, spoke to more than 100 people in 55 organisations.
20 Mar 2024
Politics
Britain urged to consider conscription to deter Russian threat
Latvian foreign minister Krisjanis Karins said Britain should consider the model of ‘total defence’.
17 Mar 2024
Celebrity News
Dan Wootton apologises for part in Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s ‘heartache’
The former GB News presenter became embroiled in a legal battle with Johnny Depp over the 2018 article.
16 Mar 2024
Health
BMA calls on government to launch inquiry into use of physician associates
Chairman Professor Phillip Banfield said it is ‘essentially a patient safety scandal’.
16 Mar 2024
Politics
Cambridge University scraps state school admission targets – report
The university is working on a new access plan.
12 Mar 2024
UK
Fire at London police station brought under control
Around 175 firefighters and 30 fire engines attended the blaze at Forest Gate police station on Romford Road.
7 Mar 2024
Politics
Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election Budget labelled both ‘solid’ and ‘mad’
Newspapers varied wildly in their interpretations of the Chancellor’s which draws ‘battle lines’ for the election.
7 Mar 2024
Politics
Pensioners the big losers from Jeremy Hunt’s Budget, says think tank
The Resolution Foundation said the Chancellor threw ‘fiscal caution to the wind’.
7 Mar 2024