Criminal damage to historical buildings in Wales on the rise
Matt MurrayBBC News and Tony BrownBBC News BBC Neath Abbey has seen a spate of criminal damage incidents this year Criminal damage to listed buildings is on the increase, the…
Man arrested after two women die five months apart
A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two women died in London five months apart. The Met Police said it had been unable to determine a…
Banbury bookkeeper jailed for defrauding elderly couple
Dave GilyeatBBC News, Oxford TVP Susan Bruland was sentenced to five years in prison for two counts of fraud by abuse of position A woman who defrauded an elderly couple…
Rioter jailed for stoking fires at Manvers asylum hotel
A man who helped stoke a fire outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for nine years. Matthew Crossland, 32, was filmed throwing planks of wood and bricks…
Reform not ruling out scrapping Senedd, politician says
David DeansPolitical reporter, BBC Wales News, Birmingham NEC Sam Robinson/BBC Laura Anne Jones said Reform was not ruling anything on the Senedd out Reform’s first ever Senedd politician has said…
Actor John Alford guilty of sexually assaulting two girls
BBC Actor John Alford has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two teenage girls. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh…
Scottish Secretary Ian Murray to leave government
BBC Ian Murray has been removed from his post as Scottish Secretary. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has reshuffled his government following the resignation of his deputy Angela Rayner. Murray…
Six jailed for murder in ‘execution-style’ doorstep shooting
Five men and a 17-year-old boy have been sentenced to life in jail for killing 21-year-old drug dealer Janayo Lucima. They were found guilty at the Old Bailey of murder…
Greater Manchester bus drivers to strike in pay row
More than 2,000 bus drivers in Greater Manchester are set to strike and cause “major disruption” to the network, the transport workers union has said. The Unite trade union said…
Amy Pugh jailed for murder of estranged husband in Newport attack
A woman has been jailed for life for murdering her estranged husband whose death she had tried to pass off as a suicide. Amy Pugh, 34, attacked Kyle Pugh at…