Burglar who tried to swim away from police jailed
A burglar who attempted to evade capture by police by swimming across a lake has been jailed. Chad Lambert, 35, of Cobourg Road, Bristol, was sentenced at Bristol Magistrates’ Court…
GB Energy chairman will be based in Manchester
Getty Images Juergen Maier is the chairman for the UK government’s GB Energy company The UK government has confirmed that the chairman of its new state-owned company GB Energy will…
Amy Dowden to miss Saturday’s show as Lauren Oakley stands in
Strictly Come Dancing pro Amy Dowden will miss Saturday’s show after she fell ill during filming at the weekend. Fellow professional dancer Lauren Oakley will take her place, pairing up…
Commons Speaker rebukes Rachel Reeves for Budget comments in US
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has reprimanded Chancellor Rachel Reeves for giving interviews to reporters in the US about her upcoming Budget. Parliamentary rules say major government announcements should be…
Bomb squad evacuate tower block in police probe into man’s death
BBC Several police vehicles and fire crews were sent to the scene at Overtoun Court A tower block in Clydebank has been evacuated after the bomb squad was called to…
Fertility rate in England and Wales drops to new low
Getty Images Just over 591,000 babies were born in the UK last year – the lowest number in four decades Women in England and Wales had an average of 1.44…
Caffè Nero buys Nottingham-based 200 Degrees coffee brand
Independent coffee house chain 200 Degrees has been purchased by Caffè Nero. The Nottingham-based business was set up in 2012 and had grown to 21 stores across the UK, including…
‘Cult’ members jailed over Chelmsford coroner kidnap plot
Members of an “anti-establishment cult” have been jailed for between 30 months and seven years for storming a court with handcuffs and trying to kidnap a coroner. Conspiracy theorist Mark…
Life sentence for student who hid baby in suitcase
A murderer who put her newborn baby in a cereal box, and then hid the box in a suitcase, has been given a life sentence with a minimum prison term…
Sergei Skripalt old friends Vladimir Putin would ‘get him’
BBC Sergei Skripal was one of three people who survived coming into contact with the Novichok nerve agent Sergei Skripal told a friend that President Vladimir Putin would “get him”…