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The grime artist, whose real name is Dylan Mills, was found guilty at a trial in April last year of assaulting Cassandra Jones Grime star Dizzee Rascal has lost his appeal against his conviction for assaulting his ex-fiancee. The grime artist, 38, whose real name is Dylan Mills, was found guilty at a trial in April last year of assaulting Cassandra Jones by pressing his forehead against hers and pushing […]

It sold for much more than the pre-auction estimate A dress worn by Diana, Princess of Wales has been sold for nearly half a million pounds in an auction at Sotheby’s New York salesroom. The “Infanta”-style strapless purple evening gown, by Victor Edelstein, which Diana wore in a royal portrait in 1991, was bought on Friday for 604,800 dollars (£488,15) at the curated auction The One. Sotheby’s said the final […]

Moscow-born Alex Gerko has spoken out against Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine A mathematician who was born in Russia and has spoken out against Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine was the UK’s biggest taxpayer last year. The Sunday Times tax list revealed on Friday that 100 wealthy people or families contributed nearly £5.2 billion in tax in the UK last year. Nearly £1 in every £10 of this came from […]

The Chancellor is set to deliver a major speech in London this morning Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will dismiss misplaced “gloom” about the prospects for the UK economy, saying Britain stands ready to take advantage of its Brexit “freedoms” to become a new world leader. In a keynote speech on Friday, Mr Hunt will deliver an upbeat message, saying: “Declinism about Britain was wrong in the past and it is wrong today”. But despite the […]

The five black police officers are all accused of being responsible for the death of the black driver Five fired Memphis police officers have been charged with murder and other crimes over the death of a black driver three days after a traffic stop. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy told a news conference that although the officers each played different roles in the death of Tyre Nichols, “they are all responsible”. […]

A total of 775,014 cars were built in 2022, a drop of almost 10% on the previous year UK car production fell to its lowest level since 1956 last year as output was hit by global shortages of semiconductor chips, new figures show. A total of 775,014 cars were built in 2022, down 9.8% from the 859,575 made during the previous year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. December rounded off […]

They're the latest group of health staff to stage a walkout, with more industrial action planned for next month Thousands of physiotherapists will go on strike today for the first time over pay in worsening disputes across the NHS. Members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) in 30 trusts across England will walk out in an escalation of industrial action by health workers in the long-running pay row with […]

A new e-fit has been released as detectives try to confirm that he killed the 19 year old A new e-fit of the prime suspect in the murder of Leah Croucher has been released as detectives try to confirm that he killed the 19-year-old. Neil Maxwell, a sex offender who killed himself while on the run from police, died in April 2019 – two months after Ms Croucher vanished. Officers from Thames Valley Police […]

Ministers have been warned that local journalism will struggle to survive without new support and fresh thinking from the Government. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee found that, while some small publishers have adapted to the challenges of declining advertising revenue and the shift to a largely online readership over the last two decades, the position of many papers remains precarious. Local newspapers have been among those hit […]