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Lottery winner loses fortune for blocking public footpath A Postcode Lottery winner will have to part with a chunk of his money for blocking a public footpath next to his Gloucestershire mansion. Mark Skuse erected fences and put up signage to stop dogs jumping in his pool and pooing in the garden of his £1.25 million home in Lower Marton. After complaints from neighbours, South Gloucestershire Council ordered the 53-year-old in May last year to reopen the path. Ignoring the pleas, the businessman was then summoned to Bristol Magistrates Court on Monday where he was found guilty of obstructing the…

Most of Friday’s front pages lead on the same story – the landmark report that calls for women impacted by pension changes. It calls for them to receive payments and follows a campaign by so-called Waspi women – named after the group Women Against State Pension Inequality. 

London Clinic issues major update over Kate medical records ‘breach’ The chief executive of the London Clinic says ‘all appropriate investigatory, regulatory and disciplinary steps will be taken’ after an employee allegedly tried to access The Princess of Wales’ medical files. A worker at the private hospital where Kate Middleton underwent planned abdominal surgery in January is alleged to have tried to view her private medical notes. A source told The Mirror: ‘This is a major security breach and incredibly damaging for the hospital, given its unblemished reputation for treating members of the Royal Family.’ In a statement, London Clinic…

IT worker guilty of murdering married couple with fentanyl-laced drink An IT worker who poisoned a married couple with fentanyl as part of a warped bid to seize control of their business is facing a whole life sentence after being found guilty of murder. Luke D’Wit, 34, slipped the synthetic opioid into ‘health drinks’ which he gave to Stephen Baxter, 61, and his wife Carol, 64, at their home in West Mersea in Essex last Easter. The loner befriended the couple while working for their shower mat firm Cazsplash and later targeted them in what prosecutors described as ‘a web…

Front page summary The Independent – Inside the Gaza hospital where mums are too weak to breastfeed their babies – and staff eat animal feed The Independent leads on its special report saying: Bel Trew – with Nedal Hamdouna in Rafah and J Shammla in Gaza City– speak to doctors and nurses facing babies dying of malnutrition, while pregnant women miscarry and children need IV drips, as UN warns besieged territory faces famineThe entire front page leads on the paper’s special dispatch.  The Independent – Exposed: Secret NHS report that shames the ambulance service By WTX NewsMarch 19, 2024 The main stories…

Almost all of Wednesday’s tabloids cover the latest from the royal family, as Princess Kate’s medical records were reportedly breached as unauthorised members of staff tried to access her health records. Other royal front page leads report on the grainy video of William and Kate at a farm shop in Windsor, that sparked wild conspiracy theories online. 

The UK inflation rate has fallen to 3.4% in the year to February. It marks the lowest level in almost two and a half years. 

Man becomes first person in England jailed for cyber-flashing A man has become the first person in England and Wales to be jailed for a cyber-flashing offence. Nicholas Hawkes, 39, will serve a sentence of 66 weeks after he targeted a woman and a teenage girl with pictures of an exposed penis. The 39-year-old, from Basildon, Essex, pleaded guilty to two counts of sending a photograph or film of genitals to cause alarm, distress, or humiliation when he appeared in the dock at Southend Magistrates’ Court. The Crown Prosecution Service introduced new powers to prosecute crimes including cyber-flashing, sharing ‘deepfake’…

XL bully shot dead by armed police after attack in London A dog thought to be an XL Bully has been shot dead after mauling people in Battersea last night. Four men were taken to hospital for injuries caused by the dog, which was killed by armed police at the scene. A 22-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control. Both remain in custody. A Met spokesman said: ‘Police were called to reports of a dog – described as an XL Bully – that was dangerously out of control and…

William spotted for first time since farm shop trip with Kate Prince William has been spotted for the first time since he took Kate Middleton to a farm shop. It was the first time the Princess of Wales has been seen in public since Christmas after undergoing abdominal surgery. Rumours over Kate’s whereabouts have been circulating ever since, which were only fueled after she admitted to editing a picture released on Mother’s Day. Today the Prince of Wales was seen in Sheffield to unveil plans to help end homelessness in the UK through The Royal Foundation’s Homewards programme.

Eton College schoolboy dies after collapsing on playing fields An Eton College pupil has died after collapsing on a sports field at the weekend. Raphaël Pryor, who was in Year 13, collapsed while playing Field Game on Saturday. The 17-year-old suddenly dropped to the ground and could not be saved, according to The Sun. Field Game is a traditional game played at the school in Windsor, where fees are almost £50,000 per year. Eton’s head teacher Simon Henderson paid tribute to the schoolboy: ‘Raphaël was an outstanding young man who lived with joy in his heart, sharing it widely and…

Tuesday’s newspaper front pages feature a variety of leads, with pictures of the Princess of Wales out and about a popular splash for the tabloids, and UK politics a hot topic for the broadsheets. 

Kate spotted in public for first time in months on trip to farm shop Kate Middleton has been seen in public for the first time since her surgery in January on a trip to a farm shop in Windsor, it has been reported. The Princess of Wales has been out of action for months following an abdominal operation, with only one official picture of her released in that time. Social media speculation has gone into a frenzy in recent weeks, particularly after that picture – published to mark Mother’s Day – was found to have been manipulated using Photoshop. But…

The weekend was a challenging experience for the countless drivers who depend on the M25 daily. The closure of junctions 10 and 11 due to extensive roadworks marked an unprecedented event, being the first time such a significant segment of the motorway was shut during daylight hours.

According to reports, an emergency landing was necessary when a passenger attempted suicide aboard EVA Air BR67 flight from Bangkok to London last Friday.

A 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following two distinct crossbow assaults in London. He is currently detained at a police station in east London.

Killer’s frantic texts after fatal ‘one punch attack’ on night out A court has convicted two men for killing a random stranger in a street fight last year which lasted just 20 seconds. Prosecutors described how Jake Parkinson, 22, and Jak Fairclough, 29, both of Preston, Lancashire, bumped into Jack Jermy-Doyle on a night out in August 2022. Parkinson and Fairclough spoke briefly with Jermy-Doyle before Parkinson punched him in the stomach, with Fairclough delivering a second blow that knocked him to the ground. Jermy-Doyle then struck his head on the pavement, putting him into a coma from which he…

Many of the Sunday Papers look at politics in the UK, including reports that MPs are planning to topple Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as polling continues to be dire for the Tory party. Many Tory MPs are worried the Conservatives are facing their biggest-ever electoral defeat later this year, with a general election expected in the second half of 2024. 

FKA Twigs speaks about abuse after Shia LaBeouf allegations Musician FKA Twigs has said being abused ‘changed her nervous system’. The Cellophane singer, 36, was previously in a relationship with actor Shia LaBeouf, 37, and after their split made serious accusations of abuse in their relationship. He has denied ‘each and every allegation,’ which includes both physical and verbal abuse, sexual battery and emotional distress. A trial on alleged sexual battery and abuse is due to go on trial later this year.

Man shot in neck with crossbow days after woman was targeted A man has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the neck by a crossbow in Shoreditch, London. A man in his 20s suffered a neck injury at Arnold Circus at around 7.30pm yesterday. It’s thought he was hit by a dart fired from a crossbow. He was taken to hospital where his condition was assessed as not life-threatening or life-changing. The attack comes just days after a woman in her 40s was also injured with what police believe to be a crossbow in Club Row, Shoreditch.

Huge part of London is going to be hell on earth this weekend thanks to M25 closure – stay at home and paint instead If you’re thinking of driving anywhere in south west London or the surrounding counties this weekend: don’t. That’s the basic summary of the advice of the National Highways agency which has offered official advice for people to ‘decorate the bathroom or something’ instead. That’s because part of the M25 motorway is set to close for a full weekend for the first time ever. A five-mile stretch of the road between junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey…

Friday’s front pages cover a variety of stories. Several of the papers cover recent political news from the UK, including the government’s new definition of extremism and the ongoing scandal over a top Tory donor who is alleged to have made racist comments about MP Diane Abbott. 

Urgent hunt for missing mum and her baby wearing a pink hat A search has been launched after concerns for a mum who went missing with her baby in Glasgow. The woman and the infant were last seen together on Wednesday March 13 leaving a supermarket in the Jamaica Street area in Glasgow city centre at about 4.20pm and walking north towards a bus stop. The baby is believed to be between four and six months and last seen wearing a red snow suit with a hood and pink hat. The woman is described as white Eastern European, with blonde…

British man, 45, falls to his death from hotel balcony hours after proposing A British holidaymaker plummeted to his death after falling from a balcony just hours after proposing to his girlfriend. Stephen Willits, 45, suffered fatal injuries after the tragic fall in Corfu, an inquest has heard. On the night of his death, Stephen had been celebrating his engagement to his fiancee with dinner and drinks in August 2020. They later returned to their third-floor hotel room and had been happily messaging friends and family about the good news.

Body of student, 19, pulled from river after she went missing three weeks ago A body recovered from the River Thames last month is believed to be that of missing SOAS University student Samaria Ayanle, the Metropolitan Police has said. Ayanle, 19, was last seen at her accommodation near Marble Arch in the early hours of February 22. Only hours later, officers received reports of a body on the north foreshore near Putney Pier about five miles southwest. At the time, no missing person reports matched the recovered body. Detectives uploaded her details to the UK Missing Persons database in…