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‘Bucket list’ penis cutter jailed for five years for ‘abhorrent’ procedure

‘Bucket list’ penis cutter jailed for five years for ‘abhorrent’ procedure

‘Bucket list’ penis cutter jailed for five years for ‘abhorrent’ procedure

15 January 2024

Damien Byrnes, 36, admitted removing Marius Gustavson’s penis with a kitchen knife on video at his home on February 18 2017.


First international guideline on AI safety published by UK standards body

First international guideline on AI safety published by UK standards body

First international guideline on AI safety published by UK standards body

15 January 2024

The British Standards Institution has produced advice on how organisations can develop safe and responsible artificial intelligence products.


Missile hits ship off Yemen as ministers face questions over new air strikes

Missile hits ship off Yemen as ministers face questions over new air strikes

Missile hits ship off Yemen as ministers face questions over new air strikes

15 January 2024

Rishi Sunak is due to give a statement on the joint UK-US action last week designed to curtail Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.


Land Rover first delivered to King Charles is heading to auction

Land Rover first delivered to King Charles is heading to auction

Land Rover first delivered to King Charles is heading to auction

15 January 2024

SUV was first used by the current King and Queen


Computer programmer died from allergic reaction to nuts in pizza, coroner rules

Computer programmer died from allergic reaction to nuts in pizza, coroner rules

Computer programmer died from allergic reaction to nuts in pizza, coroner rules

15 January 2024

James Atkinson, 23, and two flatmates ordered chicken tikka masala pizzas on the Deliveroo app from the Dadyal restaurant in Newcastle in July 2020.


Young people may be missing out because of home working, says Gillian Keegan

Young people may be missing out because of home working, says Gillian Keegan

Young people may be missing out because of home working, says Gillian Keegan

15 January 2024

Young workers want to be going into the office but they report there is ‘virtually nobody there’, the Education Secretary said.


Notorious fraudster living with family in Spain after prison release, court told

Notorious fraudster living with family in Spain after prison release, court told

Notorious fraudster living with family in Spain after prison release, court told

15 January 2024

Mark Acklom was extradited to Spain in 2021 after being freed from a near six-year sentence imposed in England in 2019.


Scotch whisky industry brings £7.1bn into UK economy

Scotch whisky industry brings £7.1bn into UK economy

Scotch whisky industry brings £7.1bn into UK economy

15 January 2024

The sector supports 66,000 jobs across the UK.


Fuel retailers to be forced to share price change data within 30 minutes

Fuel retailers to be forced to share price change data within 30 minutes

Fuel retailers to be forced to share price change data within 30 minutes

15 January 2024

This freely available data will enable tech companies to develop new price comparison tools, the Government said.


Asda becomes second supermarket to cut cost of Aptamil baby formula

Asda becomes second supermarket to cut cost of Aptamil baby formula

Asda becomes second supermarket to cut cost of Aptamil baby formula

15 January 2024

Asda also said it will let customers pay for baby formula using their rewards scheme vouchers for the first time.


‘Increasingly untenable’ for DUP to refuse to restore powersharing – O’Neill

‘Increasingly untenable’ for DUP to refuse to restore powersharing – O’Neill

‘Increasingly untenable’ for DUP to refuse to restore powersharing – O’Neill

15 January 2024

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill said that she was not feeling positive after a meeting with Chris Heaton-Harris.


Police officer who had sex with drunk woman in patrol car avoids jail

Police officer who had sex with drunk woman in patrol car avoids jail

Police officer who had sex with drunk woman in patrol car avoids jail

15 January 2024

The married father-of-two decided to have sex with the woman in a ‘moment of madness’, a court has been told.


Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant win TS Eliot Prize for ‘theatrical’ poetry

Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant win TS Eliot Prize for ‘theatrical’ poetry

Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant win TS Eliot Prize for ‘theatrical’ poetry

15 January 2024

He has won the £25,000 prize.


Jury sworn in to try trio charged with murdering footballer on Boxing Day

Jury sworn in to try trio charged with murdering footballer on Boxing Day

Jury sworn in to try trio charged with murdering footballer on Boxing Day

15 January 2024

Cody Fisher, 23, was stabbed to death at a nightclub in Digbeth, Birmingham, on December 26 2022.


Assembly to be recalled this week in bid to back public sector pay

Assembly to be recalled this week in bid to back public sector pay

Assembly to be recalled this week in bid to back public sector pay

15 January 2024

The recall motion tabled by Sinn Fein gained the required signatures from 30 MLAs and will take place on Wednesday at 12pm.


Family calendar ‘locked in time’ since Reading murders, says brother of victim

Family calendar ‘locked in time’ since Reading murders, says brother of victim

Family calendar ‘locked in time’ since Reading murders, says brother of victim

15 January 2024

Joseph Ritchie-Bennett was killed alongside James Furlong and David Wails in the 2020 attack.


Sunak hits out at political ‘smears’ over his wealth

Sunak hits out at political ‘smears’ over his wealth

Sunak hits out at political ‘smears’ over his wealth

15 January 2024

The Prime Minister, who with his wife Akshata Murty has an estimated net worth of £529 million, is one of the richest men to ever enter Number 10.


Cleverly moves to ban Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir as terror organisation

Cleverly moves to ban Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir as terror organisation

Cleverly moves to ban Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir as terror organisation

15 January 2024

The proposal has to be debated and is subject to Parliament backing.


ICO to examine legality of using personal data to train generative AI models

ICO to examine legality of using personal data to train generative AI models

ICO to examine legality of using personal data to train generative AI models

15 January 2024

The UK’s data protection regulator has launched a consultation series around the technology.


Tearful whistleblower reported rape of children by grooming gangs

Tearful whistleblower reported rape of children by grooming gangs

Tearful whistleblower reported rape of children by grooming gangs

15 January 2024

Sara Rowbotham was vindicated by the major report into child sex abuse on Rochdale’s streets.


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