Category: United Kingdom

Caerwyn Ash reached the MasterChef quarterfinals in 2016 A MasterChef contestant was jailed for possessing child abuse images and then blackmailing cops when they caught him. Caerwyn Ash, 41, from Swansea, threatened to release footage of police officers engaging in sexual acts unless the case against him was dropped. Ash was found guilty of possessing...

The Archbishops of York and Canterbury confirmed the dismissals The Church of England has fired a panel of experts who provided independent oversight of how it dealt with abuse. The Archbishops’ Council confirmed that it was “terminating the contracts” of the three board members: interim chairwoman Meg Munn, Jasvinder Sanghera and Steve Reeves. The latter...

Lorna Slater survived a vote of no confidence in her role as circular economy minister on Tuesday, and opposition attempts to oust her failed at Holyrood over the Deposit Return Scheme. The Scotsman reported that the party’s whips warned that voting for the Slater-related no-confidence motion on Tuesday would result in them losing the whip....

Victoria and Matthew Watts face a large monthly increase in their mortgage payments More than 400,000 people will see their fixed-line mortgage offers come to an end in the coming months, at a time when lenders are rapidly raising rates and striking deals. How do homeowners manage? Victoria Watts, who lives with her husband and...

Ollie Lewis says student confidence will suffer from degree backlogs when it comes to applying for jobs Students say they have been left to graduate with “an empty paper” after the University of Edinburgh delayed the results of some degrees. The delay, just weeks before graduation ceremonies are due to take place, comes in response...

A typical two-year fixed mortgage offer now carries an interest rate of more than 6% for the first time since December. Mortgage lenders have been withdrawing and reassessing deals at a rapid pace in recent weeks, creating concern for those seeking new deals. Mortgage interest rates spiked after last fall’s mini-budget before easing slightly. Now,...

The use of proxies has proven controversial, with critics saying it disproportionately targets black and minority ethnic communities. But the Interior Ministry says the government’s “first priority” must be “prevention and public safety.” Suella Braverman has encouraged police chiefs to use stop and search powers more frequently to “seize dangerous weapons and prevent further knife...

Teachers will go on strike for another two days this school term, the National Education Union has announced. The union’s national executive said strikes by its members will take place on Wednesday, July 5 and Friday, July 7. UNE members previously he was on strike on three dates in February and three dates in March....

Two police officers were taken to hospital after suffering dog bites to the arm and hand at the scene of a house fire. Just after 4:50am this morning officers received a report of a fire on Claughton Road in Birkenhead. Nine other container and car fires were also reported in the nearby area. Several people...