Police chief considers joining legal action over PC Harper killers' early release
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026

Two of PC Andrew Harper's killers are set to be included in the government's early release scheme, which begins in October.

Ex-MP urges Tories to block council candidate jailed for antisemitic abuse against her
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026

Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed over neo-Nazi activism, but has been selected to stand in a new Somerset Council seat in 2027.

Dewormer and scabies drugs being sold as cancer treatments, BBC investigation finds
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026

A terminally ill patient was offered the drugs by a stair lift salesman claiming they could shrink tumours.

Russian strike kills at least 17 as Zelensky says interceptors could have saved lives
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026

The Russia defence ministry said it had struck logistics hubs and supply centres in Kyiv and the surrounding region.

Couple woke to find shirtless intruder in Travelodge room
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026

Kim Hutchison says she was "petrified" to see a man in just shorts at the end of her bed in a Dundee Travelodge.