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A Liverpool delivery driver earned £300,000 by completing university coursework and exams for students/Image: BBC A UK-based delivery driver who secretly completed university coursework and online exams for students in exchange for money has been jailed for three years after investigators uncovered a large-scale academic fraud operation that generated more than £300,000 in illegal earnings.Shahid…

Stephen Ogilvie, Belfast victim out of induced coma/image: X The family of a Belfast man whose stabbing triggered three nights of violent unrest across the city have revealed he could lose sight in both eyes as he continues his recovery in hospital.Stephen Ogilvie, 44, has emerged from an induced coma after suffering severe injuries in…

A UK-based businessman has launched a £1 million-plus legal battle against Britain’s largest water company, claiming a devastating moorland wildfire destroyed prized grouse breeding grounds, killed wildlife and wiped out years of conservation work on his Lancashire estate.David Livesey, the former chief executive of estate agency group Connells, is seeking £1,034,600 in damages from United…

A rapist who fled the UK after being mistakenly released from prison has claimed he warned prison staff that he was not supposed to be freed before leaving the country.Bernadin Dedic, 48, was being held on remand while awaiting trial on allegations that he repeatedly raped a woman at knifepoint when an administrative error led…

A teacher has been convicted of murdering a 13-month-old boy he adopted with his male partner just months before the child’s death. Jamie Varley, 37, was found guilty at Preston Crown Court of murdering Preston Davey in July 2023. His partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, was convicted of sexual assault, child cruelty and allowing the death…

Princess Diana (Image: Wikipedia) There are moments in public life that don’t survive because they are grand, but because they are simple. Princess Diana’s words about kindness belong to that category. They don’t sound like a slogan or a carefully packaged message. They sound closer to something overheard in a private conversation, something said without…

UK set for 30C heat blast as summer makes a swift comeback / Image – file After a run of cooler temperatures, showers and blustery conditions, summer warmth is set to make a dramatic return across much of the UK this week, with some areas expected to reach temperatures close to 30C.Forecasters say a change…

Under-16s face social media ban as UK unveils tough new online rules / Image – file Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that children under the age of 16 will be banned from using major social media platforms under what the government calls the most significant overhaul of online child safety rules in a generation.Unveiled…

England doctors call off planned strike A planned four-day strike by resident doctors in England has been called off after the UK government made a fresh last-minute offer on pay, jobs and career progression, the British Medical Association (BMA) announced on Saturday.The industrial action, which was scheduled to begin at 7 am on Monday and…

Image: Redwings Horse Sanctuary When football clubs replace worn equipment, most fans assume it ends up in storage or is thrown away. Arsenal’s old player socks have taken a very different path. The Premier League club recently donated around 40 pairs of footless red socks to Redwings Horse Sanctuary, Britain’s largest equine rescue charity. What…