Boy, 15, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held at a south London police stationA second teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 15-year-old Zaian Aimable-Lina, who was stabbed to death in a park in south London on Thur…
Commonwealth Games 2022: how Birmingham’s big event is shaping up
The first major international multisport event with spectators since the start of the pandemic is an exciting prospectWith more than one million tickets sold, a host of star athletes signed up, more than 41,000 volunteer applications received and dozen…
Gary Walker: ex-police officer freed after retrial over 2003 death of girlfriend
Former officer found not guilty of murdering Audra Bancroft more than 17 years after convictionA former police officer who spent more than 17 years in prison after being convicted of killing his pregnant partner has been freed after being found not gui…
Birmingham cultural gem at risk as developers eye jewellery quarter
An industrial hub for 200 years, the area’s historic workshops are being turned into flatsIn the dusty workshop basement of luxury jeweller Deakin & Francis, grooves have been worn into the wood of workbenches used by generations of skilled hands t…
‘Rogue’ paddleboarders and kayakers threaten seabird sanctuary
Human activity disturbs nesting of puffins and rare roseate terns at Coquet Island in NorthumberlandA bird sanctuary island in Northumberland, home to Britain’s rarest nesting seabird, is being threatened by an influx of “rogue” paddleboarders and kaya…
Labour MP Tulip Siddiq ‘defiant’ after her car vandalised
MP for Hampstead and Kilburn says she will not be intimidated by targeted attackThe Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has said she is “remaining defiant” after her car was vandalised in a targeted attack outside her family home.Siddiq, the MP for Hampstead and Ki…
From Corrie to car ads, carbon literacy training pushes climate to the fore
Project has trained more than 21,000 staff and pupils, aiming for changes on whole-organisation levelThe cobbled streets of Coronation Street may not be the most obvious platform for conversations about the climate crisis, but the UK’s longest-running …
East Midlands Railway breached ad rules by axing competition, finds ASA
Train company said winning entry would receive £5,000 but cancelled prize due to ‘poor quality entries’A train company breached advertising rules by cancelling a competition because of “poor quality entries”, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) h…
Harry Dunn family reach deal in US civil claim against Anne Sacoolas
Spokesperson says agreement in damages case is a milestone in family’s fight for justiceThe family of Harry Dunn have reached a “resolution” with the teenager’s alleged killer, Anne Sacoolas, in their civil claim for damages in the US.Radd Seiger, the …
Vegan class attracts most entries at British Pie awards
After vegan pie won top prize in 2019 competition, nearly 70 of this year’s entries are entirely plant-basedThe town of Melton Mowbray is known by many for its pork pies, but at the British Pie awards taking place there this week it has been the vegan …