Rhian Graham, Milo Ponsford, Sage Willoughby and Jake Skuse found not guilty over act of public dissent during Bristol protestThree men and a woman have been found not guilty of criminal damage after toppling the statue of the slave trader Edward Colst…
Millions of Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile customers face price rises
Economists predict 2022 will be ‘year of the squeeze’ for UK householdsMillions of customers of Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile are facing price increases in spring, with TV and broadband subscribers having to pay £56.40 more a year for the services fro…
Keir Starmer to unveil plan to build on Labour’s poll lead momentum
Leader will accuse PM of treating politics like ‘a branch of the entertainment industry’ in speechKeir Starmer will launch his plan to maintain the momentum of Labour’s poll lead in the runup to the next election, accusing Boris Johnson of losing voter…
Four Lives review – truly damning TV about those who are meant to protect and serve
Stephen Merchant and Sheridan Smith star in the BBC’s mind-boggling story of the murders by serial killer and rapist Stephen Port … and the egregious police failures that followedWe’re getting to the point, surely, where television drama could be named…
Family of autistic man plan legal challenge over care conditions
Mother says her 24-year-old son’s care at a hospital in Cheshire is ‘worse than being in prison’The family of an autistic man confined to an apartment and fed through a hatch are planning a legal challenge against his conditions, in a case that will in…
Combine classes in case of Covid staff shortages, DfE tells teachers in England
Tories criticised for failing to tackle Omicron earlier as Covid infections are still highCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has told headteachers in England to start preparing for staff shortages by using suppor…
Croydon stabbing: second boy arrested over death of Zaian Aimable-Lina
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…
‘I’m always tired, Miss’: the sleepless children of Leeds’ bed poverty crisis
Teacher Bex Wilson was shocked to learn a pupil had no bed to sleep in. But this was the tip of the icebergReal heroes don’t wear capes, but they do bring duvets. Such as Bex Wilson and her dad, Mark, who spent the night before Christmas bringing beds …
Villagers fight to keep BBC Victorian Farm in business
The Shropshire tourist attraction and working farm was closed down after an E coli outbreak and campaigners fear it may never reopenOf the handful of historic working farms in the UK, Acton Scott Farm is perhaps the best known. The Shropshire farm was …
Betting billionaire’s charity cuts donations from £9m to £6m
Denise Coates, boss of online gambling company Bet365, saw reserves in her foundation rise by almost 50%A charity founded by Denise Coates, the billionaire boss of online gambling firm Bet365, has reduced its donations to good causes from £9m to £6m, d…