Day: April 19, 2024

Sturgeon says it is ‘incredibly difficult’ after husband charged by police

Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has described allegations that her husband embezzled SNP funds as “incredibly difficult”. Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell was charged in connection with alleged embezzlement of funds on Thursday evening. The 59-year-old was taken into custody for questioning on Thursday morning, more than a year after his first arrest. […]

Train driver who took photos up sleeping woman’s skirt spared jail term

British Transport Police officers arrested the man (Anthony Devlin/PA) PA Archive A Thameslink driver who took photos up a woman’s skirt as she slept on a train has been sentenced. While wearing his work uniform he repeatedly took photographs of the sleeping woman throughout the 45-minute journey. As the 51-year-old prepared to leave the train […]

Met Police says ‘openly Jewish’ term used in arrest threat was ‘deeply regrettable’

Use of the words “openly Jewish” by a Metropolitan Police officer as he threatened to arrest a Jewish man near a pro-Palestine march was “deeply regrettable”, the force has said, in an apology to Jewish Londoners. Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, was wearing a kippah skull cap when he was stopped […]

Vile Thameslink train driver took ‘upskirting’ photos of woman as she slept in carriage

Detective Constable Daryl Keogh, who investigated the case, said: “Wearing his work unform meant Barone was in a position of trust when he committed this vile and disgusting violation.

IFS: One in 10 working-age people claiming at least one health-related benefit

The IFS published its findings on Friday following Rishi Sunak’s speech on major proposals for welfare (Alamy/PA) One in 10 working-age people across Great Britain are claiming at least one health-related benefit according to new analysis which suggests someone aged 20 now is as likely to claim such a benefit as a 39-year-old was before […]

This is how much it really costs to move as a renter

Renters in the UK who are forced to leave their homes without wanting to face spending hundreds with every move.  The rental market across the country is dire right now, particularly in London where prices per month are predicted to rise again. Unwanted moves, which often come as a result of a landlord enacting Section […]

Man hurls racist abuse at train passengers and ‘threatens woman who filmed him’

Only 40 LNER intercity rail services to run on Saturday as train drivers strike

A train drivers’ strike will lead to almost three in four services being cut on Saturday on LNER, which operates intercity trains between London, York and Edinburgh. Members of the Aslef union will take industrial action for 24 hours on 20 April – and also ban overtime during the weekend – in a dispute over […]

Retail sales show zero growth despite ‘fresh two-year high’ for consumer confidence

There was a worse than expected performance for retail sales last month, defying predictions of a consumer-led pick up from recession for the UK economy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported sales volumes were flat in March, following an upwardly revised figure of 0.1% for the previous month. It said sales at non-food stores […]