Day: January 2, 2025

Proposed phone bans for suspected people smugglers branded ‘weak’ by Tories

Measures aimed at cracking down on organised immigration crime are too “weak”, the Tories have said, as the party branded the Government’s proposed travel bans and social media blackouts as “laughable”. Under new court orders, suspects could be prevented from using a laptop or mobile phone, accessing social media networks, associating with certain people, or […]

Man rushed to hospital after Leeds house explosion sparks evacuation

A man has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after an explosion at a Leeds home on New Year’s Day. Just after 10.30pm on Wednesday, police, paramedics and fire crews were alerted to an explosion at a residence in Yeadon, a suburb on the outer fringe of the Leeds metropolitan area. When emergency crews […]

Man ‘shouted racial abuse at steward before ploughing car into people on New Year’s Eve’

Drivers caught in long delays on M5 after crash

Londoners are being hit with a triple-whammy of delays today at St Pancras International, the Underground and the M25. An electrical hiccup between Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International is causing major disruption to trains to London St Pancras International all day. Things aren’t exactly better for Tube riders. TfL’s status webpage says there are severe […]