Day: August 13, 2025
Scotland’s deficit grows by £5.1bn, Gers figures show
August 13, 2025Scotland’s Finance Secretary has insisted the country’s finances are “sustainable” as figures showed spending levels were more than £26 billion higher than the amount raised in revenues. The latest Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (Gers) figures reported “overall public finances in Scotland weakening, as expenditure grew faster than revenue”. For 2024-25, Scotland has a net […]
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High-speed driver busted by police after dangerous chase through London
August 13, 2025A high-speed police pursuit through London has been captured on camera after a car was spotted travelling at double the speed limit and the wrong side of a carriageway. The Metropolitan Police has released footage of the police chase which shows officers following the vehicle through the streets of London as the car travels at […]
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Moor fire near Yorkshire RAF base declared major incident
August 13, 2025A moorland fire near an RAF base in North Yorkshire has been declared a major incident. Crews were first called to Langdale Moor after reports of smoke on Monday and found the blaze had jumped a firebreak. An overnight watch took place but by Tuesday morning, the fire covered 300 x 300m, growing to 1km […]
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Manchester Arena bomb plotter charged with attempting to murder prison officers
August 13, 2025Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi has been charged with three counts of attempted murder. It comes after four prison officers were injured in an attack at the maximum security prison HMP Frankland in Co Durham on 12 April. Abedi has also been charged with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one […]
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How London is fighting against the rising numbers of grass and wildfires in the city
August 13, 2025John Dunne Published August 13, 2025 6:00am Updated August 13, 2025 6:43am The head of the London Fire Brigade’s wildfire response unit has warned there will be even more outdoor blazes in the future – but his team has an array of new weapons to fight back. Ken Spratt is the mastermind behind the brigade’s […]
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Inheritance tax changes under consideration amid spending gap concerns – reports
August 13, 2025The Treasury is reportedly exploring options to raise additional revenue from inheritance tax ahead of the autumn budget. According to The Guardian, officials are examining whether tightening rules around the gifting of assets and money could help address the UK’s multi-billion-pound fiscal shortfall. Government U-turns over winter fuel payments and welfare reform have left Chancellor […]
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Funeral director to enter pleas to 63 charges after remains found at premises
August 13, 2025A funeral director is due to enter pleas to 63 charges spanning more than 10 years after a major investigation into human remains found at his premises. Robert Bush, 47, faces 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial and 30 counts of fraud by false representation over bodies found at one of Legacy Independent Funeral […]
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TV presenter Jay Blades to appear in court charged with rape
August 13, 2025TV presenter Jay Blades is due to appear in court charged with rape (Jacob King/PA) PA Wire TV presenter Jay Blades is due to appear in court charged with rape. West Mercia Police previously said the 55-year-old, who fronted primetime BBC show The Repair Shop, will face a first hearing at Telford Magistrates’ Court on […]
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Bhim Kohli’s teenage killer to have sentence reviewed at Court of Appeal
August 13, 2025A teenage boy who killed elderly dog walker Bhim Kohli is set to have his sentence reviewed at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Mr Kohli, 80, was punched and kicked, slapped in the face with a shoe and racially abused in an attack in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, near Leicester, on September 1 last […]
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