Man who murdered taxi driver after being refused cigarette is jailed

Man who murdered taxi driver after being refused cigarette is jailed

A serial criminal who murdered a stranger after being refused a cigarette has been jailed for at least 16 years after being prosecuted under special double jeopardy laws.Steven Greig, 47, left taxi driver Mark Ward severely disabled and requiring 24-hour care following a brutal assault in Dundee in April 2022.Greig was under the influence of drugs when he pushed Mr Ward down a grassy embankment, causing the victim to strike his head off the road.While lying defenceless on the ground, […]

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Hundreds of barber shops and other cash-heavy businesses raided in money laundering crackdown

Hundreds of barber shops and other cash-heavy businesses have been targeted in a three-week money laundering blitz.Police went to 265 premises, including vape shops, nail bars, American-themed sweet shops and car washes across England in a crackdown on high street crime.The National Crime Agency (NCA) said 35 arrests were made, 97 people suspected to be victims of modern slavery were placed under police protection, and bank accounts containing more than £1m were frozen.More than £40,000 in cash, some 200,000 cigarettes, […]

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Michael Gove handed peerage – as Jeremy Hunt and England cricket great knighted

Veteran cabinet minister Michael Gove has been awarded a peerage in Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list.Mr Gove - now editor of The Spectator magazine - was first elected to parliament in 2005 and immediately joined then-Conservative leader David Cameron's shadow cabinet.He was appointed education secretary when the party entered government in 2010 and held multiple cabinet posts until the 2024 general election, when he stood down from parliament.Mr Sunak elevated seven allies to the House of Lords, including former cabinet […]

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Family of 18-year-old among three teenagers killed in crash say they are ‘completely devastated’ by his death

Harley Woods: Family of 18-year-old among three teenagers killed in crash say they are 'completely devastated' by his death | UK News | Sky News Harley Woods' family said in a statement they were "completely devastated" by his death and asked to be "left in peace to grieve and find a way through this".Friday 11 April 2025 08:07, UK Image: Harley Woods. Pic: Metropolitan Police/PA Why you can trust Sky NewsThe family of one of three teenagers killed when a […]

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Breast cancer patient now ‘thriving’ as ‘game-changing’ new treatment available on NHS gives hope

A groundbreaking new cancer treatment, hailed by patients as "game-changing", will be available via the NHS from today.The drug capivasertib has been shown in trials to slow the spread of the most common form of incurable breast cancer.Taken in conjunction with an already-available hormonal therapy, it has been shown in trials to double how long treatment will keep the cancer cells from progressing."I don't look at myself anymore as a dying person," says Elen Hughes, who has been using the […]

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Tickets go on sale for Electoral Dysfunction live show in London

Tickets go on sale for Electoral Dysfunction live show in London | Politics News | Sky News The latest Electoral Dysfunction live show will be held on 20 May at Cadogan Hall in London.Friday 11 April 2025 10:00, UKSpreaker This content is provided by Spreaker, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Spreaker cookies or […]

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UK temperatures to soar up to 23C in some areas today – as warning issued by fire brigade

The UK is set for yet more sunshine today, with some parts seeing highs of up to 23C - almost 10C higher than average for this time of the year.London is expected to enjoy 22C this afternoon, according to the Met Office, while parts of the southeast and the southwest are set to bask in 20C to 21C sunshine.And forecasters say there is a chance of 23C in east Wales, central and southeast England - and potentially even as far […]

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How did one of Britain’s most shocking paedophile rings get away with it for so long?

Could a head lice infestation have led to the unravelling of a child rape gang that inflicted unspeakable horror?Warning: This article contains graphic details of abuse A paedophile ring, a mix of seven Glasgow men and women, operated in plain sight for seven years despite what may appear to be major red flags.From 2012, a group of children, including some young enough to still be wearing nappies, were subjected to organised "rape nights" by drug users who plied them with […]

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