Man given life sentence for rape and religiously aggravated assault of Sikh woman
A judge tells John Ashby, 32, that he will serve at least 14 years in prison for the attack. Source link
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US justice department drops probe into Fed chairman Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump had accused Powell of improper cost overruns in renovating the Fed’s building. Source link
Glasgow influencer jailed for smuggling £150,000 of cannabis
Ellie Crampsie was caught with about £150,000 of the class B drug after arriving at Edinburgh Airport from Thailand. Source link
A grim week for Keir Starmer – but things could be about to get worse
Since then, an unremittingly, relentlessly, incessantly grim story, if you think of it from the perspective of the Labour Party, has been squatting on the news agenda, expelling the potential for anything they would rather be talking about getting any attention. Source link
The assisted dying bill has failed – but the debate isn't over
In June 2025 MPs backed the legislation but now it has run out of time to become law. Source link
Falklands is a pressure point for the UK – and the US knows it
This story will make greater waves in the UK than in the US, which for Donald Trump is an opportunity for leverage, Joe Inwood writes. Source link
Doug Bracewell admits using cocaine after day’s play in County Championship
Former New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell has admitted using cocaine after the first day of Essex’s final County Championship match last year. Bracewell returned the positive test on 25 September – the second day of the match against Somerset at Chelmsford. He was notified by the Cricket Regulator in November and responded on 8 December,…
Four people in court over Jewish ambulance arson
Three men and a teenage boy appear at the Old Bailey over a fire that destroyed charity ambulances. Source link
Prestianni gets six-match ban for homophobic conduct
Gianluca Prestianni is given a six-game ban by Uefa for homophobic conduct during Benfica’s Champions League knockout play-off matched with Real Madrid in February. Source link
World Snooker Championship 2026: Shaun Murphy beats Xiao Guodong with session to spare
Former winner Shaun Murphy produced a superb performance to thrash China’s Xiao Guodong 13-3 and become the first player into the 2026 World Championship quarter-finals. Murphy, a winner at the Crucible in 2005 and runner-up in 2009, 2015 and 2021, led 6-2 overnight against China’s world number nine Xiao Guodong, before winning seven of the…