Potter Payper has publicly accused his former management of financial misconduct in a series of heated posts on X. The rapper alleged that over £250,000 was embezzled from him, while also claiming his music is still being kept online without payment.

A prisoner accused of murdering former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins allegedly joked with prison officers moments after the fatal attack, telling them they “could be talking to someone famous,” a court has heard. Jurors at Leeds Crown Court were told that 25-year-old Rico Gedel carried out the stabbing inside Watkins’ cell at HMP Wakefield on 11 October.

Reform UK has emerged as one of the biggest winners in England’s local elections, delivering a major blow to both the governing Labour Party and the opposition Conservative Party in what analysts are calling a dramatic shake-up of British politics. Led by Nigel Farage, the right-wing populist party gained more than 600 council seats as results continued to come in across England on Friday.

American bare-knuckle boxer Paulie Malignaggi has strongly criticised NHS medical staff after claiming he suffered complications following treatment he received after a fight in Leeds last year. Malignaggi, who defeated Tyler Goodjohn at BKB 47 in October 2025, said he was left waiting for hours at a hospital after suffering serious facial cuts and fractured ribs during the bout.

Twin sisters Michelle and Lavinia Osbourne have spent their lives bound by an unusually close connection, shaped by a turbulent upbringing and years of uncertainty about their family. But in 2022, a DNA test revealed a truth that would fundamentally reshape how they understood their relationship — while leaving their bond intact.

The UK is preparing to open negotiations to join the European Union’s €90 billion (£78 billion) loan programme for Ukraine, in a move aimed at strengthening support for Kyiv while rebuilding defence cooperation with European partners.