MOTHER JAILED FOR NINE AND A HALF YEARS FOR MANSLAUGHTER OF THREE-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER

Several countries, including Australia, France, and the UAE, have issued updated travel warnings for the UK due to rising crime. In 2024, major crimes increased by 14%, with mobile phone theft being a key concern. As it stands, one phone is stolen every six minutes in London. Australia now advises citizens to “exercise a high degree of caution” when visiting the UK.

Alanna Quinn Idris, who was left permanently blind in one eye after a brutal attack in Dublin in 2021, has called the six-year sentence given to her attacker “not fair”. The attacker, who instigated the assault by calling his cousin and two others, admitted to procuring the attack. Though he didn’t directly hit her, he led the assailants to the scene and also attacked her friend. Ms Quinn Idris said the sentence doesn’t reflect the lifelong impact of her injuries.

James Howells has officially abandoned his decade-long quest to recover a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins he mistakenly binned in 2013. Now worth $950 million, the loss has captivated the internet, with some predicting its value could hit $8 billion by 2030.

Eight children fell ill at a summer camp in Stathern, Leicestershire, prompting their transfer to hospital as a precautionary measure. Authorities swiftly arrested a 76‑year‑old man at the site on suspicion of administering a noxious substance with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy.

Police have opened a criminal investigation following footage published online showing far‑right activist Tommy Robinson pacing near an unconscious man at London’s St Pancras station. The victim received urgent medical attention and was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Authorities are appealing for witnesses to come forward with information.

England forward Michelle Agyemang, 19, was named Best Young Player of Euro 2025 after scoring crucial equalisers in the quarter-final and semi-final, helping the Lionesses retain their title with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Spain, despite not starting a single match and playing just 138 minutes in total.

Two teenage boys who smiled whilst fatally stabbing 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa with machetes on a bus have been given life sentences. Earlier in their investigation, the suspects - who can't be named for legal reasons - ran from the crime scene. Police then took the unusual step of releasing images of the two teenagers sought in connection with the fatal attack on January 7. Bokassa was stabbed 27 times as he travelled on the 472 bus in Woolwich, South-East London.

47-year-old Cameroon-born mother Alphonsine Djiako Leuga and her 18-year-old daughter Loraine, who had Down Syndrome, were found dead in their Nottingham home months after calling emergency services for help. Alphonsine had previously been admitted to hospital days before her death as she was critically ill with very low iron levels. However, due to Alphosine’s disabled daughter Loraine being “entirely” dependent on her she was given a "pragmatic" hospital discharge on 28 January.

Consumers across South Wales were unknowingly served non-halal chicken for years, as two men disguised their illegal meat operation under layers of false company names and forged documentation, undermining religious dietary standards and breaching public trust on a massive scale.