DAD HIT WITH £42,000 PHONE BILL AFTER DAUGHTER WATCHED TIKTOK ON HOLIDAY

The BBC is reportedly planning a major shake-up of the licence fee system for the first time in more than five decades, including proposals that could see radio listeners charged, Netflix viewers required to pay, and wealthier households charged more.

A man accused of subjecting his girlfriend to years of violent domestic abuse has avoided a full criminal trial for multiple rape allegations following her death. Tianne Robinson, a 29-year-old celebrity hairstylist and beauty influencer widely known online as @finessethelace, died on 12 September 2025 from an unrelated blood clot. She was the daughter of late dancehall artist Tubby T and had built a large following on TikTok and Instagram.

A former National Lottery winner who once celebrated a life-changing jackpot has been jailed after using his winnings to help establish and bankroll a vast criminal enterprise producing and distributing counterfeit prescription drugs across the UK.

A 23-year-old pub manager has been jailed after being caught smuggling cannabis sweets and SIM cards into HMP Parc for her boyfriend. Montana Robertson hid the items in her mouth during a prison visit and later admitted the offences after drugs were also found at her home.

A Nottinghamshire man has pleaded guilty to murdering a former colleague he had a brief relationship with, after travelling across several cities following the attack before eventually surrendering to police. The victim, a 23 year old student described by her family as compassionate and loving, was found fatally stabbed at her home in Mapperley last October.

A driver has confessed to causing the death of Marcus Fakana, just three months after Fakana was released from a Dubai prison, following a police pursuit that ended in a fatal crash.

A former prison officer has been sentenced to prison after forming inappropriate romantic relationships with two inmates and becoming involved in a plan to smuggle drugs into a correctional facility. Isabelle Dale, 23, abused her position while working at HMP Coldingley in Surrey by engaging in secret relationships with prisoners Shahid Sharif and Connor Money. A court heard that Dale pledged her “undying love” to both men during her time as an officer.

Actor Noel Clarke has been declared bankrupt after losing a libel trial against The Guardian newspaper related to their reporting of allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

A man who opened fire on an eight-year-old girl while she sat in a car celebrating her birthday with her family has been sentenced to 38 years in prison.