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

A transgender woman who concealed her biological sex before engaging in sexual activity with a man has been jailed for 21 months after a jury found she had deceived him about being female. Ciara Watkin, 21, from Thornaby in Stockton-on-Tees, was convicted at Durham Crown Court of sexual assault. The court heard that her victim would not have consented to sexual contact had he known she was biologically male.

Alfie Franco, 20, has been jailed for life with a minimum of 23 years for murdering 16-year-old Syrian refugee Ahmad Al Ibrahim in Huddersfield. Franco stabbed Ahmad in the neck after the teen brushed past his girlfriend. The judge dismissed Franco’s claim of self-defence as “a lie,” saying CCTV showed him calmly preparing the attack. Ahmad, who fled war-torn Homs dreaming of becoming a doctor, had lived in the UK for only weeks.

Drill rapper Lekan Akinsoji, widely known by his stage name CB, and his associate Sundjata Keita have been found guilty of the brutal murder of 21 year old Ahmed Deen Jah, also known by the nickname Grinna, in a shocking gang related attack that took place in 2017.

Sir Lenny Henry has urged the UK government to pay reparations to all Black British people for the nation’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. In his new book, The Big Payback, the comedian and actor argues that Britain owes £18 trillion in compensatory payments. “All Black British people… need reparations for slavery,” Henry writes, adding, “we personally deserve money for the effects of slavery.”

More than 30 years after Stephen Lawrence’s murder, one of his killers, David Norris, is begging for forgiveness but still won’t reveal who actually stabbed him. Stephen’s family say his apology means nothing without the truth.

In a shocking case of deceit, a mother fabricated a cancer diagnosis to manipulate her boyfriend into funding cosmetic surgery and lavish holidays worth £30,000. Pretending to battle multiple cancers, she staged hospital visits, falsified treatment photos, and even convinced her own daughter she was dying. Her elaborate web of lies eventually unraveled, leading to a court order demanding she repay the money.

Two teenagers have been sentenced for the machete attack that killed 15-year-old Daejaun Campbell in southeast London following a six-week trial at the Old Bailey, in which Imri Doue was convicted of murder and Marko Balaz was found guilty of manslaughter for their roles in the fatal stabbing.

A BBC Panorama has exposed Charing Cross officers making racist, misogynistic and anti-Muslim remarks, mocking rape victims and boasting about violence. Nine officers and staff have been suspended, with more under investigation for gross misconduct. Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley vowed fast-track dismissals, backed by Mayor Sadiq Khan. The Independent Office for Police Conduct is probing 11 officers, as the scandal renews scrutiny of culture and corruption within the Met.

At least two people have been killed and three seriously injured in a car-ramming and stabbing outside a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur. The attacker was shot by armed police but has not yet been confirmed dead due to suspicious items found on him. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack “horrific” and ordered extra security at synagogues nationwide. Worshippers were evacuated, hospitals have been locked down, and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has urged the public to avoid the area.