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- CCTV released as police search for man linked to sexual assaults in Nottingham
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- Lebanon charges 13 individuals linked to Hezbollah for trafficking explosives
- Eviction of residents from Penticton’s Fairview homeless encampment begins
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- Map highlights London’s most haunted pubs ahead of Halloween
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Nottinghamshire Police have released CCTV footage as they investigate a series of alleged sexual assaults in the city centre, believed to involve the same suspect linked to multiple incidents between 2025 and 2026. Two women and two witnesses have provided reports, and further potential assaults have been identified.
As Halloween approaches, London pubs like The Ten Bells and The Bow Bells are showcasing their haunted histories. The Bow Bells, home to a mischievous spirit known for flushing toilets, and The Ten Bells, linked to Jack the Ripper’s last victim, invite locals to explore their eerie pasts.
Bern Rogers, 71, won a High Court ruling awarding her £127,500 for the care of her mother, Sheila Wills, during the final years of her life. This decision concludes a six-and-a-half year dispute following allegations of fraud after Bern withdrew £100,000 from her mother’s estate.
A new Sky News documentary, “10 Years of Darkness: ISIS & The Yazidis,” reveals that many Yazidi women remain enslaved in ISIS detention camps a decade after their initial abduction.
Happy Wednesday – and most importantly, Happy Spring Statement Day! Today, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out her plans for the UK economy for the next year, presenting her budget plans to the Commons at 12:30.
The chancellor is set to introduce significant changes aimed at balancing the UK’s public finances amidst economic uncertainty. Spending cuts are expected to be the main focus, with charities urging the government not to hit the poorest the hardest.
There are continued reactions to the news that top Trump official Mike Walz accidentally added a journalist to a group chat where top US officials were discussing plans to bomb Yemen.
The journalist leaked the messages, with the content from those messages leading headlines around the world. The major security blunder has led to questions in the US over Trump’s team and their lax approach to security.
The content of the messages revealed what most of Europe already knew – the United States hates Europe, calling the continent ‘pathetic’ and ‘free loaders.’
What can we expect in the Spring Statement 2025? – Wednesday’s Spring Statement, set to be announced by the chancellor this afternoon, dominates much of the UK news this morning. There is continued speculation over how severe the chancellor’s cuts to public spending will be amid promises that she is hunting growth for the UK economy.
The latest UK inflation figures are set to be released this morning, ahead of the chancellor’s statement, which will be delivered at 12:30 in the Commons.
Elsewhere, Prince Harry has stepped down from his role at the charity he co-founded after a row between the trustees and the chair of its board.
On the international front, the ongoing fallout with the Trump administration after the Yemen bombing plans were accidently shared with a journalist and there’s extensive coverage of the devastating wildfires sweeping South Korea, having already killed 18 people.
The rollout of assisted dying legislation in England and Wales has been postponed, now expected to take place no earlier than 2029 due to a four-year extension proposed by MPs.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will reveal additional welfare cuts in her spring statement, following a report by the Office for Budget Responsibility indicating the initial reforms will save £3.4bn instead of the anticipated £5bn.
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