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Adam Liaqat and Asad Khan have been sentenced to 15 and 13 years in prison, respectively, for their roles in a botched shooting on St Paul’s Road in Smethwick. Khan was injured when Liaqat accidentally discharged a firearm during their planned attack, leading to an investigation by West Midlands Police.
Lidl has launched its festive campaign, “Lidl Christmas Everybody,” featuring Shaun Williamson, known for his role as Barry Evans in EastEnders. The campaign includes a reimagined version of Slade’s “Merry Christmas Everybody,” with appearances by Chris Kamara, Kemi Rodgers, and Abi Clarke, alongside promoting its award-winning Christmas food range.
Two Hampshire police officers are under investigation for potential gross misconduct following the death of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in December 2025. Footage shows officers handcuffed Nowak before realising he required urgent medical help. The Independent Office for Police Conduct is reviewing the case.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has revealed the six “milestones” he wants to achieve to bring change to the country. He has asked the public to measure his government against his milestones at the next election.
His milestones include building more houses, cutting NHS waiting lists and putting more police officers on the streets.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his six priorities for government in a key “plan for change” speech. The targets include building 1.5 million homes, fixing the NHS and delivering clean power by 2030. He also pledges higher living standards, safer streets and ensuring a record number of five-year-olds enter school “ready to learn”
Friday morning travel was a misery for many UK travellers after a major disruption on the rail network. At least nine lines were affected. National Rail said the issue was due to a “nationwide fault” with the radio system used between train drivers and signallers that has now been fixed.
The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for wind as Storm Darragh approaches. The warning is in place from 03:00 to 11:00 GMT on Saturday, covering western and southern coastal regions of Wales as well as the Bristol Channel in England.
Starmer pledges ‘golden era of building’ as he takes aim at environmental regulations Sir Keir…
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