Labor nominee defends transfer of programs to agency from Education Department
Keith Sonderling, acting U.S. secretary of Labor, appears at his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill on July 16, 2026…
US House panel approves $95B GOP-only budget blueprint
A potential Republican budget reconciliation package would provide up to $60 billion for the Department of Defense. Shown is an aerial view of the Pentagon. (Photo by Air Force Tech.…
Knifeman snuck into bedroom and ‘stabbed mum’ as she slept with new baby
Daniel Sean James, 46, is said to have murdered 24-year-old Kirandeep Kaur (PICTURED) after breaking into her own home in Hayes (Picture: X) A new mum was stabbed to death…
Teenager drives 70 miles with mum to rescue laptop from scammers
Blake Walker refused to give up on his computer (Picture: Cover Images) A teenager travelled 70 miles to confront scammers who tricked him into sending them his Apple MacBook. Blake…
Man banished from every corner of Croydon
David Trench can be arrested if he ever tries to re-enter Croydon (Picture: BPM Media) A man has been banned from entering an entire London borough thanks to his ‘antisocial…
Henry Nowak’s killer said he was a ‘fool’ in confession hours after murder
Vickrum Digwa made the confession hours after the stabbing (Picture: PA) Henry Nowak’s murderer admitted to his brother in the back of a police van that he stabbed the university…
‘I lost my dad to one of WWII’s greatest mysteries – I was amazed to find a letter he wrote about me’
Carol Lockwood with one of her father’s war letters (Picture: Barry Goodwin/Cover Images) A woman whose father died in World War II never got to meet him – but decades…
It’s finally going to cool down this weekend – but not for long
The weekend will bring a brief period of respite to sweaty Brits (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) If you’re fed up of sweating through yet another heatwave, rejoice – we’re…
Mum of boy, 14, who may have died in TikTok challenge wins fight for new inquest
Ellen Roome with her 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney, who was discovered unconscious in his bedroom at home in April 2022, in what was believed to be an online challenge which…
Teenagers guilty of pouring petrol on restaurant diners and setting them on fire
The teenagers threatened diners with machetes while dousing them with petrol (Picture: Helen William/PA Wire) Two teenagers have been found guilty of arson after they burst into a restaurant and…