Business is booming UK's high streets - for cannabis farmers exploiting empty shops to grow weed
09/08/24 09:41
Drug gangs are exploiting the decline of the high street by taking over empty shop fronts to illegally grow cannabis, police forces have said. According to the National Police Chiefs' Council vacant pubs, office buildings, cafes and nightclubs in town centres are being targeted by the gangs for their operations. More than 3,000 cannabis plants, with an estimated value of £2 million, were grown in a former department store in Newport, south Wales, before it was raided by Gwent Police. Chief Constable Richard Lewis, the NPCC national lead on drugs, said commercial properties provided an attractive option for criminals, as there is 'lack of activity' on high streets at night. As he warned that the crackdown is also coming for landlords, estate agents and tradespeople who 'turn a blind eye.'...read
Major bar chain announce they are shutting down 25 of their venues
09/08/24 08:06
After the overhaul is completed, the company said it will operate 65 venues, down from 90 at the start of the year.
How Rose Harvey will run the Paris 2024 Olympic marathon after she lost her job as a City Lawyer in the Covid pandemic and turned to running
09/08/24 06:53
Rose Harvey, 31, will be representing Team GB for the women's marathon event on Sunday, just four short years after being made redundant from a hedge fund.
Fred Sirieix reveals rollercoaster of emotions supporting daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix at the Olympics as he says he hopes 'Sexy Paris' will improve Anglo-French relations
08/08/24 08:02
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 19, won a bronze medal in the 10m synchronised dive last week, but only finished in sixth place on Tuesday's event for the second Olympics in a row.
Rom com king Richard Curtis is making his first Christmas film since Love Actually…with HUGE A-list cast
08/08/24 07:00
The animation, which is set to be released on Netflix later this year, follows a series of entwined tales about love, loneliness, family and friends, all while Santa has to solve some big problems of his own.
Forget zebras and pelicans - now it's hedgehog crossings! The tiny prickly mammals get their own road signs and spots to cross busy streets in effort to slow declining numbers of the creatures in the UK
07/08/24 11:06
The once a familiar sight of the spikey animals meandering down country lanes at dusk, or snuffling through gardens in search of food, has now become a rarity as they are at risk of extinction in the UK.
Disgraced Thames Water will be supervised by independent monitor set up by watchdog Ofwat to supervise attempts to turn around performance that that saw it fined £104million
07/08/24 07:48
The water company was slapped with a whoppy £104million fine yesterday from Ofwat for failing to manage its sewage spills, as well as poor wastewater treatment.
Hate crime charity urges Muslims 'not to take bait of far right thugs'
06/08/24 09:01
Tell Mama, a charity where people can report anti-Muslim hate incidents, has taken to social media to plead with the community to stay at home and cherish their loved ones.
Hate crime charity urges Muslims 'not to take the bait of far right thugs' and instead stay at home, as protests across the UK continue in the wake of Southport horror
06/08/24 07:26
Tell Mama, a charity where people can report anti-Muslim hate incidents, has taken to social media to plead with the community to stay at home and cherish their loved ones.
Tears of 'rioters' as they are hauled before court: Sobbing 'thug' denies threatening woman, protester who pushed wheelie bin at cops says she has 'mental health issues' - and burglar says 'nice one lads' as he's taken to cells
05/08/24 12:42
Adam Wharton, 28, of Walton, pleaded guilty to burglary in relation to serious disorder on Saturday night at the Spellow Library.
Homes and businesses set to claim up to £1m compensation from police chiefs after buildings were torched and looted in violent riots
05/08/24 12:12
Shoe Zone in Hull, and businesses in Belfast were among those damaged by violent rioters across the UK in the last week, after three schoolgirls were stabbed to death at a dance class.
Emergency COBRA meeting held to discuss strategy after scores of police officers hurt and hundreds of far right thugs arrested after chaotic week of discontent
05/08/24 06:50
Monday's meeting involved relevant ministers and police representatives who discussed the response in the coming days to ensure Britain is brought back from the edge of nationwide chaos.
Emergency COBRA meeting after thugs burn down migrant hotels
05/08/24 06:15
Yvette Cooper slammed actions taken by rioters this week, as more than 420 people have been arrested, warning 'many more will follow' as authorities scour CCTV footage for criminals.
Emergency COBRA meeting 'to be called this morning' after week of riots, with scores of police officers hurt, hundreds of far right thugs arrested and Britain teetering on the brink of nationwide chaos
05/08/24 12:44
Yvette Cooper slammed actions taken by rioters this week, as more than 420 people have been arrested, warning 'many more will follow' as authorities scour CCTV footage for criminals.
Teenage boy, 16, is charged with killing pensioner in alleged firework arson attack on his home - after 17-year-old boy appears in court accused of murder
04/08/24 07:58
Robert Price, 76, died from inhalation of fumes, and burns, following a fire at a house in east London at around 5.40pm on July 27.
Team GB's medal rush continues as Tommy Fleetwood bags silver in the golf and Amber Rutter clinches second place in the shooting as Britain's athletes score bronzes in the gymnastics and dressage
04/08/24 06:05
It has been another fantastic day for Team GB at the Olympics , as we sweep another four medals with high hopes for more in the athletics later tonight.
Jail cells are cleared and lawyers put on standby in crackdown amid fears of weekend of riots: Sunderland burns on fresh night of shame and Southport MP slams 'disgusting extremists hijacking grief' - but Kemi says 'we can't ignore tensions'
03/08/24 12:50
More than 35 rallies are planned in towns and cities across the UK, raising fears that scenes already seen this week of police being attacked and vehicles set alight could be repeated.
Teen who was asked by Huw Edwards to send explicit photos for £35,000 breaks his silence and says he felt 'groomed' - as disgraced ex-BBC news presenter faces jail after downloading child p*rnography
02/08/24 10:04
The young man, who wishes to remain anonymous, was just a teenager when he first began messaging the 62-year-old, and exchanging sexual images for money.
Heartbroken great-aunt of innocent girl, seven, killed in Southport stabbing as she danced to Taylor Swift pays tribute to the 'sweetest child you could ever wish to meet'
02/08/24 08:12
Jean Stevenson was laying flowers close to where for seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe was stabbed when she described her as 'lovely, sweet and gentle'.
Police station firebombed as rioting explodes in Sunderland: Mobs of masked thugs ransack cop HQ, flip and torch car and surround a mosque - in fresh night of violence after Southport stabbings
02/08/24 06:45
Protesters overturned a car before setting it alight in Sunderland town centre, while other yobs sprayed fire extinguisher foam and threw bricks at armed police officers, and smashed a bus shelter.
Pensioner in his 70s dies after horror e-scooter inferno engulfs house in leafy Manchester suburb - leaving another man seriously injured
02/08/24 06:42
The blaze broke out at a house on Ellesmere Road South in Chorlton in the early hours of this morning, as four fire engines raced to the scene.
Paedophile intelligence officer at 'Britain's FBI' who used his work's Dark Web access to view hundreds of child p*rn images is jailed for 18 months
02/08/24 05:21
Adam Taylor, from Essex admitted 2 counts of misconduct in a public office, 3 counts of making indecent photographs of children and one count of possessing an extreme p*rnographic image.
Council becomes latest body to cancel Huw Edwards by removing plaque and narrated audio-guide at Cardiff castle - as Welsh universities consider stripping disgraced TV star of his academic honours
02/08/24 04:57
A plaque at Cardiff Castle bearing the his name has been removed after he admitted to having indecent images of children.
Man, 37, who caused his girlfriend's death by pulling her handbrake as she drove along the motorway before she was hit by a passing car as she fled from him is jailed
02/08/24 04:56
Gary Toomey's 'selfish and reckless actions' caused Victoria Bell's new Black Audi A3 to crash into the central reservation of the M62 near St Helens, Merseyside, a court heard.
Mural of Huw Edwards is painted over in Welsh village where he grew up after he admitted making indecent images of children
01/08/24 06:59
The portrait of the 62-year-old was on the underpass in the village of Llangennech in Llanelli where Edwards grew up, having been unveiled only in 2023.
Fury of driver dressed as sci-fi character Predator as police seize £15,000 customised e-scooter in roads crackdown
31/07/24 06:20
The joint operation between the Met Police and Westminster City Council, saw around 50 vehiclessnatched off the streets, including a supercar worth £250k
Girl, eight, loses fight for life after suspicious house fire as woman victim is named and 10-year-old schoolgirl is still critical in hospital
31/07/24 04:40
Danielle Parkinson, 31, has been named locally as the woman who was pulled from the blaze along with the two girls at a house onLeeds Road in Huddersfield early this morning.
Urgent safety warning for parents dropping their children off at nurseries and school holiday clubs in wake of Southport stabbing attack
31/07/24 07:25
Childbase Partnership, which looks after 6,000 children in 44 day nurseries across England, has sent out a 'high priority' email to parents about security measures.
Shoplifter who made it her 'full-time job' to defraud high street retailers of £500,000 committed 'tsunami of dishonesty on an Olympian scale' - as she is jailed for 10 years
31/07/24 06:26
Narinder Kaur travelled around the country fooling shops into giving her refunds for items she had actually stolen, targeting top retailers more than 1,000 times in her four-year crime spree.
Brits bask in temperatures of 32C in hottest day of the year so far as Met Office issues official heatwave warning - but storms are on the way within hours
31/07/24 12:49
After weeks of unseasonably soggy weather, Britain basked in the hottest day of the year yesterday - and didn't we just revel in it.
Nursery group urges parents not to hold the door open for anyone after three young children were stabbed to death in horrific knife attack at Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop in Southport
30/07/24 10:02
An 'alert' was issued to all nurseries in Childbase Partnership this morning to reassure parents that all security procedures were in place to protect children.
Summer schools send parents messages assuring them their children are safe after Southport knife rampage
30/07/24 09:02
Text messages saying doors are locked and that no one can enter the building without being buzzed have been sent this morning after theSouthport knife rampage.
Killer chef, 46, who strangled his 24-year-old wife before cramming her into a suitcase he threw into the River Thames over TikTok affair is jailed for at least 22 years
30/07/24 07:03
Aminan Rahman, 46, murdered 24-year-old Suma Begum while on a video call with her lover Shahin Miah, 24. At their flat in Docklands, east London before throwing her body in the river Lea.
Specialist divers from the Met Police join hunt for teenager who is still missing after his canoe capsized near King's Lynn
30/07/24 05:39
A specialist underwater search team has joined the hunt for a teenager who went missing while canoeing in Wiggenhall St Germans, near King's Lynn.
Serial shoplifter who defrauded stores out of £500,000 by refunding goods she'd is stolen jailed for ten years by judge who called her 'The most dishonest person I've ever dealt with'
30/07/24 05:27
Narinder Kaur, 54, travelled all over the country to deceive retailers, such as Boots and Debenhams into refunding her for items she had stolen.
Sam and Billie Faiers' mum Suzie Wells, 55, looks incredible as she strips down to tiny white bikini during family holiday in Mallorca
21/07/24 08:34
Sam and Billie Faiers' mum Suzie Wellsstripped down to a tiny white bikini as she soaked up the sun at during a family holiday in Mallorca on Saturday.
Experts fear massive IT outage could last days
19/07/24 02:40
The technical fault has caused Windows software to suddenly shut down, prompting departure boards to immediately turn off at airports on the busiest day for British airports since Covid.
Global economy crippled by 'digital pandemic': Experts fear IT outage which has grounded planes, closed shops and left the NHS in chaos will last for DAYS - as Mercedes F1 team races to fix issues ahead of Hungarian Grand Prix
19/07/24 01:48
Among those taking extra steps today was the Mercedes F1 team, which is preparing for the Hungarian GP.
Government holds emergency Cobra meeting after Microsoft outage
19/07/24 01:40
The technical fault has caused Windows software to suddenly shut down, prompting departure boards to turn off at airports including Heathrow.
Government holds emergency Cobra meeting after Microsoft outage sparks global chaos with planes and trains grounded, GPs in mayhem, shops closed, football tickets cancelled and TV channels offline
19/07/24 10:16
The technical fault has caused Windows software to suddenly shut down, prompting departure boards to turn off at airports including Heathrow.
Microsoft outage RECAP: Fallout from blundering Crowdstrike update that crashed the world's PCs enters second day as Brits bed down in Heathrow and face hours of delays at train stations
19/07/24 07:37
IT outage sparked chaos across the globe as TV channels, airports and banks were knocked offline.
Sky News is currently off air after worldwide tech outages
19/07/24 06:41
Sky News has gone off air, as the TV channel appears to be hit with ongoing technical issues, as the broadcaster plays an old Windrush documentary.
Leeds in rubble: Clear-up begins after night of shame which saw a patrol car tipped over and a bus torched - as questions grow over how the city was left to burn for hours after riot police were driven out by thugs
19/07/24 06:00
The clear-up in Leeds has begun after a night of mayhem and rioting saw 'violent' thugs flipping a police car, torching a bus and causing '£1million of damage'.
Microsoft outage sparks chaos around the world: System failure grounds planes with TV channels, airports and banks around the globe knocked offline in massive outage causing Windows software to suddenly shut down
19/07/24 05:33
Sky News has gone off air, as the TV channel appears to be hit with ongoing technical issues, as the broadcaster plays an old Windrush documentary.
Tributes are paid to 'beautiful' couple killed in Blackpool house fire as their two children, aged six and 18 months, fight for their lives in hospital
18/07/24 04:06
Josh Pearson, 28 and Danielle Bamber, 24, both perished in the blaze which started around 2.30am on Wednesday morning on Peter Street in Blackpool, Lancashire.
Gardens are overwhelmed by Britain's slug invasion after wet spring - as gardeners share horror pictures of devastation they have wrought and experts reveal why slug pellets are NOT the answer
18/07/24 01:14
The slug invasion - fuelled by a damp spring and rainy summer - has left devastated gardeners crying out for help from the likes of famed broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh.
Met Commissioner Mark Rowley backs stricter regulation on crossbow ownership admitting 'policing has asked several times over the years for change' in wake of Bushey triple killing
18/07/24 12:52
Mark Rowley claimed earlier this morning while speaking on LBC that police had asked 'several times' for changes to be made to laws around crossbow ownership.
Jordanian asylum seeker, 27, who assaulted a police officer after drunkenly pestering female joggers is spared community service as 'he does not speak English and would require an interpreter'
17/07/24 11:51
An asylum seeker who assaulted a female police officer cannot do community service because he can't speak English and needs an interpreter, a court heard.
Pensioner, 67, hits out at council for approving next door's dormer which looms over his garden
17/07/24 03:16
Derek Adams, who has lived in his Paisley home for 28 years, says it feels like the building, which is still under construction, is 'sitting on top of him' when he's in his back garden.
British trainee barrister, 26, goes missing in Majorca as his mother launches desperate appeal for help and prepares to fly to Spanish holiday island
17/07/24 02:24
Trainee barrister Ben Ross, 26, from Wigan, has not been seen since he vanished on July 10, having moved to the sun-soaked island in June
Jordanian asylum seeker, 27, who assaulted a police officer after drunkenly pestering female joggers is spared community service due to 'health and safety issues'
17/07/24 02:14
Jordanian national Mustafa Al Mbaidin cannot speak English and would need a full-time translator with him if he were to do a period of unpaid work which would raise health and safety 'issues'.
Doctor Who and Worzel Gummidge star Jon Pertwee's old five-bed London home complete with a games room hits the market for £7.25m
17/07/24 11:19
Dr Who star Jon Pertwee's former home in Barnes, south west London is for sale, but you might need a tardis full of cash to hit its asking price of more than £7m.
Oxford English Dictionary announces new Australian additions - so how many of these phrases from Down Under do YOU recognise?
17/07/24 10:52
Take the MailOnline quiz to see how many of the new Oxford English Dictionary additions you know.
TV star Sam Faiers left 'appalled' after charity she was ambassador for is accused of inventing fake stories of saving children from human traffickers
16/07/24 11:43
Adam Whittington founded Project Rescue Children (PRC) in 2017, which claimed to have helped more than 700 children in countries including Ukraine, Kenya and The Gambia.
Jay Slater RECAP: Body found CONFIRMED to be missing teenager following post-mortem examination
16/07/24 07:32
Follow MailOnline's live coverage of missing teen Jay Slater. As the post-mortem results reveal the the body found in Tenerife belongs to the missing Brit.
Inches of rain fall within just hours as more torrential downpours set to hit TODAY with beaches deserted, BBQs packed away and Brits reaching for their winter roasts
16/07/24 07:03
Parts of England and Wales were hit by the downpour yesterday, with some areas getting around 40mm of rain, leaving streets flooded and police forced to cordon places off.
Jay Slater's best friend Lucy Law posts emotional message to 'the happiest and most smiley person' after body found near where teenager's last phone pinged
16/07/24 06:07
Jay Slater went missing on June 17, although Spanish police called off the search after 13 days, yesterday they announced the discovery of a body with Jay's 'possessions and clothes' nearby
Sir Keir Starmer says he is 'appalled' at attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a campaign rally as the prime minister says he 'best wishes' are with the former US president
14/07/24 01:07
Sir Keir Starmer has said he is 'appalled' at the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, where a shooter fired at least eight shots at the former President Trump.
EU president Ursula von der Leyen comes out in support of Spain ahead of the Euro 2024 final and admits she wants Gareth Southgate's Three Lions to LOSE so the trophy will stay on the continent
14/07/24 12:42
Ursula von der Leyen , who is German, admitted that she wants Gareth Southgate 's Three Lions to lose so the trophy will stay on the continent.
Fears Labour's push for Net Zero could endanger Britain's food security as Ed Miliband forces through Britain's biggest solar farm which would cover 2,800 acres of fertile farmland with energy panels
14/07/24 12:12
The energy secretary approved the project forenergy firmSunnica to build a 2,792-acre solar farm and energy storage infrastructure facility in eastern England.
Imran Khan has seven-year prison sentence for 'illegally marrying' his wife overturned only for the former Pakistan PM and his wife to be immediately arrested again over rioting and corruption charges
13/07/24 09:56
A Pakistani court has overturned the convictions and seven-year sentences of former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife only for them to beimmediately arrested again.
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant wedding LIVE: Kim and Khloe Kardashian, John Cena, Nick Jonas and Tony Blair among the celebrities at Indian billionaire's son's $325m nuptials
13/07/24 04:46
Follow MailOnline's live blog of the star-studded Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant wedding. As Kim and Khloe Kardashian arrive.
Kirsty Wark breaks down in tears as she brings down the curtain on 30 years at Newsnight - as Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron lead tributes to 'broadcasting titan'
13/07/24 12:00
Kirsty Wark broke down in tears tonight as she brought down the curtain on her thirty year career at Newsnight.
Police find MORE human remains in London amid probe into body parts found in suitcases on Clifton Suspension Bridge - as detectives name suspect as 24-year-old Colombian national
12/07/24 10:45
Scotland Yard confirmed Colombian national Yostin Andres Mosquera, 24, is the man they are hunting in connection with the grim discovery first made on Wednesday.
Drivers warned to expect delays as full weekend closure of the M25 begins - with England fans heading to Germany and other holidaymakers told to plan ahead if travelling to Heathrow or Gatwick
12/07/24 09:49
Drivers have been warned to expect delays as the M25 has officially closed for the weekend ahead of improvement works.
Heart-stopping moment heroic police officers save woman trapped in her car as it sinks in floodwater - as her harrowing call is revealed
12/07/24 08:20
Annie Nisbet called emergency services after her vehicle became submerged in floodwater at Bow Brook in Drakes Broughton, Worcestershire in April last year.
Man, 36, is arrested in London after suitcases containing body parts of two adult men found on Clifton Suspension Bridge: Police continue manhunt and search house in Shepherd's Bush
12/07/24 07:03
The unknown man was arrested early this morning, however authorities have declined to say what he has been arrested on suspicion of.
Police launch murder investigation after search for man, 65, missing for over more than a month ends with human remains discovered at a house and a woman arrested
12/07/24 04:33
Jeremy Rickards, from Canterbury, Kent was reported missing to the authorities on July 5, but has allegedly not been seen since the beginning of June.
Mother-of-three, 54, celebrates scooping five-bed house in leafy Surrey complete with pool house, gym and sauna in latest Omaze prize draw
12/07/24 07:00
Childcare worker Rachael Reid, 54, won the £3million property and £100,000 in cash - after betting just £10 - as part of a prize draw that raised £3,450,000 for Prostate Cancer UK.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer defends Joe Biden's NATO leadership
12/07/24 06:31
The Prime Minister, who earlier insisted Mr Biden was not senile and was on 'good form', faced questions about the president's mental ability just moments after the US leader's gaffe.
Sir Keir Starmer defends Joe Biden's NATO leadership and bats away critics after the president called Ukraine's Zelensky 'Putin' in most embarrassing gaffe yet
11/07/24 11:46
The Prime Minister, who earlier insisted Mr Biden was not senile and was on 'good form', faced questions about the president's mental ability just moments after the US leader's gaffe.
'Woke' ex-police chief 'rejects Labour offer to apply for £200,000-a-year border force job' leading crackdown on cross-Channel migrant boats
11/07/24 10:17
Neil Basu, who was head of Counter Terror Policing for three years, had been cited as the frontrunner for the new government's Border Security Command.
Squalid Roma encampment near Olympic cycling course is cleared out ahead of the Games as France prepares to welcome huge crowds
11/07/24 07:46
The camp, located next to the A4 freeway in Joinville, is understood to have to be dispersed because of its proximity to the Olympic cycling events that will be taking place on July 24 and 27.
Photographs show Euros hero Ollie Watkins playing for his boyhood club from the age of eight - as former coach recalls moment he knew he 'was special'
11/07/24 06:09
Mark Taylor coached Watkins for four years while the young player was at Buckland Athletic Football Club, in Newton Abbot, between the ages of eight and eleven.
Chilling video shows 'monster' stalking pensioner, 74, before he stabs her to death as she returns home from Lidl trip to 'get her 10,000 steps in' - as he is jailed for at least 28 years
11/07/24 04:54
Cameron Davis, 31, stabbed retired civil servant Lorna England, 74, through the heart and neck as she walked home through a park in Exeter after she'd gone to Lidl to buy some flour.
Sir Keir makes international bow as new PM hits Washington NATO summit
11/07/24 07:15
The Prime Minister arrived in Washington this morning for the annual NATO summit and quickly faced the first major row of his premiership on Labour's commitment to defence spending.
Sir Keir makes his international bow with 'Lady Vic' as new PM hits NATO summit in Washington - gladhanding fellow world leaders including Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Dutch Euro 2024 rival
11/07/24 12:16
The Prime Minister arrived in Washington this morning for the annual NATO summit and quickly faced the first major row of his premiership on Labour's commitment to defence spending.
'British conwoman makes off with €400,000 after duping Turkish estate agent and swapping envelope filled with cash with another containing near-worthless Iranian currency'
10/07/24 10:36
The suspected thief, known only as Florentina G., is said to have executed the scam in Istanbul on July 3 by faking an interest in a luxurious apartment worth €4million in the city
Dutch hooligans injure five England fans 'after trying to steal St George's flag' in series of attacks on Dortmund bars as sickening violence mars build up to Euros semi-final
10/07/24 04:27
Videos have surfaced on X of swaths of people dressed in the iconic bright orange football shirts throwing stools and benches outside a local cafe ahead of the semi-final match tonight.
Teenager, 18, who joined racist mob attacking victim with a screwdriver while high on ketamine is spared prison after judge hears he has applied to join the Army
10/07/24 12:33
Harry Holcroft was part of a mob chasing Shantosh Surendra from the Duke of Cambridge pub in St Helens town centre, near Liverpool, at about 4.30am on October 21 last year.
