Month: January 2026

Sean Grayson receives maximum possible sentence for second-degree murder conviction in 2024 fatal shootingA former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home.Sean Grayson, 31, was convicted in October. Grayson, who is white, received the maximum possible sentence. He has been incarcerated since he was charged in the […]

Home secretary confirmed this week that police in England and Wales would be scrapping category in its current formIt would be “a disaster for disabled people” if police stop recording and investigating lower-level incidents of abuse that often lead to more serious hate crimes, according to researchers and campaigners.As part of wide-ranging changes to policing, the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, confirmed this week that the category of non-crime hate incidents […]

Kent-based producer sees better-than-expected 19% sales rise on back of millennials’ preference for ‘lighter, crisper style of wine’Chapel Down has credited a “generational shift” towards sparkling wine for strong sales growth last year.The Kent-based wine maker, which listed on the Aim junior stock market in 2023, said sales rose by a better-than-expected 19% to £19.4m in the year to 31 December, led by a 38% increase in retail sales as […]

Stephen Cottrell was criticised for renewing the contract of David Tudor, despite being aware of his past abuseThe Church of England’s second most senior cleric has been cleared of misconduct over his handling of a priest who committed sexual abuse.Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, was criticised after he allowed the disgraced priest David Tudor to remain in ministry during his oversight from 2010, despite Tudor’s history of sexual abuse. […]

Information tribunal rules Soil Association must disclose salmon farm inspection reports to WildFish campaignersCampaigners have forced the Soil Association to reveal its salmon farm inspection reports, amid claims that certifying the farmed fish as “organic” is misleading to consumers.The Soil Association’s Organic scheme, the UK’s oldest and most widely recognised organic certification, defines organic farming as “using methods that benefit our whole food system, from people to planet, plant health […]

Donald Trump says ‘time is running out’ for Iran as the threat of war appears to loom closer. A huge US armada is being moved towards Iran and is seen as the starkest indication yet that Trump intends to strike.The US president had called on the Iranian regime to negotiate a deal on the future of its nuclear programme, only weeks after he promised Iranian protesters ‘help was on the […]

The EU has just designated Iran’s revolutionary guard as terrorist organisation, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas confirmed.EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos also strongly criticised Russia for its continuing attacks on Ukraine.Arriving for the EU foreign affairs council this morning, she said:“The news we are getting from Ukraine nearly every morning are horrific. What Russia is doing. There is a state terror. It’s far beyond the war [as] they […]