Gloucestershire Constabulary Mandy Wixon found guilty of holding another woman hostage for 25 years A woman with learning difficulties has been found guilty of holding another woman captive for 25 years and using her as a slave. Mandy Wixon, a mother of 10, hired a vulnerable woman to clean her dirty and overcrowded home in…
Liam Delap looks at Chelsea’s resurgence under Liam Rosenior. Liam Delap hopes his reunion with Liam Rosenior at Chelsea could be the catalyst he needs to establish himself at Stamford Bridge. The striker, who impressed under Rosenior at Hull City, is aiming for consistent performances as he bounces back from a challenging start to life…
getty images Higher tobacco prices and airfares have pushed Britain’s inflation rate higher for the first time in five months, official data showed. Growth of 3.4% in the year to December was better than expected, with most economists predicting only modest growth. However, analysts do not think this marks the beginning of a longer, upward…
Brian Wheeler, political correspondent WATCH: Chagos deal money should go to military – Badenoch Sir Keir Starmer has said he will “not bow” to pressure from Donald Trump over the future of Greenland, after the US President attacked the UK’s Chagos Islands deal. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir said the US President had…
Donald Trump turns against Sir Keir Starmer’s surrender deal for the Chagos Islands After top US generals warned that it would “weaken” the US military. The US President received a letter from nine former Army, Navy and intelligence leaders 48 hours before him Called the deal a “big fool”. In it, defence chiefs warned that…
getty images Pay growth in the UK slowed to 4.5% between September and November following a sharp slowdown in private sector pay growth, official data showed. Average wages, excluding bonuses, slowed from the 4.6% increase recorded between August and October. The pace of wage growth for people working in private businesses has fallen to the…
getty images The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under-16s in the UK as part of a series of measures it says are aimed at “protecting the well-being of young people.”. The world’s first social media ban for young people takes effect in Australia in December 2025, prompting other countries, including the…
