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Sonya Massey’s family expresses shock after cop who gunned her down dies six months into lengthy prison sentence: ‘Not what justice looks like’
Sean Grayson, the former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey, has died just six months into his 20-year prison sentence, prompting shock and anger from her family. Grayson, 32, had been diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2023 and was denied medical release by the Illinois Prisoner Review Board last month, despite…
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Trainee florist, 51, punched fellow student in row over Christmas wreath
A 51-year-old trainee florist has been fined after punching a fellow student in the face and throwing a protein drink at her during an argument at a floristry class in Merseyside. Lorraine Jae assaulted Tracey Musker at St Helens College following a heated exchange sparked by a tutor’s criticism of her coursework, with the confrontation…
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Lenovo confirms Legion Go issues after gamers report bricked devices
Lenovo has issued its first official statement addressing weeks of reports that a faulty BIOS update bricked Legion Go handheld gaming PCs, after users described blank screens and repair bills approaching $300. The company confirmed that BIOS version V42 could cause devices to go blank during installation and said it has removed the update from…
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Saved with seconds to spare: Widow, 89, is rescued from her thatched home just moments before it goes up in flames in devastating Stourbridge inferno
An 89-year-old woman was pulled to safety from her thatched cottage in Stourbridge with only seconds to spare before it was engulfed by flames, as a wildfire swept through the area on 13 August, destroying 19 homes. Redmays, a well-known local landmark on the fringes of the West Midlands town, was one of the few…
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Villagers fear wildfires as residents of illegal South Downs ‘shanty town’ repeatedly burn rubbish inside tinder-dry national park
Villagers near Soberton in the South Downs National Park say they fear a wildfire could break out after repeated fires were lit at an illegal “shanty town” of caravans that has occupied the site for more than a decade. Firefighters have been called seven times in recent weeks to tackle blazes started at the settlement,…
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Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 4: Brighton
Brighton head into the 2026-27 Women’s Super League season looking to build on a landmark campaign that saw them reach their first FA Cup final, where they lost to Manchester City at Wembley. Manager Dario Vidosic, now entering his third season and the WSL’s second-longest-serving boss, has overseen a relatively stable summer with seven arrivals…
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Jobs market for graduates is the worst it’s been in at least 10 years
The number of graduate job vacancies advertised in Britain has fallen to its lowest level in at least a decade, according to recruitment website Adzuna, deepening concerns about career prospects for the record numbers of school leavers heading to university. The drop matters because it coincides with a broader “jobs drought” and a wider slowdown…
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AI is hitting entry-level jobs hardest, Stanford study finds
A revised Stanford University study finds that artificial intelligence is significantly reducing job opportunities for young workers in occupations most exposed to AI, even as older employees remain largely unaffected. The updated paper, an August 2026 revision of last year’s “Canaries in the Coal Mine?” research, shows the gap between AI-exposed and AI-resistant fields has…
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Newsnight ‘could be axed’ as BBC bosses battle to save £500million
The BBC’s flagship current affairs programme Newsnight faces potential closure as the corporation tries to save £500million over the next three years, according to sources cited in reports. Staff on the 40-year-old show fear it could be axed by the end of next year as the BBC shifts its focus towards social media output and…