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Builders discover major cannabis operation inside disused Essex chicken farm
Builders in Essex used a drone to track a suspect fleeing a suspected £1million cannabis farm they had unexpectedly discovered hidden inside a former chicken barn. Contractors from Keystones Property Group had been legitimately instructed to survey the barns in Layer Marney for conversion into storage units, but grew suspicious when they found buildings secured…
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Manchester United still lacks left-back despite major transfer spend
Manchester United’s technical director Michael Carrick has acknowledged that a single transfer window could not fully fix the club’s squad, despite the team spending heavily and being outspent in the market by promoted sides Hull, Ipswich and Coventry. United committed £155m to central midfield reinforcements but ended the window without a new left-back, leaving Luke…
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Revealed: Heartbreaking reason why the midwife who helped Russell Howard and his wife following the tragic death of their baby boy joined the profession
Lauren Petrie, the Specialist Bereavement Midwife who cared for comedian Russell Howard and his wife Dr Cerys Morgan after the death of their baby son Felix, has revealed she entered midwifery after suffering a stillbirth herself at the same hospital. Petrie, 46, was working in elderly care at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital in London…
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Body of world’s youngest traditional king returns home to Uganda amid succession row
The body of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who was recognised as the world’s youngest reigning monarch, has been returned to Uganda after his death in the US last week aged 34 following treatment for an aggressive cancer. President Yoweri Museveni was among mourners who gathered at Entebbe airport to receive the coffin,…
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Man, 25, who fled police at Notting Hill Carnival and jumped into canal suffered injuries in water before dying in hospital
A 25-year-old man who fled police at Notting Hill Carnival and jumped into a canal has died in hospital, with the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) now investigating the circumstances of his death. Karnell Kelly was briefly spoken to by officers as he approached the carnival, ran off and entered the Grand Union Canal…
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Common cholesterol drug linked to lower dementia risk when started early
A large observational study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress found that people with type 2 diabetes who started taking statins soon after diagnosis had a lower relative risk of developing dementia over the following decade. This matters because statins are already widely recommended for cardiovascular protection in diabetes patients, and the findings…
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Private equity faces existential crisis in US as unsold companies pile up
Private equity, which owns firms employing over 13 million Americans, faces mounting strain as high interest rates and rising buyout prices leave funds unable to sell thousands of portfolio companies at desired prices. The model relies on loading acquired businesses with debt while planning to sell within a few years, but that exit strategy has…
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Straight-talking senior career cop who loved locking up criminals passes away just months after retiring due to cancer
Former Queensland Police Commissioner Steve “Golly” Gollschewski has died at the age of 66, seven months after cancer forced him to step down from the role he held from 2024. Premier David Crisafulli led tributes to the veteran officer, who spent more than 40 years in policing and was widely respected for his straight-talking manner…
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UK has not done enough to prepare for shocks to food supplies, says watchdog
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the UK government has not done enough to prepare the country’s food supply chain for growing risks such as the climate crisis, disease outbreaks and cyber-attacks. The public spending watchdog is calling on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to work more closely with…