Ted Hennessey
London12 Jun 2025
Being called a 'weirdo' is discrimination, judge rules
The workplace was ordered to pay Nicholas James £17,154.86 in compensation, including £15,000 for injury to feelings
Environment
UK could see hottest day of the year so far with thunderstorms set to hit
Temperatures may reach 30C on Friday but heavy rain is set to lash parts of the country.
12 Jun 2025
UK
Brian Wilson: Beach Boys star who surfed the waves to success
The band shaped 1960s American pop with hits such as Surfin’ USA, I Get Around and California Girls.
11 Jun 2025
UK
Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht to be lifted in late June as debris is found
Maritime and investigatory authorities in Sicily approved the final recovery plan on Tuesday.
11 Jun 2025
UK
Police name girl and father killed in house fire
Sohaib Ahmed, 38, and his daughter Manahal died in the blaze which broke out in Russell Close, Heckmondwike.
10 Jun 2025
Crime
Coroner says urgent action needed on helicopter rules after Leicester City crash
A prevention of future deaths report was sent to aviation bodies.
10 Jun 2025
Crime
Judge set to pass verdict after trial of man who burned Koran
Hamit Coskun, 50, was on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court last week.
2 Jun 2025
Politics
Reform UK to send first ‘Doge’ team to look at council spending
The unit will visit Kent County Council on Monday.
1 Jun 2025
Health
New drug can help stop certain breast cancer tumours early, trial shows
A trial called Serena-6 shows that camizestrant stops cancer cells from using hormones to grow.
1 Jun 2025
Celebrity News
Doctor Who fans hail return of Billie Piper and Jodie Whittaker
Ncuti Gatwa is leaving Doctor Who after being seen regenerating into Piper.
31 May 2025
Celebrity News
Billie Piper: From Doctor Who sidekick to Time Lord
Piper won the award for Most Popular Actress at the National Television Awards in 2005 and 2006 for her role as Doctor Who’s companion Rose Tyler.
31 May 2025
Crime
Man who burned Koran was attacked and spat at, court told
Hamit Coskun is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after burning the Islamic text on February 13.
29 May 2025
Crime
Criminalising Koran burning would be reintroducing blasphemy law, court told
Hamit Coskun is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
28 May 2025
Crime28 May 2025
Burning of Koran ‘posed a threat to public order’, trial hears
Hamit Coskun, 50, allegedly shouted ‘f*** Islam’, ‘Islam is religion of terrorism’ and ‘Koran is burning’ as he held the flaming Islamic text aloft
Crime28 May 2025
Koran-burning conviction ‘could resurrect crime of blasphemy’
Hamit Coskun, 50, is facing trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday after pleading not guilty to two charges
Crime27 May 2025
Stalker left radio DJ ‘unsafe and paranoid’ with flurry of messages
Keaton Adams, 51, of Englefield Green, Surrey, even turned up at the Heart radio studio in Leicester Square
Music
‘They are trying to silence us,’ Kneecap member facing terror charge tells crowd
The group have been outspoken on the war in Gaza and before they emerged on stage a screen displayed the message ‘Free Palestine’.
23 May 2025
UK
Black smoke seen as firefighters tackle large fire at recycling warehouse
The blaze started just before 6.30am on Friday at the Sanders Lodge industrial estate in Rushden, Northamptonshire.
23 May 2025
Music
Chris Brown freed on bail by judge after ‘bottle attack’ charge
The US singer did not appear at the bail hearing at Southwark Crown Court.
21 May 2025
Crime20 May 2025
People smuggler exploited migrants in £12m boat crossing operation
Ahmed Ebid is believed to be the first person convicted of organising boat crossings across the Mediterranean from the UK
UK
First pieces of Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht brought to surface
Bayesian’s main boom, a pole which holds the bottom of the sail, and its anchor, have been recovered from the seabed.
20 May 2025