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Another 424 die with coronavirus as 21,000 test positive

Another 424 people have died of coronavirus in the UK while 21,672 more people have been infected. The figures from the Department of Health mean the overall death toll after testing positive has reached 63,082. Where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, that figure rises to 73,125. Figures suggest daily deaths have dropped by […]

Three men arrested after £44m of MDMA shipped to Australia in excavator

Three men in London have been arrested over the seizure of £44m of MDMA, which was found in an excavator shipped to Australia. Two men in Sydney have also been arrested in connection with the discovery of the 455kg stash of the Class A drug, which was spread across 226 packages in the specially modified […]

COVID-19: UK’s R number rises slightly to between 0.9 and 1

The UK’s R number has risen slightly to between 0.9 and 1 in the UK, according to new figures. R represents the average number of people each person with COVID-19 goes on to infect. Last week, the estimated R number was between 0.8 and 1.0 in the UK – its lowest level since August. Live […]

Former Post Office sub-postmasters have convictions over IT scandal quashed

Six former sub-postmasters wrongly accused of theft and fraud because of an IT error have become the first to have their convictions quashed. The Post Office had earlier said it would not oppose attempts to overturn the convictions of 44 sub-postmasters. The convictions, which were based on evidence provided by a faulty IT system, were […]

Serial rapists have minimum jail terms increased but will not serve whole life

Serial rapists Joseph McCann and Reynard Sinaga have had their minimum jail terms increased from 30 to 40 years by the Court of Appeal – but judges have refused to impose whole life terms on the notorious sex offenders. A panel of five judges decided on Friday that both men’s sentences would be increased by […]