Author: Darren Smith

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to amend the 1971 Immigration Act to clear the way for the deportation of Shabir Ahmed, the freed ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, after the decades-old law was found to be blocking his removal from the UK following his release from prison last week. The UK government is preparing to change immigration law to allow for the deportation of Shabir Ahmed, the ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, Britannia Daily has been told. According to reporting first published by the Telegraph, Mahmood is expected to set out her plans on Monday to amend…

The Ministry of Justice has awarded a £30,000 contract to Prison Yoga Project UK to train instructors in “trauma-informed” yoga for prisoners, drawing sharp criticism from Conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith and former Met detective Peter Bleksley as prisons across England and Wales grapple with overcrowding and rising violence. The Ministry of Justice has awarded a £30,000 contract to Prison Yoga Project UK (PYP) to deliver trauma-informed yoga training over 21 months, in a scheme officials say is designed to reduce violence among prisoners whose offending is often linked to drug and alcohol abuse. The contract, procured through the MoJ’s…

Arthur Fery has produced one of the standout stories of this year’s Wimbledon, beating ninth seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets to become the first British wildcard ever to reach the semi-finals of the tournament in the Open Era. Arthur Fery has made Wimbledon history by becoming the first British wildcard to reach the semi-finals in the Open Era, defeating ninth seed Flavio Cobolli in straight sets. The 23-year-old is only the fifth men’s wildcard in Open Era history to reach this stage of the tournament, cementing his run as one of the biggest surprises of this year’s Championships. Fery…

Michael Thompson has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping and murdering his estranged wife Kimberley, a civil servant and award-winning basketball coach, after a judge described the killing as meticulously planned and disguised as a suicide, with chilling voice notes revealing her fears in the days before her death. Michael Thompson, 56, has been jailed for life after being convicted of raping and murdering his estranged wife Kimberley at their marital home in Northampton in August 2025. Following a six-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court, the jury found Thompson guilty of murder, rape and two counts of perverting the…

A 37-year-old man was arrested within hours of allegedly slapping a 10-year-old boy in Whitworth, Rossendale, in an incident police believe may have followed a “knock-and-run” prank, with detectives also investigating claims he threatened to stab others before fleeing the scene. Police have arrested a man after a 10-year-old boy was assaulted in Whitworth, Rossendale, in an incident that drew several patrol cars to the area and prompted residents to gather outside their homes. The confrontation happened on Spring Mill Avenue on Tuesday evening, and was partly captured on video circulating on social media, which shows a man walking onto…

Manchester City are closing in on Arsenal academy midfielder Mishel Nduka, one of England’s top young midfield prospects, as the Premier League champions continue to outmanoeuvre their title rivals on the transfer front following their £12.5million deal for Leicester winger Jeremy Monga. Manchester City are on the verge of landing another highly rated young player from a Premier League rival, this time poaching midfielder Mishel Nduka directly from Arsenal’s own academy. According to The Mail, Nduka is in talks to join City rather than sign fresh terms with Arsenal, after his academy contract expired and left him free to consider…

Former NFL star Marcellus Wiley has been released on a $1,000 bond and ordered to have no contact with his wife Annemarie following his arrest in Orlando, as he continues to deny her allegations of rape, physical abuse and years of intimidation throughout their marriage. Marcellus Wiley, the former Pro Bowler turned television analyst, has been released on a $1,000 cash bond after being booked into Orange County Jail on Saturday, 4 July, following an alleged altercation with his wife Annemarie over the holiday weekend in Orlando. As a condition of his release, a court has ordered Wiley to have…

As prosecutors laid out DNA evidence, surveillance footage and a possible motive against Tyler Robinson at his pre-trial hearing in Provo, Utah, several theories floated by commentators including Candace Owens have started to unravel — though Owens remains defiant, predicting the conspiracy theorists will ultimately be vindicated. Ten months after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on camera at Utah Valley University, pre-trial hearings for suspected killer Tyler Robinson, 23, have begun testing a wave of conspiracy theories that emerged in the aftermath of his death. Prosecutors this week presented surveillance footage, DNA evidence and autopsy findings that appear to contradict…

Tony Bartlett, 39, has been found guilty of murdering his four-week-old son Atticus by shaking him after returning home from a night out where he drank eight and a half pints, with a jury taking just over a day to reach its unanimous verdict at Bristol Crown Court. A postman from Chard, Somerset, has been convicted of murdering his baby son in what prosecutors described as “a moment of pure violence” fuelled by alcohol. Tony Bartlett, 39, attacked four-week-old Atticus after returning home from his first night out with the baby’s mother, Evelyn Ballentyne, since the child’s birth in July…

Dean Foord, 33, was found crouched inside a refrigerator as officers searched his property, in bodycam footage capturing the moment police caught up with a man now jailed for three years over a sustained campaign of violence and coercive control against a former partner. A Rochester man who attempted to evade arrest by hiding inside a fridge has been jailed for three years after subjecting a victim to six months of escalating abuse. Dean Foord, 33, of Brooker Close, was arrested in December 2025 following an emergency report to Kent Police concerning the victim’s safety, prompting officers to search the…