[ad_1] BBCAlex Davies-Jones said the move is part of the government's improvements to the justice systemA scheme that saw victims of crime in Greater Manchester get to go to criminals' parole hearings is to be rolled out across England and Wales. It will mean they will be able to see offenders held accountable for their crimes, their subsequent behaviour in prison and their work to prove they can live law-abiding
[ad_1] Three people have died after a car and a bus were involved in a collision in south-west London.The car was found alight in Feltham with three dead at the scene at 23:55 BST on Monday. The fourth passenger was taken to hospital.The London Fire Brigade said the bus was also alight, with the passengers and driver moved to safety.Some were treated for injuries at the scene with two others
[ad_1] ReutersLawyers say more than 20 legal claims of historical abuse at Celtic Boys Club have been settled for a seven-figure sum.About 30 former players had launched a class action against Celtic for damages.Thompsons Solicitors said that 70% of those cases had now been settled and that further settlements expected in the coming weeks.Celtic had indicated last year that it was seeking to settle the cases.Several former coaches and officials
[ad_1] Ben Parker & Angelle JosephBBC News, SuffolkContributedGeorgia wrote to Sainsbury's asking for girls' trousers to include pocketsAn eight-year-old girl has claimed victory after supermarket chain Sainsbury's started including pockets on the school trousers she wears.Georgia, from Ipswich, said she was unhappy to find some trousers at the store had pockets stitched in and others - which she wore - did not.She wrote a letter to the retail giant and
[ad_1] An 11-year-old girl who went missing after she entered the River Thames had been paddling in the water during a day off from school, according to residents living near the scene.Metropolitan Police was called to reports that the girl had entered the river close to Barge House Causeway, near London City Airport, east London, at about 13:15 BST on Monday.The force later led a search of the river, which
[ad_1] 2 hours agoShareSaveShareSaveNicki Gwynn-JonesNicki Gwynn-Jones' Fulmar with Golden Raindrops won the awards' top prize. Nicki captured the scene at Longaglebe Geo in Orkney.The 15th annual Scottish Nature Photography Awards winners have been announced.Nicki Gwynn-Jones, who lives in Orkney, won the main prize with a picture of a fulmar in a rain shower on a cold December day.She said it was the middle of the day and the sun was
[ad_1] Martin JonesBBC West InvestigationsAlon AviramBBC News, BristolPress AssociationA storage silo containing treated biosolids exploded at the plant in Avonmouth in 2020It has been more than four years since an explosion at a water treatment plant killed four workers, including a 16-year-old apprentice. No official explanation has yet been published.Now a BBC West investigation has uncovered reports which expressed serious concerns about conditions in parts of the site, long before
[ad_1] BBC handoutWhen her baby was three weeks old, Emma took an overdoseFailing to properly diagnose and treat people with bipolar disorder is wasting billions of pounds a year in the UK, according to new data shared exclusively with the BBC. Experts say many of the estimated million people living with this condition are "ghosts in the system", whose lives are being torn apart by poorly managed extreme suicidal lows
[ad_1] BBCMatt's daughter Lydia was attacked by an XL bully last year A year ago, seven-year-old Lydia was walking to post a letter with her dad when she was savagely attacked by an XL bully that had escaped from a neighbour's garden.Matt says the day turned to horror in an instant, telling us he first saw the escaped dog out of the corner of his eye and within seconds it
[ad_1] Political obituaries for France's Marine Le Pen dominate many of Tuesday's front pages, with the Financial Times reporting that her hopes for higher office are now "shattered" by the five-year ban she's received after being convicted of embezzling EU funds. Barring a successful appeal, this knocks the far-right politician out of the running for the 2027 election, for which the paper says she was considered one of the favourites.France's
