A man who raped a teenage girl he had been messaging has been sentenced to 10 years with an extended licence period of six years. Jay Jenkins-Lang, 23, denied his crimes but was convicted of four offences: rape, possession of a firearm, actual bodily harm and...
Asda shoppers will soon be able to wash while they shop thanks to a new partnership with ME Group International that will see up to 700 Wash.ME self‑service laundry machines installed across Asda stores. Launching from May, the new laundry units will appear in Asda...
From UK Government: Councils will face new rules on how they spend funding to fix potholes and maintain local roads, as the government today (14 April 2026) sets out new requirements to ensure taxpayers see real improvements. Under the new measures, local highway...
Two men have been jailed for 19 years each for their roles in a people smuggling ring moving migrants across Europe after a National Crime Agency investigation. Dilshad Shamo, 43, and Ali Khdir, 42, were under surveillance from the National Crime Agency for months as...
A woman has died following an incident involving a dog at a house in Dunmow, Essex. From Essex Police: We were called to an address in Leaden Roding at 10.45pm on Friday 10 April and officers were on the scene quickly where they found a 19-year-old woman with serious...
