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30/04/26

Police investigating Lucy Letby have arrested a hospital executive on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.

Cheshire Constabulary confirmed that officers executed a search warrant at a property as part of Operation Duet, an inquiry examining senior figures at the Countess of Chester Hospital over possible corporate and gross negligence manslaughter.

31/03/26

A millionaire couple have successfully used "squatters' rights" to defeat their neighbours in a court battle over an 8ft patch of lawn.

Liz Dobson and Andrew Pleming, a former British Airways executive, had maintained the small triangular area of grass outside their £1.3 million home in Dorking, Surrey, since purchasing the property in 2009.

24/02/26

Royal Mail has been ordered to pay nearly £13,000 to a veteran postman after preventing him from starting his shift at 5am.

Darren Williams had begun work at 5am for decades, but following a period of leave he was instructed to adopt a later start time. An employment tribunal heard that the early shift helped ease his anxiety by allowing him to avoid crowds, and enabled him to return home sooner to care for his wife.

29/01/26

Britain's so-called "worst illegal waste dump" has been found to sit partly on land owned by the King.

A vast pile of around 25,000 tonnes of rubbish has accumulated in Bickershaw, Greater Manchester, raising fears about pollution from harmful chemicals and plastic waste. Roughly one third of the site is on land owned by the Duchy of Lancaster, the King's private property portfolio.

10/12/25

A man with autism has accepted a paid position at a Waitrose store just weeks after being told he could no longer stack shelves there. Tom Boyd, 28, was offered the job last month and chose to take it following discussions with his family.

Before being asked to stop working, Mr Boyd had completed around 600 hours of unpaid shifts at the Waitrose in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester. His mother, Frances Boyd, said the decision came shortly after she inquired about securing paid employment for him.