Andy Burnham signals wealth tax off the agenda to avoid new divisions
Andy Burnham has ruled out immediate wealth tax rises to avoid creating new divisions.
16 JUL
· 2 min read
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Two teenagers convicted of arson attack on Gants Hill restaurant
Two 17-year-old boys convicted at the Old Bailey of arson with intent to endanger life and possession of an offensive weapon after attacking the Indian Aroma restaurant in Gants Hill.
16 JUL
· 4 min read
British mother hides sons from American father in custody standoff
Nishika Samaratunga, 34, has hidden her two autistic sons since March after defying Colorado court orders granting primary custody to their father Ben Baier.
16 JUL
· 4 min read
Scientists identify feedback loop linking sea levels to long-term carbon burial and climate stability
A feedback loop between sea-level change, phosphate availability, ocean oxygenation and organic carbon burial has helped stabilise Earth's climate over the past 60 million years.
16 JUL
· 3 min read
Drug dealer jailed for five years and seven months after seizure of class A drugs
Karl Burchell, 27, from Portishead, received a five-year-and-seven-month sentence at Bristol Crown Court on 30 June 2026 after admitting multiple class A drug supply offences.
16 JUL
· 4 min read
Defence committee launches inquiry into UK’s civilian preparedness for conflict
The House of Commons Defence Committee launched an inquiry on 16 July 2026 examining the UK’s resilience under NATO Article 3 obligations, including civilian preparedness and critical infrastructure protection.
16 JUL
· 4 min read
US strikes on Iran hit missile sites in Semnan as Tehran fires back at Gulf bases
US forces struck Iranian command centres, air defences, ballistic missile sites and IRGC facilities including in Semnan Province on or around 16 July.
16 JUL
· 3 min read
IMF forecasts modest UK growth as Middle East tensions cloud the horizon
IMF concludes 2026 UK Article IV Consultation projecting 1.0 percent GDP growth for the year, revised up from 0.8 percent.
16 JUL
· 4 min read
TfL cyber attack hackers Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers face sentencing at Woolwich Crown Court
Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers pleaded guilty to Computer Misuse Act offences over the 2024 TfL cyber attack, which cost £29 million in losses and recovery plus £10 million in lost income.
16 JUL
· 5 min read
Metropolitan police bodycam captures arrest in £4m cryptocurrency fraud
Metropolitan Police bodycam footage released on 16 July shows the arrest of three men linked to a £4 million cryptocurrency fraud.
16 JUL
· 3 min read
Over 500 feared dead or missing after Rohingya refugee boats vanish off Myanmar
Two boats carrying over 500 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine State disappeared in late June and early July 2026, with fears they capsized in hazardous conditions outside the normal sailing season.
16 JUL
· 3 min read
Two Sudanese men jailed for piloting overcrowded small boats across the Channel
Bol Chuol received two years in prison and Charun Magok 16 months after piloting overcrowded, unequipped small boats across the Channel carrying a total of 77 migrants including children.
16 JUL
· 4 min read