Ransomware Attack Hits West Lothian Schools, Data Theft Confirmed

West Lothian Council has confirmed that “personal and sensitive” data was stolen in a sophisticated ransomware cyber attack targeting its education network on Tuesday, May 6. The attack, now under Police Scotland investigation, has prompted an urgent communication campaign to parents and carers across all 143 West Lothian educational institutions—including 13 secondary schools, 69 primary […]

Sex Offenders Face Chemical Castration Under Radical New Prison Reform Plans

  Major sentencing overhaul aims to reduce UK prison population by nearly 10,000 Sex offenders could be subjected to chemical castration and thousands of prisoners may be released early under sweeping new sentencing reforms aimed at tackling England and Wales’ prison overcrowding crisis. The plans, part of an independent review led by former justice secretary […]

Dunkirk Commemoration Flotilla Diverted to Allow Migrant Boat Safe Passage Across Channel

A flotilla of 66 boats commemorating the Dunkirk evacuation was reportedly forced to divert course in the English Channel today after Border Force and the French Navy enforced a one-nautical-mile exclusion zone—to allow safe passage for a migrant boat. The flotilla, which departed from Ramsgate to mark the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo, was part […]

County Lines Gang Member Jailed for Exploiting Teens in Rail Drug Network

A 28-year-old man from Staffordshire has been jailed for 10 years after using two teenage boys to transport heroin and cocaine across the country via the railway network. The case is the latest in a series of convictions targeting County Lines gangs exploiting vulnerable children to traffic drugs. Conviction of Lakan Illsley Lakan Illsley was […]