Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Funding Freeze

Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Funding Freeze

  Harvard University has launched a major legal challenge against the Trump administration, alleging that a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze is unconstitutional and politically retaliatory. The lawsuit, filed on Friday, May 23, intensifies a growing standoff between academia and federal authorities, with Harvard accusing the government of bypassing due process and undermining academic freedom. […]

Major Incident Declared as Huge Fire Rips Through Recycling Warehouse in Northamptonshire

Major Incident Declared as Huge Fire Rips Through Recycling Warehouse in Northamptonshire

A towering blaze has engulfed a warehouse in Rushden, Northamptonshire, prompting a major incident declaration as thick black smoke is seen billowing for miles. Emergency services rushed to the scene on the Sanders Lodge industrial estate shortly before 6.30am on Friday morning (May 23), where a large quantity of plastic caught fire inside a recycling […]

Nottingham Attacks Inquiry Launched to Probe Failures Behind 2023 Stabbings

Nottingham Attacks Inquiry Launched to Probe Failures Behind 2023 Stabbings

Government Launches Statutory Inquiry Into Deadly June 2023 Attacks by Valdo Calocane The UK government has launched the Nottingham Attacks Inquiry, a statutory investigation into the tragic stabbing spree carried out by Valdo Calocane in June 2023 that left three people dead and three others injured. The inquiry officially began on May 22, 2025, and […]

Sex Offenders Face Chemical Castration Under Radical New Prison Reform Plans

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 […]

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

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 […]

Falkirk Man Jailed for Child Abuse Images in Major Police Scotland Operation

Falkirk Man Jailed for Child Abuse Images in Major Police Scotland Operation

  A 33-year-old man from Falkirk has been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of possessing, taking, and distributing child abuse images. The conviction of Luke Whittaker at Falkirk Sheriff Court on 20 May 2025 follows a Police Scotland investigation that began in mid-2024. The Investigation In July 2024, officers from […]