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Nicola’s only crime was to love too much. And to not notice the Jaguar on the drive

Rather than being one of the shrewdest operators in British politics for a decade, it turns out Sturgeon was just too trusting You know how it is. You wake up and look out the bedroom window. You see a brand new Jaguar worth £81,000 parked in the driveway. You smile to yourself. That’s what you love about your husband. Always nipping out to the shops to buy himself treats. And where’s the harm in that? No one can say he isn’t worth it. And a new car is only a trifle compared with a motor home. T

Reform UK pledges to 'open the books' on grooming gang scandal and pursue public officials

The pledge has been strongly welcomed by Maggie Oliver, the grooming gangs whistleblower who wants criminal prosecutions of people who refused to stop the rapes

Tories demand SNP face inquiry into £400k Murrell theft

The SNP has been called to face an inquiry into Peter Murrell's embezzlement, with Conservatives saying Nicola Sturgeon has questions to answer.

Sturgeon tells BBC: I'm serving a sentence for crime I didn't commit

Scotland's former first minister is challenged by Laura Kuenssberg over the SNP embezzlement scandal, and at times struggles to hold back tears.

Tories to ban criminals from blowing benefits on booze and cigarettes

The Conservatives have announced plans to ban criminals on licence from spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes in a new welfare crackdown.

Sturgeon: I’m Serving a Sentence for a Crime I Didn’t Commit

Sturgeon 'will not apologise for the crimes' of former husband

Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg, Sturgeon said: "I am not responsible for the crimes that my former husband committed and I'm not going to apologise for somebody else's crimes".

Nicola Sturgeon: I feel as if I’m serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit

Former Scottish first minister says she will not apologise for actions of her ex- husband found guilty of embezzlement Nicola Sturgeon has said feels like she is “serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit” after her former husband and former Scottish National party chief executive, Peter Murrell, admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party. Murrell pleaded guilty this week to embezzling the sum from the SNP between 2010 and 2022 to fund a lavish personal lifestyle. Continue read

Sturgeon tells BBC: I'm serving a sentence for crime I didn't commit

Scotland's former first minister is challenged by Laura Kuenssberg over the SNP embezzlement scandal, and at times struggles to hold back tears.

‘One day I thought, that’s enough’: the people fighting back against pothole-riddled roads

The dire state of roads has provoked pothole vigilantes and become a political flashpoint from Manchester to Manhattan. How did we get here? Sitting in St Albans crown court, waiting for his case to be called, Derek Bennett’s anger momentarily gave way to a sense of disbelief. “I mean, there’s rape and murder cases going on,” he says. “I couldn’t believe I was there, with this stupid subject.” Initially, neither could the judge, whom Bennett says remarked that such issues were surely a matter fo

Victims of sexual offences denied justice for sake of child perpetrators, says Jess Phillips

Former safeguarding minister calls for sentencing guidelines review and fears crime now seen as ‘content for an eyeball economy’ The former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has said victims of sexual offences committed by children are being asked to “suck it up” for the sake of their attackers’ rehabilitation and called for a review into sentencing guidelines. In the past month, cases of teenage boys given lenient sentences after being convicted of rape and sexual assault have provoked public

Labour reports Farage's alleged Russian phone hack to police

On Sunday, Reform sources claimed to a newspaper that their leader's phone may have been hacked.