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CCTV footage released by South Wales Police on Tuesday (12 May) shows Richard Wolsey, 47, of no fixed abode, entering a One Stop shop on Pentregethin Road and boldly picking up the entire display, before walking out the door on 18 April.

The Gambling Commission posted a new senior Head of Illegal Markets role, with a 65,000 salary, as research surfaced by the Betting and Gaming Council confirmed the UK black market has grown to 16.6 billion in 2025, more than tripling from 2019. The hire arrives during a CEO transition period at the regulator and amid escalating industry pressure over enforcement resourcing.

In January 2021, active listings in England numbered about 165,000, rising to over 272,000 by January 2024. This trajectory hasn't reversed ever since. By May 2025, supply had climbed a further 7% each year, while nights reserved fell by 5%, which pushed average UK occupancy down to 43%.

The risk of drought is rising across large parts of England after an unusually dry start to spring pushed river flows, groundwater levels and soil moisture below seasonal norms, according to the latest official hydrological outlook.

Households cut back on their spending in April at the fastest pace in 18 months, as the conflict in the Middle East provoked fears of another cost of living crisis, a report from one of the UK's biggest banks has suggested. Barclays, which processes nearly 40% of the UK's credit and debit card transactions, said its data showed there had been a 0.1% fall in card spending last month compared with a year earlier. This was the first year-on-year fall since November 2024.

“Let's cross this one off your list” are words to strike fear into the hearts of many a Windows user, particularly when they appear on some Post Office digital signage. Spotted by an eagle-eyed Register reader in East Dulwich, London, the screen is one of two public displays designed to entertain and inform customers waiting to be ignored by a member of staff.

Mr Justice Johnson, in a pre-trial ruling, found that the charges had a terrorist connection. Palestine Action was banned as a terrorist organisation under a Government proscription order in July 2025. However, the controversial move was declared unlawful by the High Court in February this year. Mr Justice Johnson may still be asked to consider a terror link to the raid on the Elbit factory when he passes sentence on 12 June, in spite of the Government's court defeat on proscription.

Washington said it laundered billions of dollars through front companies in the UAE and Hong Kong. Two exchange houses linked to the family's network, Berelian Exchange and GCM Exchange, were also designated. Also named are Turkish national Ekrem Oztunc, Namiq Salifov from Azerbaijan and Nihat Abdul Kadir Asan from Iran. All are accused of threatening, planning or conducting attacks in the UK or elsewhere.

Ifedayo Adeyeye was released from HMP Pentonville in London on April 21, having been jailed for contempt of court over the abduction of Laurys N'Djosse Adeyeye. Prison staff allowed the 58-year-old's release despite him being ordered to serve a 12-month sentence the day before, and being due to be extradited to France upon its completion.

A man jailed over the abduction of his five-year-old son may have left the UK in the three days it took prison staff to notify police he had been mistakenly released from custody, the High Court has been told. Ifedayo Adeyeye was released from HMP Pentonville in Islington, north London, on 21 April, having been jailed for contempt of court over the abduction of Laurys N'Djosse Adeyeye. Prison staff allowed the 58-year-old's release despite him being ordered to serve a 12-month sentence the day before, and being due to be extradited to France upon its completion.

On the first day of Jonathan Creswell's trial for the rape and murder of showjumper Katie Simpson, the young woman's grieving family were front and centre. There would be no second day in court. Creswell would die by suicide following the first day of his 2024 trial at the Crown Court in Derry.

The police officer in charge of solving the case of the black-cab rapist John Worboys says similar crimes could still be happening today as the criminal justice system is close to exploding. Tim Grattan-Kane was the senior investigating officer of the team who arrested Worboys in 2008 after they pieced together the accounts of numerous women who had reported being given drugged champagne by a London taxi driver, who then assaulted them.

Britain's glass manufacturing sector has warned that up to 120,000 jobs across its wider supply chain could be at risk, as foreign investors reportedly delay or redirect billions of pounds in planned UK investment amid growing policy and cost pressures. British Glass, a trade body, said the Government's extended producer responsibility scheme— a levy requiring manufacturers to contribute to recycling costs— is already discouraging investment at a critical moment in the industry's transition to lower-carbon production.

GWR, based in Swindon, runs services linking London to the south-west of England and South Wales. It will come back under public ownership on 13 December. A spokesperson for the operator said they welcomed the clarity provided by the announcement and would continue to work closely with the Department for Transport (DfT). The DfT described the move as a "significant moment", adding it would place passengers, rather than shareholders, "at the heart of our railways".

Flutter Entertainment, owner of Paddy Power and Betfair, has said it is considering a full delisting from the London Stock Exchange, which would mark another significant setback for the City as major companies continue to shift towards the US market. The gambling giant said it was reviewing its secondary London listing and could ultimately decide to cancel it entirely, with an update expected by the end of June.

A number of operators were affected, including CrossCountry, Gatwick Express, Great Western Railway, London Overground, Southern, South Western Railway and Thameslink, causing significant disruption for commuters and airport travellers. National Rail said the fault affected communications between train drivers and signalling control centres, warning passengers of "major disruption" as services struggled to recover.

The Russian navy's Admiral Grigorovich escorted six Russia-linked vessels during April, including at least three under economic sanction passing east through the Dover strait, while being watched continuously by four UK ships and helicopters. The frigate, which naval spotters believe remains in the North Sea, was able to maintain its presence near Britain by taking on supplies near Galloper windfarm off the Suffolk coast.

We and others in the tech industry believe its decisions on the methodology to calculate fees and potential fines are disproportionate. We believe fees and penalties should be based on the services being regulated in the countries they're being regulated in. This would still allow Ofcom to impose the largest fines in UK corporate history.

Every NUJ member in the STV newsroom would much rather be broadcasting from election counts rather than having to fight to be paid a fair wage, but they have been left with no choice when the company has decided to spend that money on a new commercial radio station instead. While the company faces financial challenges, none of that is down to the hard-working staff at STV News who produce the most watched evening programme in Scotland.

Officers were called to Wolferton shortly after 7.30pm yesterday (Wednesday 6 May 2026) following a report a man was behaving in an intimidating manner in the village. Officers attended, and the man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and possession of an offensive weapon. He was taken to King's Lynn police investigation centre for questioning and remains in custody.

Prof David Strain stated that the Cass report's methodology was robust and the BMA was no longer opposed to any of its 32 recommendations. He emphasized that clinicians with differing perspectives engaged constructively to ensure the concerns of the profession and those with lived experience were explored, with consistent respect for underlying data and ethical complexity.