A serial offender with 40 convictions murdered his girlfriend in a “brutal and bestial” attack after being released on bail to live with her, a court has heard. Christopher McGowan, 28, is facing a life sentence after a jury took less than two hours to find him guilty of the

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Nick Collins, head of security at Lord’s, told the court: “If the wicket had been damaged or altered, we couldn’t use that wicket going forward, which would have meant the whole series would have had to have been cancelled at Lord’s. “If the wicket becomes unplayable, the match would have

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The Bishop of Croydon, Dr Rosemarie Mallett, read a statement on their behalf saying that they were “struggling to comprehend this painful tragedy that has happened to our beautiful daughter and beloved sister Elianne”. “Our hearts are broken and we are overwhelmed by sorrow and grief,” she read. “Our faith

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GB News presenter Laurence Fox has said he is sorry for “demeaning” political journalist Ava Evans. The actor-turned-politician made a series of remarks about Ms Evans, which included asking “who would want to shag that?” during a discussion on Dan Wootton Tonight on Tuesday. Both Fox and Wootton were suspended

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A ban on certain single-use plastics for food and drink will be too expensive to enforce when it begins this weekend because restaurants are not aware of it, councils have warned. From Sunday, takeaways and restaurants in England can be fined £200 if they hand out single-use plastic cutlery, polystyrene

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This week, the United Nations Refugee Convention has come under fire from Suella Braverman after she warned that British culture “will disappear” without migration controls. Telegraph readers had their say on this topic, as well as more of the biggest stories. GB News suspensions and the HS2 conundrum were also

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The Met firearms officer who shot dead an armed gangster in 2015 is to face a gross misconduct hearing, the police watchdog has confirmed. On Thursday the Telegraph revealed that the officer, known only as W80, was to be hauled before a disciplinary hearing and could be sacked over the

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The 2022 Hays UK Salary and Recruiting Trends report, which compiles data from 23,000 employers, found that typical salaries for trainee Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) accountants ranged between £19,000 and £25,000.  Graduates who opted for the alternative Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) qualification ranged between £21,000 and £25,000.

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As Britain grapples with an acute housing shortage, one sub-section of society has become a lightning rod for righteous fury: Nimbys.  The term, which stands for “Not In My BackYard”, has become shorthand for militant localism, applied to community campaigners who throw sand in the gears of all manner of

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Figures from Lloyds, Britain’s biggest bank, show that the average deposit used by first-time buyers to get on the housing ladder last year was £62,470. Note though, that this £62,470 average is significantly skewed by London, which required just over £125,000 on average. The good news is that the amount

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