News 16/12/25

A couple are celebrating a second £1m National Lottery win after beating 24-trillion-to-one odds, claiming both the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker and then five numbers plus the bonus ball on the Lotto.

Richard Davies, 49, and Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, previously won £1m in June 2018. The couple credit positive thinking for their latest win. Ms Stevenson-Davies said they always believed winning was possible and, after their first prize and meeting other winners, realised fairy tales do come true. She added that although the odds of winning again were extraordinary, their experience proves that believing can make anything possible.

Stephen Lawrence murderer David Norris has been denied parole.

He had sought release at a hearing in October, having been jailed in 2012 for the killing of 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence. Stephen was stabbed to death in a racist attack in south London in 1993. Failings by police in investigating the murder led to a public inquiry that branded the Metropolitan Police “institutionally racist” and made the case notorious.

Los Angeles County district attorney Nathan Hochman has announced that charges will be filed against Nick Reiner over the deaths of his wife Michele Singer Reiner.

He says prosecutors will pursue two counts of first degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders. Hochman adds that Reiner also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife. The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

FIFA has announced more affordable tickets for all one hundred and four matches at next year’s World Cup after an outcry over pricing.

The governing body says the cheapest seats will now start at sixty dollars, about forty five pounds, under a new Supporter Entry Tier for fans of qualified teams. Only ten percent of each association’s allocation will be sold at that level, meaning numbers for each match are likely to be in the hundreds rather than the thousands.

Police have arrested five men over a conspiracy to steal tonnes of clothing from charity clothes banks and sell the items abroad.

Essex Police say donations were removed from collection containers, particularly those in busy town and city centres where large volumes can be taken at once. Officers believe the group sold the clothing overseas to fund further criminal activity or launder money to conceal their offending.

Paul Doyle, fifty four, has been jailed for twenty one and a half years at Liverpool Crown Court for driving into crowds at the Liverpool Premier League victory parade last May.

He pleaded guilty to thirty one offences involving twenty nine victims aged between six months and seventy seven, including dangerous driving, affray, and multiple counts of causing grievous bodily harm and wounding with intent.

Police have arrested a teenage boy after the death of a nine year old girl in Weston super Mare.

Paramedics were called to an address in Lime Close, in the Mead Vale area, on Monday evening, where the child was pronounced dead. A cordon remains in place with house to house enquiries underway. The boy was arrested in Worle shortly afterwards and remains in custody.

Keir Starmer has authorised an urgent review into foreign interference in British politics as the government prepares to tighten donation rules.

Ministers have launched a rapid inquiry into campaign finance and election safeguards, led by Philip Rycroft, reporting by the end of March. The move follows the jailing of former Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill for accepting cash to make pro Russian statements.

A 78-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison after being found unanimously guilty of historic child sex offences.

Raymond Rackley, of Pennine Road, Slough, committed his crimes during the 1990s when his victim was a minor. During a seven-day trial at Reading Crown Court, Rackley was convicted of three counts of rape, one count of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and two counts of indecency with a child.

The vehicle registered to the younger gunman from the Bondi Beach attack contained improvised explosive devices and two homemade Islamic State flags, New South Wales police commissioner Mal Lanyon has said.

He confirmed reports the father and son travelled to the Philippines last month and said police are examining why the trip took place. Australian Federal Police commissioner Krissy Barrett said indications suggest the attack was inspired by Islamic State ideology. She added there is no evidence other individuals were involved.

Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC, claiming a Panorama documentary portrayed him in a false and malicious way.

The complaint centres on editing of a speech he made in 2021 on the day supporters overran the US Capitol. The broadcaster is accused of splicing clips to suggest he planned to walk with supporters to the Capitol and fight.

The UK and South Korea have finalised a trade deal the government says will create thousands of jobs and bring billions into the British economy.

Industries including pharmaceuticals, car manufacturing, alcohol and financial services are expected to benefit from extended tariff free trade. It is the fourth agreement struck by the Labour government after deals with the EU, US and India.

The government has launched a new taskforce to help women enter, stay and lead in the UK tech sector.

Led by technology secretary Liz Kendall, female leaders will advise on boosting diversity and economic growth. BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, says women make up only 22 percent of IT specialist roles. Ms Kendall said the group would break down barriers.

Officers warn financial risk from a loss making housing company loaned 51.7 million pounds by Slough council could fall back on the authority.

James Elliman Homes was set up in 2017 to buy rental properties the market.