Disgraced ex-council leader Jason Zadrozny quits as councillor after judge told him he could face jail

Join today Already a member? Log in A disgraced former council leader who could face prison after being convicted of fraud and income tax evasion has resigned as a councillor. Jason Zadrozny , who was the leader of…

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Inquiry into death of 86-year-old man found beside crashed car

He had last been seen on 13 September, with police alerted three days later. A preliminary hearing for the FAI will take place on 21 December at Falkirk Sheriff Court. The focus of the inquiry is expected to consider the…

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Look North sofa push passes through West Yorkshire

Starting in Meltham at 09:00 GMT, presenter Amy Garcia and fundraiser Lindsey Burrow will push and pull the soft furnishing through Netherthong, Brockholes and Holmfirth, before they finish at the Holme Moss summit at…

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Media industry could be forced to improve safeguards after Walliams allegations

"But if those protections are insufficient, the government will not hesitate to take further action," she said. She could force participation in creative industries industry standards body CIISA, which is currently…

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Serial Greggs shoplifter avoids jail

She was repeatedly released despite breaching her bail conditions and returning to the same Greggs in Brixton, the force said. On Wednesday, she was sentenced at Croydon Magistrates' Court, having admitted 80 offences.…

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Man in hospital after second incident on Glasgow road inside 24 hours

Officers closed Hyndland Road in the west end of the city on Wednesday at about 16:50, following a report of concern for a person who was involved in a single-vehicle crash. Police Scotland said the man, the sole…

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Housing association worker was stabbed in heart before crashing car, inquest told

An inquest opening at Pontypridd Coroner's Court on Thursday heard a provisional cause of death for the housing association worker had been given as "stab wound to the trunk involving the heart". Clifford Foster, 61, has…

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The crowd-free alternative to the Cotswolds and where to go, according to a local

Much of the series is filmed in the region, which stretches across six counties. Jilly Cooper set the novel on which the show is based in the fictional Rutshire, which was inspired by the Cotswolds. But honey-coloured…

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Jonathan Ross is at the epicentre of a Noughties reckoning

The broadcaster’s former friendships with convicted rapist Russell Brand , and David Walliams who has been accused of (and denies) grooming and sexual harassment, have put him at the uncomfortable epicentre of a…

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Billions lost and markets roiled by one man’s indiscretion. Isn’t it now clear that these tech bros are too powerful? | Aditya Chakrabortty

We know this largely because they never stop telling us. The " cognitive elite ", to use their favoured phrase, are entitled to shape our future without our say-so. When Elon Musk goes hiring, he wants "super-high-IQ…

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