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Olivia Pratt Korbels killer loses first step of sentence appeal bid

The killer of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel has lost the first step of a bid to appeal against his prison sentence. Thomas Cashman, 34, was jailed for life for shooting Olivia dead at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22 last year. His application for permission to challenge his 42-year minimum term has been rejected by a judge without a hearing, Court of Appeal staff confirmed on Wednesday. Cashman is still able to renew his bid for permission to appealRead More

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Gatwick worst performing European airport for air traffic control delays

Gatwick is suffering more flight delays due to air traffic control (ATC) limits than any other major European airport, according to an airline veteran. Willie Walsh, director-general of global airline body the International Air Transport Association (Iata), said figures from Eurocontrol, which manages European airspace, show the West Sussex airport is being hit by “severe impacts”. EasyJet cancelled 1,700 summer flights earlier this week – mostly from Gatwick – in response to what it called “unprecedented” ATC restrictions. Strikes, staff shortages and airspaceRead More

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Jeremy Vine says unnamed BBC presenter needs to come forward now

TV and radio star Jeremy Vine has said the unnamed presenter at the heart of the BBC furore “needs to come forward” adding that “the longer he leaves it the worse it will be for him”. Vine and Piers Morgan are among the high-profile figures who have called for the unnamed BBC presenter to go public, with a number of other BBC stars including Gary Lineker, Nicky Campbell, Rylan Clark and Vine all being forced to publicly deny they areRead More

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Ambulance service accused of covering up errors when patients died apologises

Ambulance bosses have apologised to families after staff were accused of covering up errors and withholding evidence from coroners when patients died. An independent review has been completed into how the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) did not give some relatives a full explanation of the death of a loved one, if mistakes were made. The review, led by retired hospital boss Dame Marianne Griffiths, also looked at how NEAS dealt with whistle-blowing. The review was ordered after The SundayRead More

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Schoolboy in court accused of attempted wounding after teacher stabbed

A 15-year-old schoolboy will appear in court accused of attempted wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article after a teacher was stabbed in Gloucestershire. Maths teacher Jamie Sansom suffered a single stab wound in a corridor at Tewkesbury Academy at just after 9am on Monday. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged with section 18 attempted wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article on school premises. He remained in police custody overnightRead More

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Senior Tory MPs rebel on Illegal Migration Bill votes as further concessions urged

Ministers are facing calls to make further concessions to their sweeping asylum reforms, after senior Tory MPs joined a small backbench rebellion amid a parliamentary tussle over the Illegal Migration Bill. Senior Tories used Tuesday’s debate to call for further reforms, as MPs spent more than three-and-a-half hours holding 18 votes in the Commons that saw several amendments made by the House of Lords overturned. The Illegal Migration Bill was mauled by peers, who inflicted 20 defeats on the GovernmentRead More

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