Highest minimum temperature for Christmas Day on record, Met Office says

Highest minimum temperature for Christmas Day on record, Met Office says

Temperatures in Exeter Airport and East Malling, Kent, have not fallen below 12.4C, beating the previous record of 11.5C measured at Waddon in Croydon in 1983. In terms of maximum temperatures, the... Read more »
Drug dealer convicted of knife murder in alley has minimum jail term reduced

Drug dealer convicted of knife murder in alley has minimum jail term reduced

A drug dealer convicted of murdering a man in an alley with a combat knife has had a minimum jail term reduced by appeal judges. Oliver Muldowney, 37, had last year been found... Read more »
South London companies not paying minimum wage named

South London companies not paying minimum wage named

These employers are now facing penalties and are being ordered to repay workers after breaches left nearly 63,000 workers out of pocked. We have compiled a list of the eight south London... Read more »
The east London companies that didn’t pay the minimum wage

The east London companies that didn’t pay the minimum wage

A market research firm is one of many businesses named and shamed on a government list of employers failing to pay the minimum wage. There have been 202 employers listed nationally who... Read more »
Man jailed for minimum of 8 years after murdering grandad in brutal attack in his own home

Man jailed for minimum of 8 years after murdering grandad in brutal attack in his own home

A man was locked up for a minimum of eight years today (April 8) after a brutal attack on his elderly friend and neighbour just three days before the funeral of the... Read more »
South London man sentenced to minimum of 24 years for murder of sixteen-year-old

South London man sentenced to minimum of 24 years for murder of sixteen-year-old

A nineteen-year-old man from South Norwood was among four sentenced to life imprisonment today  (Thursday April 7, 2022) for murdering Daniel Laskos in Havering. During the Old Bailey trial earlier this month... Read more »
Sex predator Brian Sengendo jailed for minimum of 42 years for killing woman and violating her body | UK News

Sex predator Brian Sengendo jailed for minimum of 42 years for killing woman and violating her body | UK News

Sex predator Brian Sengendo has been jailed for life with a minimum of 42 years after killing a vulnerable woman and violating her dead or dying body. The 27-year-old delivery driver beat... Read more »
National minimum wage: Changes to be introduced next month will see 2 million Brits paid £1,000 more a year

National minimum wage: Changes to be introduced next month will see 2 million Brits paid £1,000 more a year

From next month, big changes will come into force regarding the National Living Wage. The wage is set to rise by 6.6 per cent in April, from £8.91 an hour to £9.50... Read more »
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John Lewis and Body Shop among 191 firms shamed for breaking minimum wage

Football clubs, retailers, hairdressers and cleaning contractors are among 191 businesses “named and shamed” by the Government for breaking the minimum wage law. A total of £2.1 million was found to be... Read more »
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St Albans is one of the least affordable cities to live in on minimum wage

St Albans is one of the least affordable cities for people to live in if they earn the minimum wage, a study has found. The area in Hertfordshire has been ranked third... Read more »