Three men have pleaded guilty to running a website enabling criminals to circumvent banking anti-fraud checks. A National Crime Agency investigation showed that www.OTP.Agency was run by Callum Picari, 22, from Hornchurch, Essex; Vijayasidhurshan Vijayanathan, 21, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire; and Aza Siddeeque, 19, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Criminals were charged a monthly subscription fee which […]
Government pushes ahead with reform agenda by scrapping single headline Ofsted judgements for schools with immediate effect Single headline grades for schools will be scrapped with immediate effect to boost school standards and increase transparency for parents, the government has announced today. Reductive single headline grades fail to provide a fair and accurate assessment of […]
In a targeted operation across Dudley, police have successfully seized four off-road bikes following growing concerns over their use in the borough. The operation, which took place on Wednesday, 28 August, was focused on the Kingswinford, Pensnett, and Wall Heath areas, where residents had raised alarms about the bikes being ridden in a dangerous and […]
A Yellow Warning for rain has been issued for southwest Scotland, with persistent rain likely to impact travel conditions and will lead to a chance of flooding for some. The warning comes into force from the early hours of Tuesday morning and lasts until 1900 BST. ⚠️Yellow weather warning issued⚠️ Heavy rain across parts of […]
Lilian will move northeast early on Friday morning, bringing strong winds for northern England and Wales, as well as parts of southern Scotland. Warnings highlight potential travel disruption, the possibility of power cuts and dangerous conditions near coasts. #StormLilian has been named and is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts […]
Police have arrested three teenagers in connection with a series of burglaries that have plagued the Dudley area in recent months. Acting on intelligence, officers conducted a series of operations this morning, detaining the suspects at various locations across the borough. The arrests include a 17-year-old male apprehended following a car key burglary on Wassell […]
Fronts will arrive to the west of Scotland early on Wednesday and will bring with them persistent and at times heavy rain for much of Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England into Thursday. A Yellow Warning for rain has been issued from Wednesday morning through to Thursday afternoon for much of the west […]
