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Protests have erupted around Oxford and Glasgow as controversial figures linked to far-right causes have sparked demonstrations. Police have secured venues and warned of disruption as public figures defend free speech while opponents condemn the lineup.
Pizza Express has conducted an internal inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s 2001 Woking visit, testing his alibi amid Virginia Giuffre’s allegations. BBC and Guardian reports say no evidence confirms or disproves the claim, while Mountbatten-Windsor denies any wrongdoing and remains under police investigation.
Prince Harry has visited the UK this month for charity and Invictus events and has met King Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove. The meeting has allowed Harry’s children, Archie and Lilibet, to see their grandfather for the first time since 2022. The trip has followed his loss in a High Court privacy case and a dispute over state-funded security for his family.
Attendees at Pride in London have reported antisemitic verbal abuse during the central-London parade. The Met says it is reviewing footage to assess potential criminal offences, while organisers say Jewish participants have faced hostility in a bid to push for safer inclusion.
An ongoing operation into group-based child sexual exploitation in south Wales has led to eight men being charged across Newport, Swansea, London, Birmingham, Lancashire, Edinburgh and Argyll and Bute. The charges involve rape of minors and facilitating sexual exploitation dating from 1985 to 1996. Prosecutions continue.
The nuclear test veterans’ case has been reinforced as a two-year MoD review confirms that medical data was withheld, destroyed or missing for decades. Ministers have signalled a path toward reparations and a formal tribunal, while criminal investigations edge forward.
The government has reformulated a plan to release about 5,000 offenders early to ease jail overcrowding. Ministers are excluding some grooming and serious sex-offence cases from the scheme, but critics say the scope remains too broad and victims’ families remain outraged as the policy edge continues to shift.
The Independent, BBC Business and The Guardian report that Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, who killed PC Harper in Berkshire in 2019, may be eligible for early release under revised government plans to ease prison overcrowding. The police federation is considering legal action to challenge the decision, while victims’ families urge authorities to keep the killers behind bars. Henry Long, the driver, remains ineligible for early release.
The government has announced a plan to prevent further early releases under the prison overcrowding scheme, with a focus on limiting exemptions for manslaughter. Ministers are facing pressure as the families of PC Andrew Harper express ongoing distress. The government has changed the release rules to reduce the number of prisoners freed early and is seeking cross-party consensus.
An explosion on Cobb Hall Road in Newton Longville near Milton Keynes has killed a man in his 60s after the Sunday morning blast caused a home collapse and widespread damage. Police are treating it as a coronial matter and the Health and Safety Executive are assisting with the investigation.
A gas explosion in Newton Longville near Milton Keynes has left one man injured and 24 nearby properties evacuated. Authorities are leading the investigation, with SGN coordinating emergency response and a 50‑metre cordon in place. The blast prompted nearby residents to shelter in hotels or with relatives.