The American Express Times
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Met chief puts courts in the dock as serial offender jailed
Simon Levy, a convicted serial sex offender, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole-life order after being found guilty of two murders and an attempted murder in north London. His case has exposed critical flaws in the criminal justice system, including repeated bail grants despite police warnings, prompting investigations into police conduct and…
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Dame Prue: Feared stroke was a bad migraine
Dame Prue Leith was hospitalized during a holiday in Yorkshire after experiencing speech difficulties that raised initial fears of a stroke. It was later determined…
Water aid for the gardens of the capital
Two men traveled from London to Brighton to collect water legally from an unrestricted area and distributed it to London gardeners affected by the city's…
Rebecca has options for Adonius
Trainer Rebecca Menzies is considering upcoming UK and French races for her horse Adonius before targeting a fall campaign in the United States, including the…
Famous Left-Handed Legends and Their Unique Talents
Many influential figures across music, sports, politics, and art have been left-handed, often adapting techniques that enhanced their unique talents. This widespread presence highlights how…
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Burnham has limited options if he is to keep his promises
Justice Secretary Andy Burnham has instructed the Ministry of Justice to find ways to prevent the early release of two men convicted of manslaughter in…
Fat jab deliveries cancelled over fears drug unsafe in heatwave
Boots has temporarily halted home delivery of weight loss injections like Wegovy and Mounjaro due to concerns that current cold chain packaging cannot maintain the…
Nurses collapse in hospitals as windows are stuck shut
Nurses in NHS hospitals are suffering from heat-related illnesses, including collapse and seizures, due to inadequate ventilation and cooling during a severe summer heatwave. The…
Streeting donation linked to fraudster reviewed by election watchdog
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting is under scrutiny by the UK Electoral Commission over £37,000 in donations linked to a think tank connected to a figure…
A twisted tale: How to get Bayeux Tapestry back without ripping it
The Bayeux Tapestry has safely arrived at the British Museum in London for public display, transported with a delicate folding technique to prevent damage. Conservators…
£400,000 family house must be torn down because it is 19 inches too wide
A man in Walsall faces the potential demolition of his newly built five-bedroom house after the local council ruled it exceeded planning permission by 19…
Labour sets sights on game shoots after caving to pressure from RSPB
The Labour government is exploring the introduction of a licensing system for game shooting following concerns from the RSPB about the risk of avian influenza…
Thermal sights breakthrough will give Army battlefield edge
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, together with Army MITS Research and Lancaster University, has developed a new thermal imaging system that operates efficiently at…
Send in the clowns – but migrants awaiting mega dinghies aren’t laughing
Around 2,500 migrants at the Loon-Plage camp near Calais are using large inflatable boats that can carry over 200 people to attempt crossings of the…
White House press secretary to step down
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will resign at the end of the month to focus on her young family, ending her tenure as one…
Pushchair mile: Dad and daughter beat world record
Stephen Biebelhausen from Cleveland set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest mile run while pushing a child in a pushchair, completing it in…
Thames Water battling 1,000 leaks a week as dry soil bursts pipes
Thames Water reported nearly 3,000 burst pipes in London during August amid severe drought conditions, nearly doubling the number from July and indicating widespread stress…
Badenoch: PM backs trans rights councils
Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch has criticized Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for not taking stronger action against several Green Party-led local councils that refuse to follow…
Oxford St to get permanent facial recognition cameras
London’s Oxford Street will soon have permanent live facial recognition cameras integrated into street furniture as part of a new pedestrianization and surveillance initiative. This…
Lorry driver wins £19k over claim she used her breasts to get ahead
Charlotte Brooks, an HGV driver at Co-Op, was awarded £19,042 in compensation after an employment tribunal found she experienced sexual harassment and sex discrimination from…
Taking the stairs can give you a leg up in later life
Researchers from the University of East Anglia and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital found that regularly climbing stairs is linked to a 39% lower risk…
Student died after taking fat jab despite not being obese
A 19-year-old London university student, Josephine Nasr, died from a fatal heart arrhythmia after taking the weight-loss drug tirzepatide, despite not being classified as obese.…
Israel faces ban from hosting Eurovision
The European Broadcasting Union has introduced new rules that could prevent Israel from hosting the Eurovision Song Contest if it is deemed involved in an…
Israel cuts off Christian town in West Bank amid settler violence
Israeli forces have declared Taybeh, the last predominantly Christian town in the West Bank, a closed military zone following persistent settler attacks including arson and…
Ukraine has Putin on the ropes... Kim is offering him a lifeline
North Korean ballistic missiles were used alongside Russian strikes in the attack on Zaporizhzhia, resulting in six deaths and marking an unprecedented level of North…
World Cup referees given ‘sexual entertainment’ before or after game
South Korea’s football association used corporate funds to pay for sexual entertainment for foreign referees before or after several matches between 2011 and 2012, including…
Protected chalk stream could be tapped to combat shortages
Southern Water has applied for a drought order to lower the minimum permitted flow from the River Test in Hampshire to maintain water supply for…
Widdecombe 'turned the other cheek and laughed at every jibe'
A private Requiem Mass was held at Buckfast Abbey to honor Ann Widdecombe, the former Conservative minister who was found dead after a fatal attack,…
Restore members accused of backing ‘neo-Nazi’ in Clacton
Members of the group Restore Britain have openly backed Kai Stephens, a 21-year-old ethno-nationalist candidate for the British Democrats in the Clacton by-election, who has…
Vaping chemical may pose risk to unborn babies, say scientists
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside found that vanillin, a common flavoring in e-cigarettes, can disrupt embryonic stem cell development and cause cell death…
Student whips up first all-British chocolate bar in a century
A University of Reading student has created the first chocolate bar made entirely from British-grown ingredients in nearly 100 years, using cocoa cultivated on campus.…
Teacher told schoolboy: ‘I look like a porn star’
A former teacher at Christ’s College in Finchley, Sally-Anne Bowen, has been charged with multiple counts of indecent assault involving two male pupils from the…
Spain to hold Ceuta migrants in warehouses
Spanish authorities in Ceuta will temporarily detain migrants who crossed into the territory last month in warehouses while processing them for deportation to Morocco, aiming…
ICE agents to deploy electric shock gloves
ICE plans to equip its officers with electrically charged gloves capable of delivering brief shocks to individuals, with deployment starting as early as March and…
French envoy had ‘endless parade of women for sex’
French Ambassador Bruno Foucher is under investigation for allegedly hosting at least 30 women at the French embassy in the Central African Republic over two…
Licensed to shoot: German spies can fire for first time in 70 years
Germany’s intelligence agencies, including the Bundesnachrichtendienst and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, will gain expanded operational powers such as the authority…
Judge politicians by the books they read. Ours are total philistines
Former President Barack Obama will launch a podcast next month called *A Great Book with Barack Obama*, featuring discussions on significant literary works that reflect…
PM's immigration plan makes no sense
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has encouraged middle-class families to accept asylum-seeker housing near their homes to ease strain on accommodation resources. This proposal has sparked…
Attacks on wealth
Tim Williams and Dan Magee expressed opposing views on wealth's role in Britain, with Williams highlighting its benefits for economic growth and public services, while…
GPs’ online-only systems are failing patients
Patients in England are facing challenges booking routine GP appointments through new online-only systems that often fill up within minutes, limiting access for non-urgent cases.…
Britain facing £54bn bill for North Sea shutdown
The estimated cost to decommission North Sea oil and gas infrastructure in Britain has risen sharply to £54 billion, driven by increased activity, vessel shortages,…
Shadow bank founder battles bankruptcy
Paresh Raja, founder of the failed shadow banking firm Market Financial Solutions, is contesting a statutory demand from creditors as they seek repayment following the…