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A Metropolitan Police officer who fronted the force’s recruitment campaign has been charged with stalking and harassment.PC Samson Akinnawo, 35, appeared before Thames Magistrates’ Court to answer accusations relating to his alleged conduct towards Melieka Daley.The officer was prominently featured in the Met’s Change Needs You campaign in July 2024, where he spoke about his childhood ambition to join the police service.Mr Akinnawo also appeared in promotional materials for the force as part of the recruitment initiative.Charges against him relate to alleged behaviour between June and August of last year.The prosecution alleges Mr Akinnawo repeatedly telephoned and sent messages to…

HMS Dragon lingered in the English Channel for three days after her departure from Portsmouth, despite orders to race to Cyprus in defence of British forces.The Type 45 destroyer, valued at £1billion, disabled her transponder immediately upon leaving harbour on Tuesday, preventing public tracking of her movements.Senior officials are said to have scrapped a scheduled stop in Plymouth for a crew change amid pressure to expedite the vessel’s journey to the eastern Mediterranean.The warship only cleared UK waters yesterday, having covered merely 220 miles from Portsmouth to Land’s End during those three days while preparations continued aboard.The deployment came in…

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His family and close friends said in a statement: “For more than a year he battled the brain cancer, glioblastoma. He leaves his wife Tracey, his sons Josh and Jed and a new grandson, and many friends and former colleagues who will all miss him greatly.”

“The latest forecasts make an arrival in the Auron resort unfeasible, with the rain-snow line estimated to be around 1,100 metres altitude,” said race organisers on Friday evening., external”The conditions do not allow the finish to be moved to another mountain top.”Denmark’s two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard holds a comfortable lead of three minutes and 22 seconds in the general classification after winning the fourth and fifth stages.The 29-year-old Visma Lease a Bike racer, who is aiming to win the stage race for the first time, said after coming through Friday’s stage: “I have my winter pants, so…

Parishioners in a North Yorkshire village fear its historic church bells could fall silent within the next year after Labour cancelled a VAT relief scheme.The Church of St James the Great in Melsonby, near Richmond, have four bells dating from 1370 and 1713 and the Victoria era, which are currently held on old and worn-out fixings, making them difficult to ring. More than £170,000 has already been raised towards the replacement of the bells. But the Government’s decision to end the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme has left the project with a £30,000 shortfall. If the money, which would…

Millions of drivers have been hit by the highest petrol and diesel prices in 18 months, as filling up a car becomes significantly more expensive.The average price of unleaded petrol has risen to 140.6p per litre, according to new data from the RAC, marking a six per cent increase, almost 8p per litre, since the end of February. Diesel prices have risen even more sharply. The average price has climbed to 159.2p per litre, which is 12 per cent higher than just two weeks ago and the highest level seen since November 2023. For many households, the jump is already…

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been advised to sever their ties with the York name after the ongoing scandal surrounding their former royal parents, according to a royal commentator.Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles in October last year due to his links with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Sarah Ferguson has also given up her duchess title, with her and the two children named repeatedly within the Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice.Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond has claimed: “I don’t think either of them has ever flaunted their titles, but there’s obviously a huge…

GB News star Cameron Walker was left stunned as the People’s Channel’s Home and Security Editor Mark White said he was “reeling” from Cameron’s earlier on-air revelation.Reflecting on Cameron’s earlier admission that he trained in bell ringing at Worcester Cathedral at 13-years-old, Mark told the Breakfast host: “Can I say, I’m just still reeling from the revelation that you’re a campanologist!”Taken aback by the remark, Cameron then responded “I’m a what?! Oh, the bell ringing…”, causing the hosts to descend into a fit of laughter.WATCH ABOVE.

The UK’s electric vehicle charging network must grow far faster outside London if the country is to meet its net zero targets, according to new insights from charging data platform Zapmap.Speaking to GB News, the firm’s co-founder and chief operating officer Melanie Shufflebotham said while the UK now has around 120,000 public charging points, the system is complex and unevenly distributed, meaning rapid expansion is still urgently needed. Zapmap, which helps EV drivers locate and pay for charging, also provides aggregated infrastructure data to Government departments to track how the network is developing. Ms Shufflebotham said the company’s data plays…