A driver told officers he “just had a sip” as he was caught drinking a pint of lager while behind the wheel of his car. Essex Police were on patrol on 22 December 2024 when they saw a car partially blocking the road in Brentwood. With the car’s engine still running, the man was seen sipping beer from a Stella Artois pint glass. He proceeded to fail a roadside breath test. Andre Ali-Baba, 25, of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, was arrested and charged with drink driving. Appearing at Stevenage Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 20 February, he was banned from driving for 14 months and ordered to pay £256 in fines and court costs.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Taoiseach Micheal Martin will take part in the first in a series of annual UK-Ireland summits.

Editorial: As the chancellor prepares to present her plans for social security reforms she must assess whether her cost-cutting measures are unnecessarily punitive, or indeed realistic

Officials hope the new deal will speed up investments and developments in infrastructure.

Whitehall departments and the welfare budget are areas being targeted for spending cuts ahead of the Spring Statement

Sir Keir Starmer and Micheal Martin spoke at a reception at the Museum of Liverpool on Wednesday evening.

Driver arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the incident at Kendal Rugby Union Football Club in Cumbria

Another child was injured in the ‘serious collision’ at Kendal Rugby Union Football Club in Cumbria

The 16-year-old boy shot dead in south London on Tuesday has been named as Lathaniel Burrell.

Detectives fear Zhenhao Zou may have targeted more than 50 other women.

Police have named the teenager killed in Stockwell on Tuesday afternoon as Lathaniel Burrell.

Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, from Aberavon, admitted gross negligence manslaughter following the deaths of four paddleboarders in Haverfordwest in 2021.

Lathaniel Burrell, 16, was shot dead outside a primary school he reportedly used to attend in south London

Millions of people claim the DWP benefit

Justice secretary said there is a ‘moral case’ for getting people into work when asked about the chancellor’s reported plans

‘There’s no way this guy’s doing this, oh my God.’

Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire shut due to rising costs and declining visitor numbers, owner says