Police Scotland has confirmed that a body recovered off the coast of East Lothian is that of Jim Wither, the 82-year-old man who fell overboard from a ferry in the Firth of Forth. Formal identification is pending, but his family has been informed.
Civil servant Kashim Chowdhury is under investigation for allegedly holding five simultaneous public sector positions, collecting multiple salaries without proper disclosure. He claims he "wasn't thinking straight" due to personal issues.
The UK has resumed domestic production of tank barrels for the first time in 20 years, a move championed by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps as a reassertion of national defence manufacturing capabilities. This development, facilitated by a £2.35 billion investment into the Challenger 3 programme, aims to reduce reliance on international supply chains and bolster the UK's industrial base.
