Steven Sansom and Adam Watson pleaded not guilty at Winchester Crown Court to charges of attempting to murder Urfan Sharif at HMP Lewes. The alleged incident occurred in February.
Birmingham, the UK's largest local authority, is poised for a significant political shake-up following the 8 May local elections, with analysts predicting no single party will secure a majority. The proliferation of independent and smaller party candidates, coupled with low predicted turnout, suggests a joint administration will govern the city for the first time in over a decade.
Alan Cook and Hannah Ali, a Derby couple who overcame heroin addiction, have chosen to live in a tent in a city park since November rather than enter local homeless hostels. They describe the existing support system as "very, very broken," citing concerns that hostels perpetuate a cycle of drug use and offer little progress towards long-term housing, an assertion disputed by Derby Homes.
