Oliver Partridge
86 articles on New Dispatch
Zoo where three-year-old boy was thrown into crocodile pit reopens nine days after horror incident
The child, who sustained 'serious injuries', is no longer in a critical condition as of Monday
Travel chaos erupts across Britain as thousands of flights delayed or cancelled amid extreme weather
FlightRadar data revealed Gatwick bore the brunt with 391 delayed services and 31 cancellations
French man charged with murder of girl, 2, and rape of child under 13 in Surrey
Kevin Kerjean, 31, a French national born in the Central African Republic, was charged today
Gardener ecstatic after 'spur-of-the-moment' bulk buy sees him scoop £100k National Lottery jackpot
The '20X' game offers players odds of one in 3.29 for securing a prize
Tories vow to bolster Britian's Armed Forces Reserve to 50,000 with landmark tax free plan
The proposal forms part of a broader Conservative commitment to bolster the armed forces after years of decline
Greens fail to use the term 'women' in new menstrual leave plans
The written proposal notably uses the phrase 'workers who menstruate', rather than referring to women directly
Britons urged to look up next week to witness rare celestial event not due again until 2043
The seventh full moon of 2026 is a special event on the astronomical calendar
'Gutted' Ryanair passenger refused boarding and misses £700 holiday over 'tiny' passport issue
Rachael Norton-Voysey claims staff were 'petty' by not letting her fly, forced to make the 'sad' train journey back home
Refurbished £26m crown court adjourns criminal sentences during heat while Britons still troop into work
Among the cases postponed at Harrow Crown Court was a sentencing hearing concerning the fatal shooting of PC Sharon Beshenivsky
Ex-police officer found guilty of misconduct after creating 'toxic' work culture on WhatsApp chat groups
Paul Street was formerly of Cambridgeshire Constabulary when he committed the offences
Labour pledges to do 'everything within our power' to prevent another child facing same fate as Preston Davey
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said updated legislation is 'an urgent priority for this incoming Government'
Bird species on 'brink of extinction' sees three hatchlings born at Blackpool Zoo
The young blue-crowned laughingthrush chicks are 'absolutely vital to the survival of their kind'
National Lottery issues urgent call to Britons as £12m jackpot still not claimed
Players across the Welsh valleys have been urged to check their tickets carefully
Andy Burnham leaves door open to calling snap general election
Labour rivals Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have already called for a snap general election after Sir Keir stepped down
The 'false choice' of Labour's all or nothing social media ban as critics plea to 'make tech work for children'
Critics say the policy robs children of educational tools, connectivity, and stunts understanding of the growing digital world
Two unauthorised traveller groups who took over sports pitch forced to pack up and leave after council order
Hilly Fields Nature Reserve in Colchester has experienced frequent pitch-ups over the last 10 years
Children as young as 10 referred to counter-terror police amid surge in radicalisation through online video games
Officials warned that one in five of those arrested on terrorism charges in the UK are now under the age of 18
Dan Jarvis set for uncomfortable Nato meeting as defence spending plans fall flat
The newly appointed Defence Secretary described the situation as 'a moment of challenge'
Police lock down beach in major UK city after discovering 'unexploded ordnance'
Police urged the public to avoid the area while the object is investigated by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team
National Lottery winner given weeks to claim £177k as ticket purchase location revealed - Could it be you?
The winning combination from the January draw included the main numbers 5, 17, 24, 29 and 50
World-famous shipwreck incredibly preserved in the Antarctic at risk of being lost forever
The protected wreckage has been overrun with a species of wood-eating lobster
Green Party leaflets dumped across city just days after vowing 'zero-tolerance' approach to littering
Among the leaflets were sheets containing sensitive voter information
Mum hit by 'hate incident' complaint after failing to call her trans child by new name
NCHIs were scrapped in March, but can still be recorded if required to prevent or detect a crime
Fraudster jailed after scamming tenants out of £77k using London flat
Freddie Priestley scammed 34 prospective tenants out of ballooned deposit payments
British arms dealer found guilty of selling fighter jets, missiles and grenades to warlords
One lucrative transaction involved a Ukrainian air defence missile system valued at £41 million
Greens propose ban on circumcision as Jewish group warns of attack on freedom of religion and belief
Circumcision is a common and integral part of Judaism
Rapist on the run escapes UK via Eurostar after being freed from prison in error
Bernadin Dedic fled to Bosnia in February after an administrative blunder at HMP Wormwood Scrubs
Edinburgh Councillors vote to ban fireworks on Bonfire night across Scottish capital
Those who breach the regulations could face penalties of up to £5,000 or imprisonment up to six months
White working-class pupils miss nearly double amount of lessons compared to average
The demographic are two and a half times more likely to miss more than 50 per cent of their schooling
Beloved dog saved after being swept three miles from English coast on inflatable kayak
Bruce the Alsatian drifted off Bamburgh coast after a sudden gust of wind
Hundreds of 'globetrotting' civil servants 'working from beach' despite push to return to Whitehall
The investigation by the TaxPayers' Alliance revealed 359 staff were working from Greece, Spain, Australia and Brazil
Bermondsey fire: Firefighters rush to tackle huge blaze in Bermondsey as plumes of smoke soar into London's skies
Fifteen fire engines rushed to Landmann Way in Bermondsey
NHS staff could face ban on wearing Palestine badges to combat antisemitism
Health Secretary James Murray said Lord Mann's report 'has made a series of robust and practical recommendations'
WW2 veteran who took part in D-Day invasion dies aged 101
Bill Redston enlisted in the navy as a commissioned officer aged 18
Stephen Lawrence's mother says police 'at fault' after Henry Nowak murder
Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon OBE lost her son Stephen in a racist knife attack in South East London in 1993
Small boat migrant jailed for FIFTH time after causing £10,000 worth of damage during hotel rampage
Farhad Hosnavi held a series of attacks on a Norwich asylum hotel and the city's main police station
Union rep ‘moaned iPads supplied by TfL are too small to watch Netflix’ as tube strikes choke London
The union has also been vocal in its opposition to the rollout of iPads to drivers as a 'manager in your home'
Jacob Rees-Mogg clashes with Cenk Uygur over 'hilarious and ridiculous' ban from Britain
The left-wing commentator alluded to the Israeli lobby, which he claims has influenced the Labour Government's decision
Magistrate 'lost composure' over defendant who shouted over sentencing, misconduct hearing reveals
Paul Gibson lost control while presiding over what he described as an 'extremely challenging and stressful' court session
Henry Nowak murderer jailed for life after stabbing student with Sikh ceremonial knife
The teenager was killed on December 3 last year, as he was walking home from a night out in Southampton
Woman shot dead outside Sheffield bar named as mother-of-one
Shanice Brookes was fatally shot outside the One Four One bar in the city centre on Monday
Tui forced into U-turn on compensation for woman who 'might never get better' after horrific holiday accident
Kate Marsh described the accident as 'gruesome and life-altering'
Neighbour row spanning 15 years saw couple harangued by woman next door who spied on them
Neighbour Zoi Hayes, 68, 'made our lives absolute hell for 14 or 15 years'
Police divers find 15-year-old boy's body in 'hazardous' lake in Lincoln after major search
Young Declan Sawyer tragically died after getting into difficulty in the water, police confirmed
Baroness Casey feels she 'let victims down' in fight against Rotherham grooming gang scandal
'I felt possibly, personally, that I had let those victims down', Baroness Casey said
Huw Edwards in talks with Channel 4 to 'share his story' of abuse as teen's mother 'disgusted'
Edwards, 64, admitted possessing 41 indecent images of children in 2024
Andy Burnham's Labour would have firepower to beat Reform, new poll finds
The tide has turned on Reform, which has topped opinion polls since autumn last year
Tories reveal Makerfield by-election candidate warning contest is 'not about ego'
Michael Winstanley was born and grew up in Makerfield, serving the community since 1997
Elon Musk loses lawsuit against ChatGPT creator OpenAI after 11-days in court
The case has widely been seen as a critical moment for the future of the artificial intelligence software
Keir Starmer clears path for leadership rival Andy Burnham to run for Parliament
The National Executive Committee has the power to veto the former Labour MP from leaving his mayoral position
Bodies of three women pulled from sea in Brighton after emergency services swarm to scene
A helicopter and two lifeboats assisted emergency response at the scene
Labour MP threatens leadership bid as early as MONDAY as Keir Starmer faces brutal election fallout
Former minister Catherine West has said she would launch an unlikely premiership bid
HMS Dragon heads to Middle East as UK considers international Strait of Hormuz operation
The Type 45 destroyer will 'pre-position' in the region, ready to join the UK and French-led initiative
Shopping centre evacuated after reports of electrical fire with police and fire crews on scene
The fire was reported to have started inside the centre's EE store
EasyJet passenger avoids jail after 'drunk and disorderly' spat with captain over moving seats
Fintan Wyatt disrupted an EasyJet flight from Sharm El-Sheikh to Liverpool
Britons evacuated from homes as Army bomb disposal unit recovers 'suspicious items' at property
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit was sent to the street at around 2pm
Major banks STILL allowing transgender people to use women’s toilets despite court ruling
Employers are obliged to ensure single-sex spaces are used exclusively in line with biological sex
Britain’s oldest literary prize at risk of being cancelled for the first time ever
The prestigious James Tait Black prize is awarded to the finest writers in the English language
University of Edinburgh slammed for platforming pro-Palestine speaker who likened Zionists to Nazis
Zaid Jaloudi likened Zionists to Nazis, and accused them of being 'puppet masters' behind a 'colonial empire'
Smoke rises from Liverpool Anglican Cathedral as fire crews tell residents and tourists to 'stay away'
The building was forced to evacuate to allow crews to tackle the blaze this afternoon
Archaeologists uncover ancient two-metre marble statue of Greek goddess Athena
The sculpture stands upon a circular base and is dressed in a finely crafted sleeveless peplos
Residents left furious after illegally parked caravans return to historic site
The site contains a stone circle and burial cairn believed to date back to around 2500 BC
Benefits cheat raked in thousands of pounds in housing credit while owning a second home in France
Additional expenses logged included a private jet charter and lavish hauls at top brands
Three asylum seekers found guilty of raping woman on Brighton beach
The attack was described as 'cynical, predatory and callous'
Keir Starmer declares England's flag 'belongs to us' in St George's Day message
Some patriotic Britons have been attacked in the streets for raising England's flag - and now, the PM has pledged to fly it for what 'we believe in'
'Sickfluencer' helping Britons obtain disability benefits fighting claims she's 'hacking the system'
'All I'm trying to do is educate', said Sara Middleton
Shabana Mahmood BANS influencer from entering Britain after she burned Quran with flamethrower
Valentina Gomez was scheduled to address the 'Unite the Kingdom' demonstration in London next month
Belgium emerges as new launching point for small boat migrants gunning for British shores
Two dinghies packed with asylum seekers were observed setting off from Nieuwpoort on Saturday
Taxpayers' money being used to 'punish' army veterans, ex-commanders claim
General Sir Peter Wall and General Sir Nick Parker demanded an immediate review of the Troubles Bill
Travellers subletting caravans to asylum seekers with locals left furious over 'migrant city'
Caravan owners are capitalising on the UK's housing crisis by letting units to low-paid migrant workers
Two men and one teenage boy charged over attempted arson attack at media organisation in London
One faces an additional charge of dangerous driving in connection with the incident
EasyJet passenger stranded 1,000 miles away from home for four days after airport border changes
'I was a mess. I was terrified', said Lily-Mae Bridgehouse
Labour delays trans guidance until after elections as pressure mounts on Bridget Phillipson
The dispute erupted just days before Thursday's first anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark judgement
Durham University accused of 'anti-white discrimination' as Asian students accepted with lower grades
Reform pledged to 'end this nonsense and make our universities meritocratic once again'
Migrant crisis: Asylum seeker on the run after assaulting schoolgirl, 14, accused of offering her cocaine and whisky
Thabani Maposa, 45, was convicted in his absence after failing to attend his court hearing
Eight in 10 Gen Zs have called in sick to work because they were TIRED, new poll finds
67 per cent of British workers have taken what has been dubbed a 'kip sickie'
Labour holds talks on potential of widespread protests over cost of living caused by Iran war
Sources told GB News that community tensions were not assessed as 'a likely outcome'
Keir Starmer on verge of Chagos Islands U-turn as he drops Bill to cede British sovereignty to Mauritius
A reversal would constitute the Prime Minister's 16th significant policy U-turn since taking office
Churchgoers fume over council's plans to hike Sunday parking prices in 'pay to pray' row
The proposed changes have prompted accusations from locals that they are being 'charged to pray'
Two men found guilty over involvement in 'violent mob' during Epping asylum hotel protest
The Bell Hotel played host to protests against it's use to house migrants last summer
Sudanese man arrested on suspicion of endangering life after four illegal migrants died in Channel crossing
The taxiboat sank just off the coast of Boulogne in the early hours of Thursday morning
Keir Starmer tells Israel to stop strikes on Lebanon after US-Iran ceasefire deal - 'They're wrong!'
The Prime Minister said it was 'hard to say' whether attacks constitute a breach of the ceasefire
Two demonstrators arrested outside RAF base during peace protest against Iran war
The protest came in response to a US fighter jet downed over Iran having allegedly launched from the facility
Rachel Reeves on collision course with Ed Miliband as she backs North Sea drilling
The Chancellor backed the projects amid Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
Two illegal migrants killed while attempting Channel crossing as hundreds more attempt perilous journey
Nearly 300 migrants have made the journey today as weather conditions remain favourable
Mayor of Bath apologises for branding Golders Green Jewish ambulance attack 'Israeli false flag operation'
'I have of course deleted them and I wish to apologise unreservedly', he said