UK politicsfromwww.theguardian.com1 week agoGrandchildren of Ruth Ellis, last woman to be hanged in UK, ask for pardonRuth Ellis's grandchildren seek a posthumous conditional pardon citing evidence of abuse that likely would reduce her conviction under modern law.
UK newsfromwww.bbc.com3 weeks agoMan pleads guilty to killing pregnant motherA man pleaded guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility after a pregnant 32-year-old mother-of-two, Alana Odysseos, was found fatally stabbed in Walthamstow.