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New ONS figures show the average marriage ending in divorce lasted a record 13 years in 2025, with divorce lawyers attributing the longer duration partly to couples being unable to afford divorcing. The article also highlights a Marriage Foundation report urging Labour to scrap its wedding-law reform plans in favor of a simpler registrar-based system similar to France's.
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Descendants of society diarist Henry 'Chips' Channon are in a planning dispute with neighbours over a motocross track operating on the Kelvedon Hall estate in Essex. The estate has applied retroactively for permission to keep two tracks and three buildings built without consent, and an event has been postponed pending resolution.
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A House Judiciary Committee interim report criticizes Arlington County's sanctuary Trust Policy, which restricts police from contacting federal immigration authorities. Arlington GOP chair Matthew Hurtt tells Fox News the report is "spot on" and accuses local officials of prioritizing undocumented immigrants over resident safety.
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Essex cricketer Robin Das, 24, has been charged with two counts of rape following an August 2025 arrest over a March 2024 incident in Brixton, and will appear at London Crown Court on October 9. The club confirmed his suspension and said it is following legal processes but declined further comment.
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Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said that former Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt would have advised Trump not to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House coverage, arguing the move would backfire. The article notes Trump's media ban faces legal jeopardy after a judge questioned the due process and networks backed out of the press pool in solidarity.
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A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order against her nephew Bryan Seaver and his security company over alleged threats and harassment following Parton's death. Court filings describe threatening messages, and a hearing is scheduled for Oct. 7.
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Colorado voters will decide on Amendment 83, which would constitutionally protect hunting and fishing, requiring 55% approval to pass. The article interviews a pro-amendment advocate who frames the measure as a defense against 'radical policies,' while opponents' concerns are stated briefly and not interviewed.
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Elizabeth Holmes has been approved to transfer from federal prison to a Texas halfway house in August 2027, per a DOJ victim notification obtained by ABC News. The development comes amid promotion of a new documentary in which her husband says he once wondered if she was scamming him. Holmes was convicted in 2022 of fraud and conspiracy tied to Theranos and ordered to pay restitution.
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Maine Democrats attacked Sen. Susan Collins over a ProPublica report that the FBI planned a pay-to-play investigation into her dealings with a defense contractor donor, which never launched after Trump took office. Collins called the story false and noted the FBI said the allegations were already investigated and found nothing implicating her. The article closes by detailing the Trump administration's reduction of FBI and Justice Department corruption-fighting resources.
A 33-year-old man was found guilty of abducting and raping a teenage girl in Boston, Lincolnshire, and taking an indecent photograph of a child. The court heard he forced her to his home at knifepoint and assaulted her. He awaits sentencing after a six-day trial at Lincoln Crown Court.
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A 37-year-old British father pleaded guilty in a Paphos court to causing death by a reckless or dangerous act after his two-year-old son fell from an open fourth-floor hotel window. The article details his initial remand, bail, and family trauma while noting the hotel has seen three British tourist deaths in four years and that the window remained open when reporters visited.
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The family of a British couple detained in Iran say regular contact has not been restored despite assurances after the couple ended hunger strikes. They are calling for an urgent meeting with the foreign secretary and more consular action to secure their release. The Foreign Office says the couple's welfare is its top priority and cites visits and facilitated calls.