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    A gang who styled themselves as the musketeers has been found guilty of plotting a bomb and knife attack in the UK. Naweed Ali and Khobaib Hussain from Birmingham, and Mohibur Rahman and Tahir Aziz from Stoke on Trent, stood trial at the Old Bailey after counter terror police found a pipe bomb described as viable. MI5 and undercover police officers had set up a fake firm in the city called Hero Couriers which employed both Hussain and Ali who were being monitored after earlier terrorist related convictions. The Old Bailey in central London During Naweed Ali's first day working at the Birmingham firm, police searched his black Seat car and were surprised to find the pipe bomb alongside ammunition, a handgun and a meat cleaver with the word Kafir scratched into the blade. It...

    British Airways systems have crashed at UK airport this morning, causing chaos for passengers. Passengers faced long queues at airports following a glitch with the airline's check-in system. Disruption was reported at airports including Heathrow, Gatwick and London City. The airline said it was having to use a manual check-in process which takes longer than the computerised system. One passenger described the bag drop area at Heathrow Terminal 5 as almost at a standstill. BA issued a statement shortly before 9am stating that the problem had been resolved and passengers were being checked in as normal. It went on: We are sorry for the temporary check-in problems which caused some delays for our customers first thing this morning. This issue is now resolved and our staff are...

    The hijab has become an optional uniform part of the Police Scotland. as the force works to encourage Muslim women to join the service. Previously, officers could wear the religious headscarf with approval but it is now formally part of the force uniform. Police Scotland said it is working to make the force representative of the communities we serve. The formal announcement was welcomed by the Scottish Police Muslim Association (SPMA), an organisation set up in 2010 to build closer ties with Muslim communities. Chief Constable Phil Gormley said: "I am delighted to make this announcement and welcome the support from both the Muslim community, and the wider community, as well as police officers and staff. Like many other employers, especially in the public sector, we are wor...

    The Queen rules the house with her meal choices, including banning garlic from all meals at Buckingham Palace and refusing to travel without a slice of her favorite cake with her. And just when you thought Queen Elizabeth II couldn’t be more of a culinary inspiration we dug up yet another tidbit that will make you wish you could spend just one day in her royal shoes. According to a report by Business Insider, the Queen enjoys not one, not two, not three, but four, yes four cocktails a day. Just before lunch Queen Elizabeth reportedly has her first cocktail of the day, a gin and Dubonnet with a slice of lemon and a lot of ice, according to Darren McGrady, a former royal chef. Then, during lunch, McGrady revealed to The Telegraph that the Queen will pair her simple lunch of ...

    Diana’s privacy over videos of her speaking candidly about her troubled marriage was breached long ago, and not by the voice coach who made them, his lawyer has said. As friends and family of the late princess condemned Channel 4’s forthcoming documentary based on the tapes, Diana: In Her Own Words, Marcus Rutherford, lawyer for Peter Settelen, defended the decision, saying: He was not her priest, doctor, therapist or lawyer. The broadcaster has come under fierce criticism over its decision ahead of the 20th anniversary of Diana’s death to play excerpts from the tapes it has acquired for an undisclosed sum from Settelen, an actor turned voice coach. They were made in her Kensington Palace apartment between 1992 and 1993 to help her with public speaking. Channel 4 said the ...