Alaric Whitcombe

Political Correspondent
Alaric Whitcombe is a political correspondent reporting from Westminster, London. He covers UK politics, parliamentary activity, government decision-making, and UK Crime, providing clear, fact-based context around legislation, policy developments, and major public-safety stories. His work focuses on factual reporting and clear explanation, helping readers follow political events without bias or speculation.
· Westminster lobby reporting, select committee analysis, court proceedings coverage
· Parliamentary debates, legislation and policy, elections, criminal justice system, policing, Crown and Magistrates' Courts

UK Crime

Alaric Whitcombe14 April 2026

Sheep beheaded by vandals with remains left in plastic bag

A farmer’s son on a late-night check of his flock disturbed poachers who fled, abandoning a decapitated sheep in a…
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UK Politics

Alaric Whitcombe14 April 2026

Sarwar rubbishes claims UK Government blocked Ming Yang as absurd

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has dismissed SNP suggestions that a UK Government decision to block a major Chinese wind…
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UK Crime

Alaric Whitcombe14 April 2026

Two people knifed near Stratford Station as police detain suspect

Two men suffered stab wounds in Stratford yesterday afternoon after a violent altercation erupted on a busy road near the…
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UK News

Alaric Whitcombe14 April 2026

Government allocates £41m to councils to tackle ‘rogue landlords

English councils are to receive £41 million in new funding to police a historic overhaul of renting laws, as the…
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UK Crime

Alaric Whitcombe13 April 2026

Intoxicated mother menaces children in van before collision, court hears

A drunk driver told a van full of terrified teenagers “I am not responsible if you die” as she sped…
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UK News

Alaric Whitcombe13 April 2026

UK minister admits Chagos treaty negotiations have reached deadlock

The prospect of the Chagos Islands returning to Mauritian sovereignty has collapsed after the UK government shelved its ratification bill,…
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UK Crime

Alaric Whitcombe13 April 2026

Southport inquiry reveals failures that proved fatal for three girls

The fatal stabbings at a Taylor Swift-themed children’s dance class in Southport were a “foreseeable and avoidable” atrocity that public…
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UK Politics

Alaric Whitcombe13 April 2026

Farage condemns £622bn bill for UK’s ‘Boriswave’ immigration

Reform UK has claimed that the legacy of the so-called ‘Boriswave’ of migration will cost every British household up to…
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UK Politics

Alaric Whitcombe13 April 2026

Starmer presents show of solidarity with Rayner and Burnham before local elections

Sir Keir Starmer stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham in a Greater Manchester school on Monday, presenting a…
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UK News

Alaric Whitcombe13 April 2026

Home Office plans to shut a further 11 asylum hotels

Eleven more hotels used to house asylum seekers are to be decommissioned next week, the Home Office has confirmed, as…
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