Maidenhead

A woman was sexually assaulted in her bed at a Travelodge in Maidenhead in December 2022 after staff gave her attacker a key card and her room number. The incident has sparked legal action, political criticism, and revelations of multiple security failures across the budget hotel chain.

A woman was sexually assaulted in a Travelodge hotel in Maidenhead in December 2022 after staff gave her room number and a key card to a man who falsely claimed to be her boyfriend. The perpetrator, Kyran Smith, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in February for sexual assault and trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence.

Airbus has agreed to acquire UK cybersecurity firm Ultra Cyber from private equity firm Advent International, a strategic move to strengthen its European cyber defence capabilities. The deal, expected to finalise in the second half of 2026, aims to reinforce Airbus's position as a trusted, sovereign partner for the UK and its allies.