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Two people were arrested at addresses in London this morning on suspicion of fraud and immigration offences, with Home Office officers also seizing phones, jewellery and thousands of pounds in cash. A third person was arrested on suspicion of being in the country illegally. Chris Foster, a regional lead for …

A man has been charged with the murder of a GP who was found dead at her home. The man was arrested after the body of 45-year-old Dr Hannah Terry, also known as Hannah Cain, was found at a property in Fern Hill, Dersingham, Norfolk, on Sunday. Norfolk Police said …

Kemi Badenoch has said she would rather have another general election than do a deal with Reform UK to secure power, if no party wins the next election. The Conservative Party leader told the BBC that Nigel Farage’s Reform are “neck deep in scandal” and joining forces with them would …

Phil Douglas, director general of Border Force, said: “This is a win for travellers coming to our brilliant country. “By using state-of-the-art technology, we are making journeys smoother and faster, all while fully maintaining the UK’s robust border security. “Our digital transformation also builds on our work this summer to …

Three Afghan nationals who raped a teenager, before being stopped by French police as they fled the UK in the back of a lorry, have been jailed. Mehrab Safi, 21, Awal Ahmadzai and Salman Habibkheli, both 19, were found guilty on 26 June of multiple offences against the girl at …

During the visit, Prince William, who is a patron of the trust, joined volunteers and young people taking part in a training exercise involving a series of emergency scenarios. William also met members of the Ilminster Resilience Group, which has supported residents during severe flooding, and visited Sweet Surprise, a …

The group arrived at the house which was home to a friend of Kerr in Abertridwr just after 17.30 BST, the court heard. Kerr had gone to the house to play Fortnite and smoke cannabis with friends. It’s alleged Mears went into the house armed with the knife, that witnesses …

A school has apologised after a GP criticised it for telling parents of pupils to show a medical need for a toilet pass. Somercotes Academy, in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, wrote to parents and carers stating pupils who had an existing pass should provide “supporting medical evidence”, such as documentation from …

Murat Gassiev says he currently has no idea if he still is the WBA heavyweight champion after reports Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would fight for his belt. Gasiev, 32, was upgraded to ‘Super’ champion in July when Oleksandr Usyk vacated the title, having been the ‘Regular’ belt holder since …

Berry himself used his collection of recorded interviews to write a PhD and a book on how people learn to become musicians. One of his interviews was with Arthur Parkman, who ran a rock night at Bristol’s Colston Hall in the early 1960s. In the recording, Parkman laments the fact …

A family is backing a campaign to make multi-storey car parks safer following the death of their son. Andy and Liz Combeer’s 17-year-old son Tom died in the early hours of 8 March 2025 after falling from a multi-storey car park in Guildford. Minutes earlier he had messaged his family’s …

Procurator fiscal Vicki Bell told the court two parents became suspicious of Mathewson after being informed their children were not present while the childminder carried out a school run. They secretly went to the school and found their children were not with Mathewson, despite being in her care. They then …

A racecourse has been given the contract to host the annual English Greyhound Derby for the next five years. Towcester Racecourse, in Northamptonshire, added it was “the home of the sport’s biggest fixture” which next year celebrates its centenary. Last month, it was confirmed horse racing would return to the …

New legislation in the UK, external, taking affect in the new year, will permanently ban the legal sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009 to create a “smoke-free” generation. Hazel Cheeseman, from the charity Action on Smoking and Health, said the latest statics showed encouraging …

A woman found dead at her home has been named locally as a GP. The body of Dr Hannah Terry, also known as Hannah Cain, was found at a property in Fern Hill, Dersingham, Norfolk, on Sunday. Norfolk Police said it was called to the property by the ambulance service …

The co-founder of Birmingham’s first licensed whisky distillery says he fears for the future of his business after English whisky gained protected status. Anthony Dillon, who runs Spirit of Birmingham in South Yardley with his sister, Joanie, said the new Geographical Indications (GIs) for English whisky could stop some producers …

In July, 25 boats and 25 engines were seized in a maritime consignment at Felixstowe in Suffolk. The boat carrying them had stopped there on the way to Germany. The NCA said, had the latest shipment made its way into the hands of people smugglers, “each could have been used …

Ofcom is investigating whether Meta breached its duties under the UK’s online safety laws with the launch of its “Instants” feature on Instagram. The tool – allowing users to take and share an instant image with close friends, that disappears once viewed – was launched on Meta’s photo-sharing app in …

Middleton, herself a former pupil at the school, grew up in the mining community and recalls the moment she was contacted by John’s family’s solicitors. “We were obviously over the moon, but also perplexed as to who this person was,” she said. “Because of the roots I’ve got within the …

Responding to the Green Party conference vote, the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council said: “Branding most British Jews and Jewish institutions ‘racist’ stokes anti-Jewish hatred after a year in which British Jews have been murdered attending their synagogue, stabbed in the streets, and seen …