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A tumble dryer importer urged to carry out a safety review after one of its appliances was linked to a fatal house fire has said the model in question does not pose an “elevated” safety risk. Sohaib Ahmed and his daughter, Manahal Nazir Ahmed, died when a fire broke out …

Tribute has been paid to a woman who crashed a car into a wall after allegedly being stabbed. Eleanor Barnfield, 47, died in hospital after police were called to the crash in Bridgend on Monday, where they found she had “puncture wounds unrelated to the collision”, which the BBC understands …

A previously unknown work by the revered Italian artist Canaletto has fetched £135,000 at auction. The rare artwork, known as a capriccio, more than doubled its estimated price at a sale by Mallams auction house in Oxford earlier. Canaletto, whose real name was Giovanni Antonio Canal, was born in Venice …

An Uber driver who ran over a passenger after the man vomited in his car has been jailed for five years. Hayadulla Turkmani, 53, was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving following a trial at Basildon Crown Court. The jury heard how he picked up plumber Michael Ashton, 28, …

However, she said that after appearing to fail a second time, Richardson got back into the car and drove along Wet Gate Lane towards Wet Gate Farm. Ms Debotte was shown CCTV footage from the farm which appeared to show the car swerving from side to side before reversing and …

A man who organised a shooting at a busy London restaurant that seriously injured a nine-year-old girl has been ordered to pay her compensation. The girl was shot in the head while eating ice cream with her family in a restaurant on Kingsland Road in Dalston, east London, in May …

Det Insp Holly Hunter, of the force’s professional standards department, said rumours of a relationship between Sutcliffe and PC A were investigated in August 2025, and he denied it in interview, saying they were just friends. But in November last year, PC A told investigators they had been in a …

When BBC News visited the platform this summer, Adura CEO Neil McCulloch said its approval was vital to avoid domestic supply shortages this winter. However, the UK government has previously suggested that Jackdaw will have little impact on energy security and none on reducing domestic gas and electricity bills. In …

James Anderson’s legendary career could be over after Lancashire opted against offering England’s all-time leading wicket-taker a new contract. Anderson, 44, chose to continue playing with Lancashire after England forced him into international retirement in 2024. He captained Lancashire in the County Championship last season but the Red Rose endured …

A student was raped, filmed and dumped in a rural road by three men who picked her up in Birmingham in a car they had hired for the sole purpose of attacking someone. Arjan Purewal, Jaskaran Thandi and Hassan Jangheer drove their victim up and down Broad Street in Birmingham …

The King has described the Aberfan disaster which killed 116 children and 28 adults as the “most tragic of days imaginable” on its 60th anniversary. Pantglas Junior School and a number of nearby houses in the village near Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales, were catastrophically engulfed in coal slurry after the …

Two gas workers have been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following a fatal explosion in a block of flats. Ten people died following the explosion at Haut du Mont flats in Jersey in the early hours of 10 December 2022. Gas workers Neil Armstrong and John Wright were found …

Ings has been offered temporary accommodation in London while he is rehabilitated and said he had spent the last week-and-a-half trying to get to grips with things, from opening a bank account to navigating social media. Describing the moment the decision was announced in court, his mother Sam said she …

Residents in and around Hastings who had been assured of tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestry say they have had “considerable difficulty” obtaining the tickets. The British Museum said that while residents were offered the chance to secure tickets before wider release, these were on a “first come, first served …

Residents in and around Hastings who had been assured of tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestry say they have had “considerable difficulty” obtaining the tickets. The British Museum said that while residents were offered the chance to secure tickets before wider release, these were on a “first come, first served …

In a post on Facebook, Goodwin said the episode was recorded “in September/October of 2025 and has been behind a paywall for a year before being published to social media”. She reported a rape to police in July 2025 and had spoken publicly about her experience. Goodwin said she only …

Lakeland Wildlife Oasis staff had a tight window of only a few days during breeding season when future parents Mango and Makira would tolerate each other. “You don’t just put them together and be done with it,” Eccles said. “They are quite aggressive with each other as well, the male …

He felt “euphoric” with “power” after killing her, but that faded after 30 seconds or so and his thoughts turned to trying to get away with what he had done, the panel heard. Dunlop said he would probably have gone to on to injure or even kill other people, but …

The enviromental impact of Jackdaw has also been a significant point of contention. Advocates argue the gas field would be beneficial because the carbon emissions arising from production from the the UK’s own North Sea field will be lower than those arising from the production of US LNG. The North …

But this is not the end of the story. In a letter sent to members last week, the MCC chair Mark Nicholas warned “we should all be braced for the scheduling challenges” their pitch plans will bring. Pitch Nine will be out of action until 2029 at the earliest, depriving …