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BBC A section of the Portobello beach was cordoned off for police investigations shortly after the attacks An armed attacker who tried to murder two teenagers in assaults caught on camera has been jailed for five-and-a-half years. Amar Mudawi wounded his victims in attacks near Portobello beach in Edinburgh after …

Adam Russell was sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended for two years, for his role in the crash A man who crashed his speedboat into a 15-year-old kayaker has been given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years. Adam Russell, 28, was also ordered on Thursday to complete …

Govanhill Housing Association John McLardie died months after he hit his head off the pavement in the attack A man who killed a former housing association chairman in a street attack has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. Ethan O’Kane, 20, was part of an attack on John McLardie in Glasgow’s …

Maria Cassidyand Rachel Broome,BBC Wales Bloomberg via Getty Images South Wales Police wrote to Tesla Financial Services in a bid to identify the driver of a Tesla which had been speeding at 80mph Tesla has been convicted at least 18 times and ordered to pay more than £20,000 for repeatedly …

A new unit within An Garda Síochána (Irish police) will “endeavour” to answer questions about its Troubles-related investigations from victims and bereaved families. The establishment of the unit was part of a deal between the British and Irish governments on legacy last September. Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said the …

Ellie Wilson, a rape survivor and campaigner against sexual violence, has been arrested and charged with domestic abuse related offences. In a statement, Police Scotland said: “A 28-year-old woman has been arrested and charged and released on an undertaking to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on 23 April 2026.” In …

Devon and Cornwall Police Danny Cahalane was attacked on Lipson Road, Plymouth, on 21 February and died in hospital on 3 May A drug dealer who owed £120k to his “boss” and childhood friend was doused in acid at his home in a fatal attack involving his ex-wife, a court …

Handout Roger Leadbeater, 74, died from stab wounds after being attacked in Sheffield The family of a pensioner killed by a woman who went missing from an acute mental health unit has said two police forces and an NHS trust “failed on every level”. Emma Borowy, 32, fatally stabbed Roger …

Police Scotland Martin Forgie died at a house in Ellon in 2024 A man was killed after asking a drug user who was rapping to “quieten down” in an Aberdeenshire town, a court has heard. Steven Leask, 45, held down 36-year-old Martin Forgie, repeatedly punched him in the face and …

A gunman is reported to be at large in an Australian town following shootings that killed three people and wounded one. Police were called to two addresses in Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, after 4pm on Thursday (7am in the UK). Two couples, a man and woman, had been shot …

Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, is set to appear before a US congressional committee next month. The British former socialite, who is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for sex trafficking, will appear virtually before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on 9 February. …

Three activists who organised annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have gone on trial in Hong Kong, facing charges under the city’s controversial national security law. Chow Hang-tung, 40, Lee Cheuk-yan, 68, and Albert Ho, 74, are accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the …

An “abhorrent” paedophile who was extradited from Australia to stand trial for sexually abusing two young girls in Lancashire has been jailed. Robert Crompton, 67, assaulted a five-year-old girl over a number of years, and later preyed on a 12-year-old. He was handed over to UK authorities by officers in …

BBC Malcolm Phillips was found unfit to stand trial but a finding of facts hearing will take place instead A care home was run “like a prison” by a manager and his assistant who are accused of sexually abusing children, a court has heard. Malcolm Phillips, 92, is charged with …

A man has been jailed for 12 years for a carrying out serious sexual assaults against two teenagers and a woman in Orkney. Gordon Docherty attacked the girls between 2006 and 2008, with one of the teenagers being 13 when she was first assaulted. She was later raped by Docherty. …

Tottenham are far from alone in struggling with injuries, and ones to key players, this season. Newcastle have lost the most days of any club to injury, and Eddie Howe’s squad has been stretched as they continue to compete on four fronts. As a result, the Magpies’ away form in …

Getty Images Brydson was jailed for 10 years at the High Court in Edinburgh A former housemaster at a residential school who assaulted and raped vulnerable children has been jailed for 10 years. William Brydson, 78, was head of care at Monken Hadley – later known as Woodlands School – …

Alastair McKee,in Bristol Crown Courtand Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley,Bristol BBC A judge has concluded that PC Matthew Pike “did his job” during the incident A police officer burst into tears as he was cleared of killing a motorist during a high-speed pursuit of another driver. PC Matthew Pike, 40, was on trial …

Andy Giddings,West Midlandsand Mark Elliott,Radio Shropshire Leanne Abeyance Leanne Abeyance says she “wants to chop her head off and start again”, after the operation led her nose to collapse and a life of constant pain A woman who needs reconstructive surgery after dental work in Turkey failed says she is …

Eddie Mitchell A 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy will remain in custody while enquiries continue, police said Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 15-year-old boy in Guildford. Surrey Police was called to woodland off Lido Road in Stoke Park at 18:10 …