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Getty Images A 67-year-old man has died after being assaulted in the street in south London A man and a woman have been arrested following the death of a man who was assaulted in the street in south London. The 67-year-old victim was taken to hospital on 24 August after …

A man was heard screaming in the water moments before he died after a shark attack in Sydney, witnesses have said. Emergency services responded to reports that a man in his 50s had suffered critical injuries at Long Reef Beach shortly after 10am (1am in the UK) on Saturday. The …

A man in his 50s has died after a fatal shark attack in Australia, authorities have said. Emergency services responded to reports that a man had suffered critical injuries at Long Reef Beach in Sydney shortly after 10am (1am in the UK) on Saturday. The man, whose identity has yet …

A man has died on a Sydney beach after being bitten by a suspected “large shark”, Australia’s New South Wales police have said. In a statement, the police said emergency services pulled the man out of the morning surf onto the shore at Long Reef Beach – but he “died …

Dave GilyeatBBC News, Oxford TVP Susan Bruland was sentenced to five years in prison for two counts of fraud by abuse of position A woman who defrauded an elderly couple out of more than £900,000 has been jailed. Susan Bruland, 57, from Banbury, was a family friend and became trusted …

Two men who attacked a father leaving him with a fatal brain injury have each been jailed for four years for his death. James Small, 31, and Ryan Kearney, 26, attacked Kevin Kennedy after a gathering at a unit at the Century Business Park in Glasgow’s Kinning Park on October …

Former London’s Burning actor John Alford has been found guilty of sexually assaulting girls aged 14 and 15 at a friend’s home. Jurors heard the 53-year-old, who rose to fame in BBC show Grange Hill, sexually assaulted the girls while they were drunk following a night out at the pub. …

Police are urging people to be careful after an elderly man had £16,000 stolen out of his hands on his doorstep by someone pretending to be a police officer. The victim, in his 80s, had the money taken from him at his home in Riverside, Cardiff, on Wednesday, South Wales …

Three British nationals are among the 16 who died after the iconic Gloria funicular in Lisbon derailed and crashed, authorities have said. The crash, which left 22 people injured, happened at around 6pm on Wednesday. Footage showed one of the railway’s two carriages practically destroyed and emergency workers pulling people …

Sir Keir Starmer could be forced into a decision over Angela Rayner’s future as early as today, as the prime minister’s ethics adviser prepares his verdict on the Labour deputy’s tax affairs. Ms Rayner, who is also the housing secretary, has been under mounting pressure since she admitted not paying …

Joe GriffinLocal Democracy Reporting Service and Shariqua AhmedBBC News, Peterborough BBC Dennis Jones says he “apologised wholeheartedly for the language” A Labour council leader has been suspended from the party after he referred to grooming gang victims as “poor white trash from Rotherham”. Dennis Jones, Peterborough’s Labour leader who represents …

The Conservatives have repeated calls for Angela Rayner to resign after a legal firm she used said it did not provide her with tax advice in a row over underpaid stamp duty. Party leader Kemi Badenoch said more “damning evidence” had come to light regarding the deputy leader’s tax affairs, …

A man who called a woman 90 times in one evening has been jailed for stalking. Ashley Watson, 30, pleaded guilty at York Crown Court to stalking involving serious alarm or distress and also admitted assaulting the same woman on a separate occasion. In addition to the phone calls, the …

Family Photo Lisa Fraser was killed in her own home A woman stabbed to death in her home was an “innocent victim” unlawfully killed by a stranger, a coroner has concluded. Lisa Fraser, 52, was found with multiple neck wounds after Matthew Harris entered her house in May 2022. Mr …

PA Media The lawsuit relates to historic sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club A lawsuit against Celtic from victims of historic sexual abuse has ended with settlements totalling more than £1million. The combined payout has been shared by 24 former Celtic Boys Club players, with three further cases to be …

Warning: This page contains details some readers may find distressing A survivor of child sex abuse has said the trauma he suffered has left him with an “abject fear” that he cannot control. From 1999 to 2009, Patrick Lavery, 40, sexually abused six children as young as six years old. …

PA Media Adil Hajjaj was jailed for six months after stealing a £95,000 piece of Banksy artwork A man has been jailed for six months after stealing a £95,000 piece of Banksy artwork. Belfast Recorder Judge Patricia Smyth told 50-year-old Adil Hajjaj that he will spend a further six months …

Central Scotland News Agency Mujtaba Choudry was told he had carried out a “protracted pattern of abuse”. A domestic abuser from Alloa who attacked his partner as he drove her along a dual carriageway has been jailed for two years. Mujtaba Choudry grabbed his victim by the hair as he …

Portugal is in mourning after at least 17 people died and some 20 more were injured when Lisbon’s famous funicular cable railway derailed on Wednesday evening. A transport worker was among those killed, while a three-year-old German boy was reported to have escaped with minor injuries. Those hurt include four …

A former priest convicted of abusing members of a “cult-like” church group will face a second trial next year. Chris Brain, 68, ran the influential Nine O’Clock Service (NOS) in Sheffield in the 1980s and 1990s. Last month, he was found guilty of 17 indecent assaults against nine women. A …