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Police will take no further action over alleged chants at a Bob Vylan concert in London. Met Police had launched an investigation after allegations the singer, real name Pascal Robinson-Foster, was heard in footage saying “death to the IDF (Israel Defence League)”. The footage was filmed at a performance supporting …

Kate WhannelPolitical reporter Watch: Sir Keir Starmer says any any attack on cabinet members “unacceptable” Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he has “never authorised” attacks on his cabinet ministers, calling briefings against them “unacceptable”. The PM was speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions the day after his allies told numerous media …

BBC The attack happened opposite the main entrance to Birmingham New Street station A man accused of murdering a woman who was stabbed in the neck in Birmingham could face a trial in May. Djeison Rafael appeared at Birmingham Crown Court via video link from HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire, …

Plans to demolish a building featured in Netflix drama Dept Q have been put before City of Edinburgh Council. Argyle House could be replaced by a “mixed-use” development featuring a hotel, residential properties, office and retail space. The brutalist 1960s block, at West Port in the shadows of Edinburgh Castle, …

The funeral of Irish man Alex Ryzhuk, who was killed in Ukraine last year, will take place on Wednesday in the western Ukrainian village of Kryliv. The 20-year-old, who was born in Dublin to Ukrainian parents, had been serving alongside military forces in east Ukraine as a volunteer when he …

Bridie AdamsWest Midlands West Midlands Police Ali Riyan died in hospital after being shot in Washwood Heath in October last year A man has been found guilty of murder after a teenager was shot and later died of his injuries. Seeraj Ayub, 24, of Alexander Road, Birmingham, was convicted on …

Jet2 has announced it is to offer flights from Gatwick Airport for the first time. The airline said it had secured slots for six aircraft following the “release of additional capacity” by the West Sussex airport. Hundreds of jobs will be created in the region, including pilots, cabin crew, engineering …

Philip James LynchLocal Democracy Reporting Service LDRS Loretta Alvarez said she is unable to pay the fine A woman from west London has been fined £1,000 by her local council for fly-tipping an envelope outside her flat in Feltham. Loretta Alvarez, 26, said the communal bins – shared with about …

BBC The 16-year-old was arrested and later bailed on suspicion of offences, including theft from a Remembrance poppy memorial in the Fountain estate A teenage boy has been arrested and subsequently bailed in connection with a banner reported to have been stolen from a Remembrance poppy memorial in Londonderry. The …

Network Rail/ACME The planned rebuild has been delayed again Plans to transform Liverpool Street station have been delayed again after the organisation behind the redevelopment added further details to the application. Network Rail’s plan – to partially demolish Britain’s busiest station and build a multi-storey tower cantilevered above a neighbouring …

Jonny HumphriesNorth West Alamy Judge Steven Parker said local authorities were “at the mercy” of the private sector A family court judge has expressed his concern after a council agreed to pay an “astronomical” £289,000 for one child to attend a specialist placement for 17 weeks. Liverpool Family Court heard …

Australian windsurfer Andy McDonald recalls surviving a shark attack in Margaret River, Western Australia earlier this week. Mr McDonald encountered the shark while windsurfing, saying later that he believed “this is the moment that is the end of my life”. The shark gnawed on his board and then dove deeper …

Benedict Garman,BBC Verify and Barbara Metzler,BBC Verify BBC Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire with Hamas started on 10 October, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show. The new photos – the latest of which was …

Anna Crossley,BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations and Louise Fewster,BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations Anna Crossley/BBC Zoe Ward, whose son’s body was left in unsuitable conditions at Amie Upton’s home, wants to see the funeral industry regulated Families whose babies’ bodies were kept at a funeral director’s home will call for …

Scientists have unearthed Australia’s oldest known crocodile eggshells which may have belonged to “drop crocs” – creatures that climbed trees to hunt prey below. The discovery of the 55-million-year-old eggshells was made in a sheep farmer’s backyard in Queensland with the findings published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. The …

Andrew StrachanEast Midlands PA Media Donald Rose served in the Queen’s Royal Regiment as a sniper A song written by a D-Day veteran who died earlier this year has been brought to life. Donald Rose was Britain’s oldest man at 110 and was being looked after at Canal Vue Care …

Angie BrownEdinburgh and East reporter BBC About 600,000 trips are made on The Roseburn Path by foot, bike and wheelchair every year A former railway line which runs through Edinburgh is at the centre of a heated debate over whether it should return as a tram line. The railway closed …

A newly opened bridge in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan has partially collapsed, creating a huge dust plume. Authorities had closed the 758m (2,486ft) long Hongqi bridge on Monday after cracks appeared on nearby slopes and roads. On Tuesday afternoon conditions on the mountainside worsened, triggering landslides that led to …

Family handout Craig and Lindsay Foreman (pictured) were detained in Iran at the start of the year The son of a British couple detained in Iran has urged the UK government to try to secure their release before Christmas. Joe Bennett’s parents, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, were on a “one-in-a-lifetime” …

Family handout Helen Holland, 81, was struck at a junction in Earl’s Court in May 2023 An 81-year-old woman who died after she was hit on a road crossing by a police motorcyclist escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh through London suddenly “appeared almost from nowhere,” the rider has said. Helen …