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West Yorkshire Police Natalie Dennison (left), Makyle Francois (centre) and Joshua Bhatti (right) were involved in the violent attacks, police say A group who kidnapped and tortured one man and attacked another with an iron displayed a “shocking level of violence”, police said. The first victim was taken to a …

Seagrass “fairy circles” have been discovered on the seabed in the Sound of Barra in the Western Isles. Scotland’s nature body NatureScot said it was not known why the plants grew in circular shapes, but added that the formations were rarely seen. Seagrass usually grows in dense “meadows” and provides …

Christopher MaceWest of England Gloucestershire Constabulary Peter Bond was given a two-year sentence, suspended for two years The grandson of a man who had more than £50,000 of savings stolen from him says the theft left a once “proud” grandfather “anxious” and “embarrassed”. Peter Bond, 75, from Hunters Way in …

Actor and comedian Russell Brand has been granted bail after being accused of two further sex offences, including rape. The 50-year-old appeared via video link from the US for the six-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday afternoon. Wearing a partially unbuttoned denim shirt, he spoke only to confirm …

A former council-owned play park in the north-west Highlands has been sold to a community group for £1. Highland Council has agreed to sell the land to Torridon District Community Association, which plans to turn it in a new play area for the village and children from Kinlochewe and Shieldaig. …

Russell Brand has been granted bail after a video court appearance charged with two further sexual offences, including rape. The comedian and actor appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday on a video link from the US accused of one count of rape and one of sexual assault, which are …

A driver charged in connection with a fatal crash in Nigeria, which killed two passengers and injured boxer Anthony Joshua, has appeared in court. Joshua, a two-time world champion, was travelling in the back of a black Lexus SUV when it struck a stationary truck on a major road, near …

Reuters Messages sent to Austria international Marie Hobinger were “highly sexualised” A father-of-two has been handed a two-year restraining order and an 18-month community order for stalking Liverpool midfielder Marie Hobinger. The Austria international was distressed and said her performance on the pitch was affected after Mangal Dalal, 42, sent …

Shannen HeadleyWest Midlands Handout Jane Sommerville told the BBC the tariffs were causing the firm “major issues” A manufacturing company has said it is pulling out of investments in the US, losing $400,000 in revenue over Donald Trump’s tariff uncertainty. The US president has recently doubled down on his threat …

Angus CochraneSenior political journalist, BBC Scotland PA Media Neil Gray abstained on the stage one vote of the assisted dying bill Employment protections for medics who conscientiously object to assisted dying will have to be removed from a landmark Holyrood bill before a final vote, Health Secretary Neil Gray has …

John SudworthEast Jerusalem Israel Land Authority It is the latest move by Israel against the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, after Israel passed a law restricting where it could operate Israeli demolition teams, accompanied by police, have begun tearing down the headquarters of the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, Unrwa, in occupied …

Joel Bonnici Chips were found on the beach near Beachy Head on Saturday Thousands of chips washed up on a Sussex beach over the weekend. The unusual sight came after several shipping containers containing “food and packaging” came ashore nearby earlier that week. But the chip wreck in Eastbourne – …

Beijing has demanded the Taliban government protect its citizens after an explosion at a Chinese-run restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least seven people. Six Afghans and one Chinese national were killed, and several more injured, in the blast at a Chinese restaurant in a heavily-guarded part of …

Andrew GiftBBC Africa, Sagamu BBC Adeniyi Kayode wore all black for his court appearance on Tuesday A chauffer who was driving Anthony Joshua when their car crashed killing two of the boxer’s friends has appeared in a court in Nigeria. Adeniyi Kayode, 46, was previously charged with four crimes, including …

Alamy US President Donald Trump has said the UK’s plan to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is an “an act of GREAT STUPIDITY”, months after he endorsed the move. Under the £3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal, the UK will lease back Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands, …

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 Sam and Anne start this episode wondering if Starmer Trump relations were showing signs of being back on track. But as they were recording the latest Donald Trump Truth Social post – calling the UK Chagos Islands deal “an …

Shehnaz Khan,West Midlandsand Bob Hockenhull,in Ludlow BBC Mark Stevens has collected more than 1,000kg of candles for Ukraine A retired silversmith has spent 18 months supplying thousands of candles to war damaged areas of Ukraine. Mark Stevens from Ludlow, Shropshire, collects the candles from churches and shops and uses the …

The Valuation Office Agency says it’s expecting an increase in the number of people challenging their council tax band in the coming months. This is because council tax bills for the new financial year usually land on doorsteps in March, setting out the annual charge and the monthly payments expected. …

Parts of south-west England have been treated to a dazzling display of the Northern Lights. The lights, or Aurora Borealis, are the result of solar eruptions sending particles towards Earth and the subsequent interaction of those particles with the Earth’s atmosphere. A coronal mass ejection (CME), a large eruption of …

The most enduring question surrounding Farrell’s squad has evolved in the months since Ireland last played. What was viewed as a straight shootout between fly-halves Sam Prendergast and Jack Crowley is now a three-way tug of war for the 10 jersey with Harry Byrne firmly back in the mix. The …