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Cliff Notes Tributes were paid to two firefighters, Jennie Logan and Martyn Sadler, along with business owner David Chester, who all lost their lives in…

Cliff Notes A manhunt is underway following a stabbing incident involving five people at an event in Thamesmead, southeast London. The victims were transported to…

Cliff Notes Three Iranian men have been charged in the UK for allegedly aiding a foreign intelligence service, specifically Iran, over a period from August…

Cliff Notes A police watchdog is investigating a mother’s complaint that she was unlawfully strip-searched by Greater Manchester Police after being arrested in October 2022.…

Cliff Notes Kerri Pegg, a former prison governor, has been sentenced to nine years for engaging in a relationship with Anthony Saunderson, a drug gang…

Cliff Notes Israel’s military has intensified its offensive in northern Gaza, conducting over 150 airstrikes within 24 hours, resulting in at least 284 fatalities this…

Cliff Notes King Charles III’s personal fortune rose by £30m to £640m, placing him on par with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, despite a decline…

Cliff Notes Chris Brown has been remanded in custody until 13 June, facing charges of grievous bodily harm with intent for allegedly attacking music producer…

A large fire at Bicester Motion, a former RAF base in Oxfordshire, resulted in the tragic deaths of two firefighters and a civilian.

MPs are set to debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill again on Friday, following major amendments and months of committee scrutiny. The bill, first passed in November by 330 votes to 275, would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to seek assisted dying.

Chris Brown has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent following an alleged incident in London on 19 February 2023.

Prime Minister’s statement about Britain becoming an “island of strangers” has drawn criticism, evoking comparisons to Enoch Powell’s controversial rhetoric from 1968.

Chris Brown was arrested in Manchester on suspicion of grievous bodily harm related to an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub in February 2023.

Sir Keir Starmer’s proposal for “return hubs” aims to facilitate the deportation of migrants who have exhausted all options to stay in the UK, though Albania has expressed reluctance to participate.

Several of Thursday’s newspaper front pages lead on the new government plans to address overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales. Yesterday, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans including early release and building new prisons.

Police are intensifying efforts to locate the mother of three abandoned babies found in east London, appealing for public DNA samples and focusing on 400 targeted homes.

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced emergency measures to limit how long certain offenders can be recalled to prison, as the government faces projections that England and Wales will run out of prison space by November.

Reece Galbraith, 33, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for manslaughter following a house explosion in Newcastle that resulted in the deaths of seven-year-old Archie York and 35-year-old Jason Laws.

Peter Sullivan, who spent nearly 40 years in prison for the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall in Birkenhead, has had his conviction quashed after new DNA evidence emerged identifying an unknown attacker.

The inquest revealed that Liquid Leisure, the water park where Kyra Hill drowned, lacked signs warning of deep water, misleading visitors about safety.

Cliff Notes Thames Water’s chairman, Sir Adrian Montague, publicly apologised for service disruptions but justified staff bonuses amidst significant company debt and operational challenges. Customers…

Cliff Notes Tory MP Patrick Spencer faces two counts of sexual assault related to incidents at London’s Groucho Club in August 2023, as confirmed by…

Peter Sullivan, jailed for the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall, may have his conviction quashed due to new DNA evidence not present at his original trial.

Six members of a Bulgarian spy ring were sentenced for extensive espionage activities across Europe, including targeting journalists and dissidents.

Police are investigating a fire that occurred in the early hours at a former residence of Sir Keir Starmer in north London, causing damage to the entrance.