Major developers will now work with a single lead regulator for significant projects, streamlining the planning process and aiming to reduce costs.

Zhenhao Zou, a 28-year-old PhD student, has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women, with 23 additional potential victims now reported, increasing the estimated total to over 50 worldwide.

Virginia Giuffre expressed gratitude for public support after revealing she was told she had “four days to live” due to kidney renal failure following a car crash with a school bus in Australia.

Six men, aged 20 to 66, are being treated for injuries that are not life-threatening following a significant fire at the Blairlinn industrial estate in Cumbernauld.

PC Trevor Lock, renowned for his role in the 1980 Iranian embassy siege, passed away at the age of 85, feeling regret over the hostage situation’s tragic outcome.

A man was shot dead by armed officers from Thames Valley Police and British Transport Police at Milton Keynes railway station after carrying a firearm, with attempts to save him failing.