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English Teacher have been announced the winners of this year’s Mercury Prize, with their debut album This Could Be Texas. The Leeds indie foursome...

A member of the Royal Navy has died after a helicopter ditched while conducting night-flying exercises with HMS Queen Elizabeth. The navy said: “It...

Jeremy Kyle has defended both his chat show and his presenting style during the inquest into the death of a man who appeared on...

The government was “well aware” of the deadly risks posed by combustible cladding and insulation a year before the Grenfell Tower fire, but “failed...

A banking boss and his wife, who died when a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily, suffocated to death in an air bubble...

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of 80-year-old grandfather Bhim Kohli. The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is...

Bereaved and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have criticised the calling of an inquiry, describing it as a “seven-year delay to justice”. Their...

An appeal has been launched to help find an 11-year-old who was separated from his mum outside Poundland in Hayes, west London. Ibrahim was...

Baby P’s mother is back in prison after breaching her licence conditions. Tracey Connelly was freed from jail in July 2022 after the Parole...

Four of the five children arrested on suspicion of the murder of an 80-year-old man have now been released. The youngsters were detained following...

At least 12 people have died – including 10 women and girls – after a boat with dozens of migrants tore apart in the...

A massive rise in bag and phone “snatch thefts” has prompted the government to promise a crack down on street crime. An estimated 78,000...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to impose a pay-per-mile scheme on British drivers to avoid a “black hole” from lost fuel duty revenue....

Brian Trueman, the British writer behind cartoons including Danger Mouse and Count Duckula, has died aged 92, his son has said. Ben Trueman wrote...

The UK will suspend some arms sales to Israel, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced. Mr Lammy said the decision follows a review of...

Former Premier League defender Sol Bamba has died at the age of 39 after falling ill before a match in Turkey. Bamba, who used...

Firefighters were called to reports of explosions near The O2 in London – which was part of a “pre-planned filming event” but “spread out...

Oasis fans have scrambled for tickets for the band’s reunion tour, battling technical issues and waiting for hours in virtual queues. Noel and Liam...

Two people have died after being attacked in separate incidents during Notting Hill Carnival over the bank holiday weekend. Cher Maximen, 32, was at...