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A woman and two children have been stabbed in east London. The Metropolitan Police say officers were called to First Avenue, Dagenham, at around...

A UK-based safety watchdog that tackles online child abuse has warned it is “overwhelmingly” dealing with images taken by children themselves, usually after being...

A mother has been handed an indefinite hospital order after admitting to killing her 10-year-old daughter. Jaskirat Kaur, 33, denied murder but pleaded guilty...

An online predator who led an American girl and her father to take their own lives has been jailed for at least 20 years...

Children and young people are being failed by the NHS in England, particularly around mental health services, according to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC)...

Sir Keir Starmer has hinted at possible tax rises for those who own shares and assets, saying they do not fit his definition of...

Who counts as a working person will matter a lot next week when the new Labour government unveils what is being billed as a...

Rachel Reeves will rewrite the government’s fiscal rules in next week’s budget to allow her to increase borrowing for public investment by around £50bn....

The mother of the teenage boy who murdered Brianna Ghey has said he was a “very caring” individual who was a “good child with...

Geoff Capes, the former World’s Strongest Man winner and British shot put record holder, has died. Capes, who was 75, competed for Great Britain...

Liam Payne’s girlfriend has said they planned to get married next year in a statement a week after his death. The former One Direction...

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after three people were found dead at a care home in Swanage. Dorset Police said...

A man has been charged over the murder of a woman who was attacked while walking her dog. Anita Rose, 57, left her house...

German warplanes that can track Russian submarines will start operating off the coast of Scotland as early as next year as part of a...

Volunteers are being sought to help trial a new vaccine against norovirus, or the winter vomiting bug, after initial results showed the jab created...

Members of heavy metal band Iron Maiden have said they are “deeply saddened” following the death of former bandmate Paul Di’Anno. Di’Anno sang with...

A man has died and 15 others have been taken to hospital after two trains collided in Wales on Monday evening. The incident happened...

The family of Chris Kaba have said they have been left with the “deep pain of injustice” after the police marksman who shot him...

An initial toxicology report has found former One Direction star Liam Payne had cocaine in his body at the time of his death, according...