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A police force was told an officer had “repeatedly asked a 15-year-old girl to send naked pictures of herself” before he went on to...

Patients in need of urgent medical attention are still subject to a postcode lottery where the quality of care depends on where they live,...

The voluntary real living wage – paid by more than 14,000 companies in the UK – is to rise by 10% as low-paid workers...

More than a million children experienced the most extreme form of poverty last year, according to a new report that slams such “horrifying levels...

The home secretary will challenge the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police over the force’s decision not to arrest pro-Palestine protesters calling for “jihad” against...

A self-proclaimed former gangster who became an author and actor has died. Dave Courtney was found dead at his home in Plumstead, southeast London,...

A woman who died after being swept into a river during Storm Babet has been named as Wendy Taylor. The 57-year-old’s body was recovered...

A woman who died in floods caused by Storm Babet has been named – as her son described finding her body “floating in the...

On 2 December 2018, British backpacker Grace Millane should have been celebrating her 22nd birthday during the trip of a lifetime in New Zealand....

Flooding from major rivers could continue until Tuesday following Storm Babet, the Environment Agency (EA) has warned. Despite the worst of the storm now having...

Sir Bobby Charlton’s death aged 86 has been met with an outpouring of tributes from fellow footballers, fans and politicians.  He was, in the...

“There has never been a more popular footballer,” former Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby said of Bobby Charlton. Sir Bobby, an attacking midfielder,...

Thousands of people have joined a pro-Palestine march in central London calling for an end to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. The Metropolitan Police said...

England footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold was involved in a crash with another car after a pylon was blown over during Storm Babet’s strong winds. The...

Storm Babet is continuing to batter the UK – with another red “danger to life” warning in place for parts of eastern Scotland and...

Owning a classic car is a sensory experience. Purists say it’s the feel of the leather, the smell of the fuel, the growl of...

Rishi Sunak is set to reiterate the UK’s total condemnation of Hamas’s attack on Israel during an address to MPs later. Before making a...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, amid an investigation by counter terrorism police officers. Officers say a man...

This is a conference with various elephants in the room.  Delegates are gathering in what should have been the final moments of a second...