Teen given life sentence over Devon school hammer attack
PA Media Two pupils and a housemaster were injured during the attack at Blundell’s School A teenage boy has been detained for life to serve a minimum term of 12…
Jason Laws named as second fatality
A man who died in a house explosion which also claimed the life of seven-year-old Archie York has been named locally as Jason “Jay” Laws. The blast, which happened at…
Sara Sharif’s injuries comparable to car crash, jury told
Warning: This article features distressing details Ten-year-old Sara Sharif suffered injuries which were comparable to a person involved in a car crash, a court has heard. The girl’s body, which…
Pregnant woman dies after being hit by Met Police car
BBC A woman and her unborn child died in the police crash A pregnant woman and her unborn child have died after the car they were travelling in was hit…
Ex-Fulham Ladies captain Ronnie Gibbons ‘groped’ by Al Fayed
Getty Images Ronnie Gibbons, pictured here in 2001, says she was assaulted by Al Fayed when she was 20 Former Fulham Ladies captain Ronnie Gibbons alleges she was “groped” on…
What is inheritance tax, who pays it and will it change?
Anyone can give away up to £3,000 a year, and pay no tax. This is known as the annual exemption. If unused, this allowance can be carried over to the…
Baby dead and 65 rescued in Channel sinking
A baby has died after a boat attempting to cross the English Channel sank on Thursday night, French authorities say. Officials said the overloaded boat carrying migrants started sinking off…
Luton woman faces deportation threat after 22 years in the UK
BBC Amika Brown is seeking an apology from the Home Office for mistaking her identity A woman who has been living in the UK for 22 years said she has…
Newry Artist’s work to hang in the Louvre
BBC Clíodhna Doherty’s painting Laura is going on display in the Louvre Museum, Paris “Hang it in the Louvre” is a well-known turn of phrase, but for one Newry woman…
Boston ‘is dying from the inside out’, retailers warn
Sharon Edwards/BBC Boston’s shopping streets are scarred by empty shops – and retailers fear more could close down. More than a quarter of shops in Boston, Lincolnshire, lie empty and…