Former NI assembly member dies
The former Alliance Party assembly member Anna Lo has died at the age of 74. Ms Lo was the first ethnic-minority politician elected to Stormont, and the first person from…
Novichok poisoning left police officer Nick Bailey ‘freaking out’
BBC Yulia and Sergei Skripal survived being poisoned by Novichok in Salisbury Police investigating the nerve agent poisoning of an ex-Russian spy were told he was not living in the…
Father and son sentenced over Birmingham hitwoman murder plot
West Midlands Police Mohammed Aslam (left) and his son Mohammed Nazir wanted to murder the owner of a clothing shop A father and son who “recruited” a woman from the…
Stepmum tied girl, 10, up with tape, jury told
Surrey Police Sara Sharif’s body was found at her home in Woking on 10 August last year A stepmother accused of killing Sara Sharif tied the 10-year-old’s hands behind her…
£100m cost for HS2 bat safety ‘shed’ in Buckinghamshire
Getty The current HS2 chairman asked “did people think about the bats?” when setting the project’s budget HS2 Ltd is spending more than £100m building a “shed” for bats, the…
What is Israel’s strategy in targeting Hezbollah’s civilian network?
AFP Israeli strikes targeted about 30 Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association’s branches in Tyre and elsewhere in Lebanon last month When Israel declared last month that it would target a Hezbollah-linked Lebanese…
Thousands flee as strong winds fuel flames
Watch: Homes engulfed by flames as wildfires spread in California Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate a part of California that has been savaged by wildfire for a…
Jailed surgeon removed breast tissue, inquest told
Jailed surgeon Ian Paterson has told an inquest into the death of one his patients that he completely removed all the breast tissue at her first mastectomy. Solihull patient Christine…
Humpback whale tangled in creel lines set free in Loch Fyne
A humpback whale which had become tangled in creel lines anchored to the seabed has been freed. Experts from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) were called out following…
Who will win control of the House? The outstanding races to watch
Getty Images The party that will control the US House of Representatives for the next two years is still in the balance. Republicans were seven seats short of the 218…