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Afghan asylum seeker jailed for abducting and raping 12-year-old
An Afghan asylum seeker has been jailed for 15 years after abducting and raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton.
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:50:00 +0000
An Afghan asylum seeker has been jailed for 15 years after abducting and raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton.
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:50:00 +0000
Man questioned over human trafficking allegations in Mohamed al Fayed case
Detectives investigating the late former Harrods boss Mohamed al Fayed have questioned a man over allegations of human trafficking and facilitating rape.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:46:00 +0000
Detectives investigating the late former Harrods boss Mohamed al Fayed have questioned a man over allegations of human trafficking and facilitating rape.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:46:00 +0000
Former council leader guilty of preying on young men and boys
A former SNP council leader has been found guilty of preying on young men and boys.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000
A former SNP council leader has been found guilty of preying on young men and boys.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000
'Someone out there knows': Police appeal over unsolved 1993 murder
Detectives investigating the murder of a woman who was found dead by a canal more than 30 years ago have made a fresh appeal for help to find who killed her.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:01:00 +0000
Detectives investigating the murder of a woman who was found dead by a canal more than 30 years ago have made a fresh appeal for help to find who killed her.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:01:00 +0000
Sycamore Gap tree sapling planted in national park
A sapling from the deliberately felled Sycamore Gap tree has been planted in a Scottish national park.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:46:00 +0000
A sapling from the deliberately felled Sycamore Gap tree has been planted in a Scottish national park.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:46:00 +0000
UK told to prepare for 'worst case' without US defence
The UK and its NATO allies in Europe must prepare for a "worst case scenario" of the US not defending them in a crisis, an influential committee of peers and MPs has warned.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:40:00 +0000
The UK and its NATO allies in Europe must prepare for a "worst case scenario" of the US not defending them in a crisis, an influential committee of peers and MPs has warned.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:40:00 +0000
Schoolboy 'groomed' online by Russian jailed for terror offences
A 16-year-old boy who joined a banned far-right group and researched a synagogue has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for a series of terror offences.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:34:00 +0000
A 16-year-old boy who joined a banned far-right group and researched a synagogue has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for a series of terror offences.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:34:00 +0000
Military and police to analyse findings in hunt for remains of murdered mother and son
Military intelligence specialists from the Ministry of Defence have been helping in the painstaking search for the remains of a mother and son who were murdered nearly 50 years ago.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:58:00 +0000
Military intelligence specialists from the Ministry of Defence have been helping in the painstaking search for the remains of a mother and son who were murdered nearly 50 years ago.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:58:00 +0000
Every time Trump has attacked Starmer over the Iran war - as PM vows to not back down
Sir Keir Starmer says Donald Trump is seeking to "put pressure on me in different ways" - but has insisted that he won't "buckle under pressure".
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:59:00 +0000
Sir Keir Starmer says Donald Trump is seeking to "put pressure on me in different ways" - but has insisted that he won't "buckle under pressure".
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:59:00 +0000
Man declared fit to stand trial charged with attempted murder of children in Dublin
A judge has decided a man is fit to stand trial charged with attempting to murder three children in Dublin.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:04:00 +0000
A judge has decided a man is fit to stand trial charged with attempting to murder three children in Dublin.
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:04:00 +0000