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Woman charged with murder of four-year-old son in east London
Kobi Dooley-Macharia was found with knife injuries at an address in Hackney.
22 Dec 2023
Celebrity News
PA photographers choose their top pictures of 2023
It has been a huge year for those behind the lens.
22 Dec 2023
UK22 Dec 2023
Surrey newlyweds ‘terrified’ after being caught up in Prague shooting
Tom Leese, 34, and his wife Rachael, 31, were on their honeymoon in the country
UK
Newlywed British couple urged to stay down amid Prague shooting
Ten were confirmed dead after the shooting at a school in Jan Palach Square in the Czech Republic capital on Thursday.
21 Dec 2023
Crime
Brianna Ghey’s mother commended after call for compassion for killers’ parents
A judge warned anyone tempted to direct ‘vitriol or malice’ towards the defendants’ families would be ‘acting against’ Esther Ghey’s wishes.
21 Dec 2023
Crime
Brianna Ghey murder: Which other young killers have been named by courts?
The killers of James Bulger in 1993 are among those who have been named in the past.
21 Dec 2023
World20 Dec 2023
Names of more than 170 Jeffrey Epstein associates to be released
Andrew’s links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are set to come under increased scrutiny
Politics
Christmas shoppers warned by Cleverly to remain vigilant against terror threat
The Home Secretary said people should go with their ‘instincts’ if they spot suspicious behaviour over the festive period.
19 Dec 2023
Crime
Ofsted urged by coroner to act after suicide of Ruth Perry
Coroner Heidi Connor has sent a prevention of future deaths report to Ofsted and the Education Secretary.
19 Dec 2023
Politics
Wave of public spending cuts announced in Wales with health services protected
The Welsh Government said it was forced to make ‘stark and painful’ choices for its draft budget for 2024-25.
19 Dec 2023
Environment
White Christmas forecast for northern UK with snow on December 25
However, conditions will not be ‘picture perfect’, as the snow is unlikely to set or be widespread.
18 Dec 2023
Showbiz18 Dec 2023
Sir Grayson Perry says electricity bill raised from £300 to £39,000
The Turner Prize-winning artist hit out at energy firm EDF on social media
UK
Second arrest made in connection with 1984 murder of Anthony Littler
Mr Littler was found with head injuries in an alleyway known as The Causeway, near East Finchley Tube station, north London, at 12.15am on May 1 1984.
14 Dec 2023
UK
King visits High Court ahead of Harry’s hacking claim outcome
Charles toured the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Thursday.
14 Dec 2023
Crime
Father and two other relatives to enter pleas over Sara Sharif’s death
Urfan Sharif, Sara’s stepmother Beinash Batool and her uncle, Faisal Malik, are accused of murder.
14 Dec 2023
UK
Flames and smoke seen after ‘explosion’ at South Wales industrial estate
Local NHS emergency departments are on ‘high alert’ after the blaze, with people asked not to attend A&E unless ‘absolutely necessary’.
13 Dec 2023
UK13 Dec 2023
Police searching for missing mum 'linking in' with Nicola Bulley cops
Norfolk police searching for Gaynor Lord are hoping to learn lessons from the Nicola Bulley investigation
Politics
Former minister David Davis stops attack on homeless man near Parliament
The Conservative MP, 74, intervened after seeing the attackers kicking the man in Great Peter Street, Westminster, on Tuesday.
13 Dec 2023
UK8 Dec 2023
'Morally indefensible' TV licence fee prosecutions to be reviewed
A review will 'specifically look at the issue of criminal prosecution of the licence fee'
UK
Student, 17, stabbed to death during ‘altercation’ in south London
Officers were called to Sutton High Street, where the teenage boy was found injured, just after 7pm on Tuesday.
7 Dec 2023
Crime
Inquest into death of headteacher Ruth Perry to conclude
An Ofsted report downgraded her Caversham Primary School in Reading from its highest rating to its lowest over safeguarding concerns.
7 Dec 2023