Sir Keir Starmer is to make his most controversial senior appointment yet by naming Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US. Lord Mandelson, 71, known...
Four teenagers who murdered two boys in Bristol in a case of mistaken identity have been detained for life. Riley Tolliver, 18, a 16-year-old boy, a...
The mother of a murdered teenager says the child killers responsible have “taken my heart” and don’t “understand the impact” of what they’ve done. Max Dixon,...
Average water bills in England and Wales will increase by 36% over the next five years, the water regulator Ofwat has said. The rise is equivalent...
A man accused of murdering a racing commentator’s wife and two daughters has been further charged with rape. Kyle Clifford, 26, was previously accused of fatally...
The UK’s youngest murderers since James Bulger’s killing have been handed longer sentences after judges agreed their original terms was too lenient. The two boys, now...
Average water bills in England and Wales will increase by 36% over the next five years, the water regulator Ofwat has said. The rise is equivalent...
Almost 60,000 homes across Hampshire are without water because of a “technical issue” at a Southern Water supply works, the company has said. Homes in Southampton,...
The policing minister has said she wants forces “to do far more” to tackle shoplifting after figures obtained by Sky News showed fewer than one in...
Britain’s youngest knife murderers could be given a longer sentence as judges today consider if eight-and-a-half years was too lenient. The boys were both 12 when...
A headteacher who was in charge of a school ski trip where a girl was said to have been blackmailed into having sex has been banned...
A woman and her boyfriend have been given community orders after prosecutors accepted she did not illegally abort her baby. Warning: This article contains distressing content....
The Met Office has released its forecast for Christmas Day, and it says there will be no white Christmas this year. The nation’s weather service says...
Almost 60,000 homes across Hampshire are without water because of a “technical issue” at a Southern Water supply works, the company has said. Homes in Southampton,...
Harsher sentences and letting police ban people on the spot are among the most popular ways to tackle drink-driving, according to the RAC. Around two in...
A criminology student has been found guilty of the murder and attempted murder of two women on a beach in Bournemouth. Nasen Saadi, 20, from Croydon,...
Not guilty pleas have been entered on behalf of Southport stabbings suspect Axel Rudakubana after he refused to speak in court. The 18-year-old appeared at Liverpool...
A criminology student has been found guilty of the murder and attempted murder of two women on a beach in Bournemouth. Nasen Saadi, 20, from Croydon,...
A driver who inhaled laughing gas at the wheel has been jailed for nine years and four months after he admitted killing his three teenage passengers...
Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan must forfeit more than £2m after a judge ruled they failed to pay any tax on...