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An image of a woman, whose back is to the camera and who is in partial shadow, looking out of a window of a house. She cannot be identified from the photograph.

Redacted evidence 'delayed police grooming cases'

The decision led to significant delays in police investigations, an inspection says.

2 hrs ago
Manchester
Kaylie Bailey, a woman in her mid 30s with long dark straight hair, a white eye patch over her left eye, sitting on a couch.

Woman left fighting for life as fake Botox beautician apologises

As the BBC names a beautician who gave illegal jabs, two victims share their story.

4 hrs ago
Wear
Black and white picture of Harry Dunn with medium-length dark hair wearing a dark-coloured fleece standing on a beach looking out to the sea. People are visible in the background, in front of a cliff face.

Harry Dunn's family want inquiry report published

The teenage motorcyclist died in 2019 after he was struck by Anne Sacoolas's car at RAF Croughton.

12 hrs ago
Northamptonshire

Man who attacked wife with bow and arrow jailed

Stephen Carr, 57, is jailed for 17 years after being found guilty of attempted murder.

10 hrs ago
North Yorkshire

Teacher 'sprinted' to scene of school stabbing

Thomas D'Angeli heard "knife, knife" on his radio before finding Harvey Willgoose fatally hurt.

8 hrs ago
South Yorkshire
Kaylie Bailey, a woman in her mid 30s with long dark straight hair, a white eye patch over her left eye, sitting on a couch.

Woman left fighting for life as fake Botox beautician apologises

As the BBC names a beautician who gave illegal jabs, two victims share their story.

4 hrs ago
Wear
An aerial view of a Royal Air Force plane which has had red paint sprayed onto it.

Four charged over break-in at RAF Brize Norton

Damage worth £7m was caused to two Voyager aircraft during the break-in on 20 June.

2 hrs ago
Oxfordshire
Boats are seen in the foreground with a photograph looking along the River Waveney in Beccles, with clear skies in the background

Search teams find body of teenage boy in river

Police say the boy failed to resurface after going swimming with friends.

5 hrs ago
Suffolk
Black and white picture of Harry Dunn with medium-length dark hair wearing a dark-coloured fleece standing on a beach looking out to the sea. People are visible in the background, in front of a cliff face.

Harry Dunn's family want inquiry report published

The teenage motorcyclist died in 2019 after he was struck by Anne Sacoolas's car at RAF Croughton.

12 hrs ago
Northamptonshire
A building and clothes damaged by blaze.

Firm boss laundered more than £1m in romance fraud

His Mansfield-based business was a front to process fraudulent payments.

12 hrs ago
Nottinghamshire
A navy blue police forensics van waits at a police tape cordon on a residential street. The van has forensics written in yellow reflective writing and South West Police Forensics written in blue writing on a black tinted window. An officer in a hi-vis vest stands at the window of the van

Murder arrest after death of man in his 20s

Police stress they do not believe the incident is linked to a terrorism arrest in the same area.

7 hrs ago
Wiltshire
A crowd stands in front of a row of screens that should show train departure times but all say "Special Notice" on them.

Major rail disruption after wires damaged

Trains may be cancelled or delayed until the end of Wednesday due to the damage, National Rail say.

8 hrs ago
UK
Allison Charlton, an elderly woman, sits in a wheelchair and looks on as a horse called Charlie stands to her side. A hospital bed is to her right and it is outside of a building entrance. Two men and two boys and one girl stand behind the woman.

Woman gets dying wish to see horse for final time

Allison Charlton's face "lit up" when the horse came to hospital, her family says.

11 hrs ago
Tyne
On the left is Archie Ray who is standing on a balcony looking over a beach. He is wearing a white three quarter zip T-shirt, which is white, and has short blonde hair and has sunglasses on. On the right is Ash Fisk who is sitting on a brown bench in front of a bush. He is wearing a white T-shirt with a blue love heart on, and a white shorts, and has short blonde hair.

Tributes paid to teenagers who died in crash

Tributes are paid to two teenagers being named by police as Archie Ray, 19, and Ash Fisk, 18.

11 hrs ago
Beds, Herts & Bucks

Stories to make you smile

A scarecrow of Wallace and Feathers McGraw from Wallace and Gromit dangles from a property

Famous faces turned into scarecrows for town event

Feathers McGraw and Spongebob are among more than 120 scarecrows created for the competition.

14 hrs ago
Somerset
An old letter addressed "To Whom It May Concern"

Woman discovers letter hidden in home for decades

A woman discovers a 32-year-old letter written by her home's previous owners.

22 hrs ago
Sussex
The reindeer laying in a blue plastic dog basket on a blue cushion. This is next to a dog bowl and it is in the corner of a kitchen.

Baby reindeer Lars thinks he's a spaniel

The hand-reared reindeer is preparing to move on from his canine companions.

22 hrs ago
Northamptonshire

Features & Analysis

Ozzy Osbourne holding a microphone on stage, drenched in sweat and with a maniacal smile

Ozzy bows out: Rock's wildest frontman prepares for one last show

Rock icon and heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne is set to perform for devoted fans one last time.

3 hrs ago
Birmingham & Black Country
A woman is standing in a garden smiling at the camera. She has grey/silver hair and is wearing a grey shirt.

Woman abused by mum wants sentence guidance review

Caroline Eshghi, 57, was beaten, burned and starved as a child by her mother during the 1970s and 80s.

22 hrs ago
England
A black and white picture of Mollie Lord (left) and her dad Warren. She has long dark hair and wears a light coloured faux fur-style jacket. He has a bald head and wears a t-shirt and a black jacket

'Please help find my dad's treasured possessions'

A woman who believes her late father's belongings have survived a fire is fighting to retrieve them.

22 hrs ago
Manchester
A blonde woman standing in front of a row of houses with for sale signs out the front.

'I felt trapped by rising flat service charges'

Paralegal Amber Needham has told concerned owners to consider changing their managing agent.

22 hrs ago
Kent

Watch/Listen

Man wearing all black aims a gun at a man on an e-bike in front of a red taxi with the back doors open in the street.

Footage shows moment man fires gun in taxi chase

Ethan Glasgow-Lattibeaudiere fired shots at two people after chasing a taxi on an e-bike.

20 hrs ago
Manchester
Simon Pegg and Benedict Cumberbatch stand side by side under a tent canopy. Pegg is smiling and laughing as he looks towards Cumberbatch. They are both wearing sunglasses. Pegg has on a white T-shirt which says 'Resist' in upper case, black letters. Cumberbatch has on a cream, short-sleeved shirt with a floral design on one side.

Benedict Cumberbatch went 'under the fence' at Glasto

Simon Pegg and Benedict Cumberbatch have been sharing their early memories of Glastonbury Festival.

5 days ago
Somerset
A mounted Enigmacursor dinosaur skeleton displayed in glass box, with a sign reading "Earth's Treasury" in the background.

Watch: New dinosaur species added to museum's collection

A dinosaur roughly the size of a labrador has been reclassified as a new species and gone on display.

4 days ago
London
Anita Rani with a mother and daughter outside a tent

Meet the mum who cleans toilets at Glastonbury

Heather attends the festival with her daughter and grandchildren.

6 days ago

Sport

Shubman Gill roars with delight after reaching his century, with England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith watching on

Gill century holds up battling England against India

England are held up by India captain Shubman Gill's patient century as their bowlers fight admirably on day one of the second Test at Edgbaston.

9 hrs ago
Cricket
Taylor Fritz

Wimbledon: Fifth seed Fritz avoids upset with five-set win over Diallo

Live coverage from Wimbledon as men's fifth seed Taylor Fritz defeats Gabriel Diallo in five sets on Centre Court.

Joao Pedro applauds while playing for Brighton

Joao Pedro joins Chelsea in time for Club World Cup last eight - why so many forwards?

Joao Pedro could play in Chelsea's Club World Cup quarter-final with Palmeiras after completing his move from Brighton.

14 hrs ago
Premier League
Emilio Gay

Durham bat through to secure draw against Surrey

Centuries from Emilio Gay and Alex Lees secure a County Championship draw for Durham against Surrey on day four at the Kia Oval.

11 hrs ago
Cricket

Latest updates

7 hrs ago
Ambulances parked outside Derriford Hospital in Plymouth on a rainy day.

Boy could have reached hospital sooner - inquest

The inquest into the death of three-year-old Theo Tuikubulau continues.

7 hrs ago
England
7 hrs ago
A Devon and Cornwall Police Car.

Murder inquiry begins after body found in woods

A 39-year-old man and a woman in her 30s are arrested separately, both on suspicion of murder.

7 hrs ago
England
10 hrs ago
A nurse is handling a syringe at a medical centre. The background has been blurred but the nurse's gloved hand is in focus as it holds the syringe. At the end of the clear plastic tube is a thin silver needle which is just smaller than the length of the nurses thumb.

More than 13,000 children not vaccinated for school

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough's NHS is urging parents to get jabs for their children.

10 hrs ago
England
10 hrs ago
L-R Yostin Andres Mosquera, Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth. They are shown smiling at a camera in a selfie, all wearing life jackets as they sit at the back of a speedboat.

Accused 'seen dancing after fatally stabbing man'

Yostin Mosquera, a Colombian national, has denied murdering both men.

10 hrs ago
England
11 hrs ago
Sarah Hall, MP for Warrington South, and Charlotte Nichols, MP for Warrington North

Town's MPs abstain from welfare bill vote

The two MPs for Cheshire's biggest town say they chose to "neither support nor oppose" the bill.

11 hrs ago
England
11 hrs ago
A young boy with blond hair is smiling at the bottom of a green slide and looking to his right with his arm stretched out. He is wearing a yellow top with tigers on it and blue shorts.

Head 'ran to call 999' after Benedict collapsed

Amy Jones tells an inquest about her response when she saw Benedict Blythe's allergic reaction.

11 hrs ago
England
12 hrs ago
A fire is extinguished by police officers outside a door. Several planks of wood and other items can be seen engulfed by flames.

Man jailed for 'burn down hotels' online post

Joseph Haythorne was angered by false social media posts about the Southport attack, a court hears.

12 hrs ago
England
12 hrs ago
A photo released to the jury of the two accused at Glastonbury, standing together with throngs of festivalgoers in the background

Men accused of murder plot pictured at Glastonbury

Elias Morgan and Anthony Cleary are on trial accused of killing a prison officer in a "revenge plot".

12 hrs ago
England
13 hrs ago
Police custody image of a man with dark curly hair and thin beard.

Dealer who hurt customer with machete jailed again

Abdullah Swaid tried to run off when police stopped a car after a suspected drug deal, court hears.

13 hrs ago
England
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