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Boy accused of murdering girl, 9, said he had to get away from police, court told
A jury has heard how a teenage boy on trial for the murder of a nine-year-old girl in Somerset told a group of young people that he had to get away from "the police... everything".
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:24:00 +0100
A jury has heard how a teenage boy on trial for the murder of a nine-year-old girl in Somerset told a group of young people that he had to get away from "the police... everything".
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:24:00 +0100
Captain of Russian shadow fleet tanker intercepted in Channel appears in court
The captain of a Russian shadow fleet vessel, which was intercepted by British troops in the English Channel, has appeared in court charged with breaching sanctions.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:06:00 +0100
The captain of a Russian shadow fleet vessel, which was intercepted by British troops in the English Channel, has appeared in court charged with breaching sanctions.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:06:00 +0100
Three arrested after record-breaking 12-tonne cannabis haul seized
Border Force officers have seized a record 12-tonne shipment of cannabis worth £139m.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:21:00 +0100
Border Force officers have seized a record 12-tonne shipment of cannabis worth £139m.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:21:00 +0100
Union seeks pension guarantees amid Thames Water crisis | Mark Kleinman blog
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:47:00 +0000
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:47:00 +0000
First batch of grooming gang cases returned to police to reinvestigate
The first batch of grooming gang cases, among a national review of previously closed files, has been referred back to police forces where lines of inquiry may have been missed.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0100
The first batch of grooming gang cases, among a national review of previously closed files, has been referred back to police forces where lines of inquiry may have been missed.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0100
Fears Dartmoor ponies face cull due to biodiversity plans provoke row
A row has broken out over the future of Dartmoor's ponies, with warnings livestock owners may be forced to cull them to hit biodiversity goals.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:05:00 +0100
A row has broken out over the future of Dartmoor's ponies, with warnings livestock owners may be forced to cull them to hit biodiversity goals.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:05:00 +0100
Rogue traders jailed for conning vulnerable people out of £880,000
Three conmen have been sentenced after defrauding a 83-year-old out of most of her life savings in a plot which targeted vulnerable people.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:33:00 +0100
Three conmen have been sentenced after defrauding a 83-year-old out of most of her life savings in a plot which targeted vulnerable people.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:33:00 +0100
Prince George to attend Eton College from September, Kensington Palace confirms
Prince George will attend the £63,000-per-year Eton College from September, Kensington Palace has confirmed.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:28:00 +0100
Prince George will attend the £63,000-per-year Eton College from September, Kensington Palace has confirmed.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:28:00 +0100
Social media ban would have stopped me quitting, says Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips says she would not have resigned if Sir Keir Starmer had announced an under-16s social media ban earlier.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:04:00 +0100
Jess Phillips says she would not have resigned if Sir Keir Starmer had announced an under-16s social media ban earlier.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:04:00 +0100
Man avoids jail after chopping down village's war memorial Christmas tree
A man who chopped down a village Christmas tree that had stood for more than a decade as a war memorial has avoided jail.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:22:00 +0100
A man who chopped down a village Christmas tree that had stood for more than a decade as a war memorial has avoided jail.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:22:00 +0100