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US woman behind failed Birmingham assassination jailed for 30 years

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:37
Aimee Betro, from Wisconsin, was hired as part of a plot to attack a British family in 2019.

US woman behind failed assassination in UK jailed for 30 years

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:37
Aimee Betro, from Wisconsin, was hired as part of a plot to attack a British family in 2019.

Girl, 14, arrested over manor house fire

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 09:59
Police say the fire which burnt through a Liverpool manor house is believed to have been deliberate.

Why have thousands of St George's flags gone up in cities and towns?

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 06:37
Thousands of St George's and union jack flags have been put up in recent weeks - but why?

How a cowboy builder ripped off his customers – and got away with it

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 06:11
When the BBC exposed Russell McMaster as a cowboy builder last year, angry clients demanded he be prosecuted.

Brit who is world's oldest living person turns 116

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 06:07
Ethel Caterham became the oldest living person in June, following the death of a Brazilian nun.

Dozens more UK Afghan data breaches uncovered

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 06:00
The MoD admits 49 data breaches at the unit handling applications from Afghans seeking safety in the UK.

Dozens more UK Afghan data breaches uncovered

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 06:00
The MoD admits 49 data breaches at the unit handling applications from Afghans seeking safety in the UK.

Badenoch encourages Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 01:42
The Tory leader writes to council leaders after a court blocked a hotel from housing asylum seekers.

Suranne Jones: Playing the prime minister changes your perception of politics

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 01:29
Suranne Jones plays the Prime Minister whose husband is kidnapped in new political thriller, Hostage.

Suranne Jones: Playing the prime minister 'changes your perception' of politics

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 01:29
Suranne Jones plays the Prime Minister whose husband is kidnapped in new political thriller, Hostage.

The Papers: 'Labour revolt on migrant hotels' and 'cult priest guilty'

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 00:55
Local councils seeking legal action on asylum hotels and a priest guilty of 17 sex crimes make Thursday's papers.

Thousands of NI students gear up to receive GCSE results

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 00:07
More than 32,000 students in NI get their GCSE and some vocational qualification results on Thursday.

How a cowboy builder ripped off his customers – and got away with it

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 23:15
When the BBC exposed Russell McMaster as a cowboy builder last year, angry clients demanded he be prosecuted.

Mechanic, 27, died after being crushed under car

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 23:13
Daniel Burton, 27, was found unresponsive underneath his partner's father's car he was working on.

Pupils get GCSE results ahead of major shake-up

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 22:49
Thousands of pupils will find out how they did in their GCSEs, but the qualifications are changing.

Ice-cream seller in fatal Wembley attack named

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 20:13
Shazad Khan, 41, was treated for stab wounds but died at the scene on Tuesday evening, police say.

'Ice cream man' in fatal Wembley attack named

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 20:13
Shazad Khan, 41, was treated for stab wounds but died at the scene on Tuesday evening, police say.

Man who shot PC with crossbow is jailed

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 19:45
The judge hears Jason King also stabbed a neighbour's partner in the stomach.

Stop 'chilling' political interference in BBC, says ex-news boss

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 19:02
The BBC's former director of news James Harding delivers the TV industry's flagship annual lecture.