Security at each of Ireland’s ports should be tightened following the discovery of 16 migrants onboard a truck on a ferry bound for Rosslare.

An English council leader has been branded "abhorrent" after calling on police to clear rough sleepers from Windsor before the royal wedding between prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

A former Uefa director who went missing for two months has been found safe.

UK investigators continue to probe the causes of a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a plane after the bodies of the four men who died were recovered.

Latest: Four people have died following a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a two-seater plane in Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley Police Superintendent Rebecca Mears has said.

Thousands of British motorists and passengers were again stranded for up to 12 hours while bomb disposal experts tackled a mysterious hazard on the carriageway.

Latest: TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher has been banned from driving for two years and ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid community work by a UK court today.

A lorry driver facing 20 charges over a motorway horror crash in England that left eight people dead has appeared in court.

A teenage boy has died at Reading Festival.

Two men have been charged in connection with the M1 crash in which eight people were killed.

Three minibus passengers, including a five-year-old girl, are fighting for their lives after a motorway crash which killed eight people.

Latest: Six men and two women were killed when their minibus and two lorries crashed on a motorway, leaving three other passengers fighting for their lives.

An Oxford University employee has been denied bail after appearing in court in San Francisco accused of murdering a 26-year-old hair stylist.

A lorry driver has been jailed for six years for causing the death of a three-year-old girl as well as her mother's unborn child.

Three men are being hunted by police in England after a woman was allegedly raped following an after party at the Henley Regatta.

A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a woman who suffered serious burns when she was sprayed with a chemical.

The bodies of all five victims who died when their helicopter crashed in Snowdonia have been recovered by rescue workers.

Several people remain unaccounted for after an explosion and fire at a block of flats in England.

A 10-year-old boy has died from severe head injuries following an incident at a shopping centre in England, police said.

An axe-wielding "killer clown" prankster has been jailed after he chased a pregnant woman the night before Halloween, a UK court has heard.

A woman has died following a pile-up involving around 20 vehicles on a major road in England.

Pop superstar George Michael's death at the age of 53 from suspected heart failure is being treated by police as "unexplained but not suspicious".

A boy has been arrested by police in England investigating the sexual assault of two six-year-old girls at Legoland.

Accordions with a value of £130,000 (€145,000) have been stolen in a burglary at a music shop.

A 34-year-old pregnant woman lost her baby after she was kicked to the ground in a racially aggravated attack in England, police have said.

A have-a-go hero was hurt while trying to tackle a gang of armed robbers as they smashed the windows of a jewellery store in England, according to an eyewitness.

Two six-year-old girls have been sexually assaulted while visiting the Legoland theme park in the UK.

Two people have been arrested in England on suspicion of murdering a baby girl.

Police in England are treating an attempt by a man to grab a teenager in an underpass as kidnap.

The Football Association is investigating the incident in which West Brom's Chris Brunt said he was hit by a coin thrown by Albion fans following their 3-1 defeat at Reading, while police are treating it as an assault.

A teenage girl in England has been sexually assaulted at knifepoint by a gang of boys aged as young as 14.

An 11-year-old girl has told police in England how she fought off a man who grabbed her and tried to take her to his van.

At least seven police forces are carrying out investigations linked to child sex claims against the late Edward Heath.

Detectives in England who were searching for triple murder suspect Jed Allen will shift their attention to the circumstances of the killings after the 21-year-old was found dead following the death of his six-year-old sister, their mother and her partner.

Triple-killing suspect Jed Allen has been found dead, police said last night.

Police in England are hunting for a man with a distinctive spider tattoo after a man, woman and young girl were found dead.

A driver had to be treated for minor injuries after her sports car crashed through a coffee shop window.

Three people have been arrested in the UK during a protest by the English Defence League in which a police officer suffered cuts to his head after he was hit by an object thrown by the crowd.

Four people, including three men travelling in the same car, have been killed in motorway crashes as families hit the roads for half term breaks.

Some of the trophies stolen from Formula One team Red Bull’s factory have been found dumped in a lake, it has been revealed.

More than 60 trophies have been stolen from Formula One team Red Bull’s factory in Milton Keynes.

Officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths of a woman and child who were struck by a train at a busy station, police have said.

Two people, including a 14-year-old boy, who were arrested on suspicion of raping a young woman at the Reading Festival in England have been bailed.

Two people, including a 14-year-old boy, have been arrested on suspicion of raping a young woman at Reading Festival in the UK.

South Yorkshire Police has complained to the BBC and accused it of breaching its own editorial guidelines after the broadcaster found out about a search the force was planning to carry out at the home of pop star Cliff Richard.

Police have been contacted by "a number of people" with information following the widespread media coverage of a search of Cliff Richard’s home.

Police have been contacted by “a number of people” with information following the widespread media coverage of a search of Cliff Richard’s home.

Kerry Katona's fiancé was hospitalised under the UK's Mental Health Act on Wednesday evening.

Five men have been arrested in the UK by child exploitation officers investigating alleged sex crimes against teenage girls.