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Huntingdon train incident
Train hero fights for life as knife attack suspect remains in police custody
Olly Foster, who witnessed the incident, told the BBC an older man “blocked” the attacker from stabbing a younger girl, leaving him with injuries to his head and neck.

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

Huntingdon train incident
Two British nationals confirmed as suspects in train stabbings
British Transport Police declared a major incident and said two people were arrested after the train was stopped at Huntingdon station

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025

Huntingdon train incident
Nine suffer life-threatening injuries as UK terror police probe train stabbing
A man with a large knife is believed to have been shot with a Taser by police after going on a bloody rampage on a high speed train after it left Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu accidental release
Migrant sex offender mistakenly released from prison in England arrested
Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu was jailed for 12 months in September for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl and was wrongly freed from HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Asylum seeker released from prison in error seen in London area, police say
Asylum seeker released from prison in error seen in London area, police say
Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, who had been living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, was jailed for 12 months in September for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Gavin Plumb court case
Security guard who plotted to kill Holly Willoughby loses sentence appeal
'This is a case where the offender clearly is dangerous and where there is no way of knowing when or if ever that will cease to be the case'

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Lorry deaths people smuggler gets extra jail time for not paying compensation
Lorry deaths people smuggler gets extra jail time for not paying compensation
Ronan Hughes was jailed for 20 years in 2021 for the manslaughter of the Vietnamese nationals, aged between 15 and 44, found in a vehicle in Essex on October 22 2019

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Southend, Essex. London Southend Airport, terminal exterior view. Owned by haulage company Eddie Stobart Group.
London's Southend Airport to remain closed after ‘fireball’ crash
Images posted on social media showed a plume of fire and black smoke coming up from the crash site

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Baroness Thatcher funeral
Tory grandee and Thatcher ally Norman Tebbit dies aged 94
He suffered grave injuries in the 1984 Brighton bombing, which left his wife, Margaret, paralysed from the neck down.

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Glastonbury Festival 2025
Police launch criminal investigation into Kneecap's Glastonbury performance
Avon and Somerset said the group's performances have been recorded as a 'public order incident at this time'

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Jodie Marsh court hearing
Ex-glamour model Jodie Marsh can keep lemurs at animal sanctuary, judge rules
The judge said: 'On the basis of the evidence available I am persuaded that the noise made by the lemurs is not a nuisance'

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

UK disruption in delivery of health supplies
Exercise helps maintain vitamin D levels in winter without supplements – study
Regular, moderate-intensity exercise helps maintain crucial vitamin D levels during the darker months – even without weight loss or supplements

Fri, 30 May, 2025

Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate face string of criminal charges in UK including rape
Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate face string of criminal charges in UK including rape
The charges were authorised in January 2024 but full details have only been released now

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Airplane silhouette landing in London Heathrow, England, Great Britain. City arrival with airport direction signboard and sunset
Just Stop Oil activists free after ‘unprecedented disruption’ plan at Heathrow
The nine activists appearing at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday were sentenced for conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.

Fri, 16 May, 2025

Ed Sheeran concert - Belfast
Ed Sheeran leaves maths series behind as he announces release date for Play
Sheeran made his new pop hit Azizam with Iranian musician Ilya Salmanzadeh, Irish singer Johnny McDaid and American singer Savan Kotecha

Thu, 01 May, 2025

Snatch premiere
Rupert Grint announces birth of ‘secret’ second child
The post also showed a photo of new arrival Goldie

Mon, 28 Apr, 2025

Bayesian yacht accident
Sunken superyacht Bayesian due to be raised from seabed next month, inquest told
The superyacht Bayesian is expected to be raised from the seabed and brought to shore next month, an inquest hearing into the deaths of four British nationals who were on board including tech tycoon was told.

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

President of the Comcast Corporation Mike Cavanagh visit to UK
Universal theme park set to open in UK in 2031 after government backs deal
A deal to secure the first Universal theme park in Europe has been closed by the UK government in the hope it will generate tens of billions of pounds for the economy.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Kyle Clifford court case
Triple killer guilty of raping ex-partner during fatal crossbow and knife attack
The 26-year-old was found guilty by a jury at Cambridge Crown Court after around 45 minutes –accepting the prosecution’s case that the rape of Louise Hunt was a “violent, sexual act of spite”

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Aspirin stock
Scientists describe ‘Eureka moment’ over how aspirin prevents cancer spread
Their new research builds on existing evidence and suggests aspirin supports a boost in the immune system to help catch deadly cancer cells

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Russian invasion of Ukraine
Starmer calls Trump and Macron after meeting Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
Keir Starmer spoke with US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron after welcoming Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street.

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025

Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference
Chagos Islands should be sold to the US not ‘corrupt Mauritius’ – Farage
Nigel Farage told the Commons he would rather hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to the US, as opposed to “corrupt Mauritius”.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2025

Cinderella - opening night - London
'The GC has come to the rescue': Gemma Collins helps rescue car from ditch
A video shows Collins pushing the car, which was trapped in grass and a wet and muddy ditch, along with several other people.

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

Peter Rabbit 2 screening - London
Love Island star Jack Fincham jailed for six weeks after dog bit a runner
Fincham pleaded guilty to two counts of being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog, with one of the incidents causing injury

Wed, 29 Jan, 2025

Just Stop Oil court case
Two deny charges over Just Stop Oil protest at Stonehenge
Rajan Naidu, 74, and Niamh Lynch, 22, pleaded not guilty to two charges of damaging an ancient protected monument and causing a public nuisance following the incident on June 19 last year

Wed, 29 Jan, 2025

The Louis Theroux Podcast
Chef Jamie Oliver says ‘hero’ Marco Pierre White ‘still doesn’t like me at all’
Pierre White previously described Oliver as “a fat chef with a drum kit” during a 2007 interview

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

Bushey triple murder
Man admits crossbow murders of ex-partner and sister and fatally stabbing mother
Kyle Clifford tied 25-year-old former partner Louise Hunt’s arms and ankles with duct tape and shot her through the chest with a crossbow bolt at the family home

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

Colchester Zoo Entrance. Image shot 2008. Exact date unknown.
Zebra died after rhino unintentionally punctured stomach at zoo
Colchester Zoo said the rhino called Astrid had been sparring with her son Tayo when she tried to move the zebra called Ziggy out of the way

Mon, 13 Jan, 2025

Royals attends Christmas Day Church service
Prince Andrew to stay away from British royal family Christmas gathering after links to alleged spy
Andrew will miss what was expected to be one of the largest festive events at King Charles's private Norfolk estate

Mon, 16 Dec, 2024

Victoria Thomas Bowen court case
Victoria Thomas Bowen given suspended sentence after throwing milkshake over Nigel Farage
Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, previously admitted assault by beating after Nigel Farage was doused with the liquid and hit by the cup after it was thrown as he left the Moon and Starfish Wetherspoon pub in Clacton-on-Sea on June 4.

Mon, 16 Dec, 2024

Two-million-miles-per-hour galaxy collision seen in detail
Two-million-miles-per-hour galaxy collision seen in detail
The impact sparked an immensely powerful shock similar to a sonic boom from a jet fighter – the likes of which are among the most striking phenomena in the Universe, experts suggest

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

Molly-Mae Hague Prime Video series
Prime Video series to focus on Molly-Mae Hague after break-up with Tommy Fury
A new Prime Video series fronted by Molly-Mae Hague will look at the influencer’s life after her split from former fiance Tommy Fury.

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

Just Stop Oil Stonehenge protest
Two charged over Stonehenge Just Stop Oil protest
Two people have been charged in connection with an incident at Stonehenge in which orange powder was sprayed on the ancient monument during a Just Stop Oil protest.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2024

New Tory party leader to be announced this morning
New Tory party leader to be announced this morning
Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be crowned as the new leader of the British Conservative Party on Saturday, as the four-month-long race to replace Rishi Sunak reaches the finish line.

Sat, 02 Nov, 2024

Steve Wright court case
Man denies kidnap and murder of teenage girl in 1999 in Suffolk and faces trial in 2026
Victoria, from Trimley St Mary in Suffolk, had left her home on the evening of September 18 1999 for a night out with a friend at the Bandbox nightclub in Felixstowe

Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

Bushey triple murder
Man charged with crossbow murders of BBC commentator’s wife and daughters
Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of BBC racing commentator John Hunt, and two of their daughters, Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, were found fatally injured at the family home in Ashlyn Close

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Oasis reunion
Ballot process ‘discriminatory’ say Oasis fans seeking accessible tickets
I've said to Wembley this is pure and utter discrimination against disabled people

Sun, 15 Sep, 2024

‘I regret it’ – Oasis fan who paid €420 for ticket ‘fuming’ at extra gigs
‘I regret it’ – Oasis fan who paid €420 for ticket ‘fuming’ at extra gigs
It was a similar situation for the band's Dublin gigs in Croke Park.

Fri, 06 Sep, 2024

General Election campaign 2024
Man to be sentenced for throwing objects at Nigel Farage during British election
Neither of the objects hit the politician, who was on the top deck of the bus.

Wed, 28 Aug, 2024

Bayesian yacht accident
Search for six people feared trapped in sunken superyacht set to enter third day
The search for six people rescuers fear are trapped inside a luxury yacht that sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily is set to enter its third day.

Wed, 21 Aug, 2024

Bayesian yacht accident
Tributes paid to Mike Lynch fraud trial co-defendant who was hit by car and died
Cambridgeshire Police said 52-year-old Stephen Chamberlain died in hospital after he was struck by a car in Stretham on Saturday

Tue, 20 Aug, 2024

Gavin Plumb court case
Holly Willoughby murder plot security guard seeks to appeal against convictions
A security guard who was jailed over a plot to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby is trying to appeal against his convictions and his sentence.

Wed, 31 Jul, 2024

Bushey triple murder
Wife of racing commentator died from stab wounds and daughters died from crossbow bolts — inquest
Police have still not been able to question suspect Kyle Clifford after he was arrested on suspicion of killing the mother and two daughters

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

Coronavirus
Odeon plans new Luxe cinema openings ahead of bumper film release season
Odeon has said it will open a string of its upmarket, so-called Luxe cinemas this year, amid hopes of a bumper second half of 2024 for film releases.

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

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