A retired producer of TV drama The Bill has been jailed for 17 years for trying to hire three men to kill his wealthy partner so he could be with a Lithuanian lover 40 years his junior.

A man found guilty of killing two former girlfriends, five years apart, following a long campaign for justice by his second victim's family has been jailed for life in the UK with a minimum term of 25 years.

A violent boyfriend has been found guilty of killing two ex-girlfriends five years apart following a long-running campaign by one of their families to get justice.

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Update 6pm: Eleven crew members have been evacuated after the Saga Sky cargo ship took on water off the English coast today.

A pensioner who sparked a 40-hour siege in England has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and possession of a firearm.

Switzerland: It was built to help uncover the building blocks of our universe — but scientists have found that Cern’s Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator can write beautiful music too.

Latest: Two British men have been remanded in custody charged with immigration offences after 18 Albanians were rescued from a sinking boat in the English Channel.

You might have thought that during his recent visit to the UK, US president Barack Obama was solely concerned with convincing British voters that their country would be far better off remaining in the European Union. However, other issues made it on to the agenda in the discussions between the US president and his UK counterpart, David Cameron.

Footage from cockpit cameras in the vintage jet involved in the Shoreham air disaster in England has revealed the aircraft showed “no abnormal indications” during the flight, according to air crash investigators.

A father and his young son cheated death in the Shoreham air disaster only because wedding limousine driver Maurice Abrahams let their car go ahead of his.

Restrictions put in place as toll from Shoreham crash could reach 20 once all wreckage is removed

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The number of victims in Saturday’s Shoreham Airshow crash when a Hawker Hunter jet ploughed into the A27 in West Sussex and exploded in a huge fireball now stands at 11, police say.

In what was a busy week, we spent some time at the fabled Goodwood racetrack in West Sussex last weekend driving the fantastic new Mazda MX-5 — the car that single-handedly revived the two seater coupe genre.

Tipperary rider Trevor Breen won the Hickstead Derby for the second year in a row yesterday, describing it as “surreal”, after posting the only clear round from 37 starters.

ZIMBABWE: Harare resident Alice Mhandara spent a US dollar to take the bus into town to answer the government call to trade in her old Zimbabwe dollars, but she left the bank in disgust when her 90 trillion in old currency wouldn’t even cover the bus ticket home.

It’s been over 10 years since Jodie Kidd quit the catwalk, but as the face of a Cork-based sportswear line, a busy family life and work on TV, the former supermodel shows no signs of slowing down, says Deirdre Reynolds.

A mother has been jailed for six years by a British court after biting off a chunk of a woman's nose like a "shark" during a children's pantomime at Butlins in West Sussex.

Connections of Jezki were happy enough with his run behind Hurricane Fly at Leopardstown on Sunday despite losing out to his old adversary for a fifth time.

Gordon Elliott will consider letting stable star Don Cossack turn out for next week’s Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles.

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Sire De Grugy is on course to return to action at Newbury next month ahead of his bid to retain his Queen Mother Champion Chase crown.

A power failure has affected a major holiday airport as travellers move off for the Christmas holidays.

A unique collection of objects, manuscripts and memorabilia from the archive of TV astronomer Patrick Moore has been acquired by the Science Museum.

Claim son may have been killed by Westminster paedophile ring

Tributes have poured in for singer and actor Alvin Stardust who has died after a short illness. He was 72.

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British DJ Neil Fox has been bailed after he was arrested over alleged sex offences against two women.

Ever wondered what it’d be like living life with a billionaire dad?

Irish alternative energy company BNRG Renewables has begun constructing a €25m solar energy project in the UK, which will have the capacity to generate enough electricity for close to 5,000 homes for 30 years.

WALES: A man has completed his challenge to push a Brussels sprout up Snowdon using his nose, the BBC reports.

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A cancer-stricken bride married her sweetheart in hospital after fearing her big day would be cancelled because of her treatment.

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