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A lorry driver has been jailed after police seized £70,000 in criminal cash disguised as sandwiches. The money, wrapped in tin foil, was discovered in the cab of the driver’s vehicle in Harwich in Essex. Police were carrying out routine checks when they noticed the lorry driving the wrong way, perhaps in an attempt to

The BBC has said it is “urgently looking into the issues raised” by allegations made against the comedian Russell Brand after he was publicly accused of rape and sexual assault. When asked if it would launch an investigation, the corporation said in a statement: “The documentary and associated reports contained serious allegations, spanning a number

Police searching for a missing ex-British soldier have been informed by Ukrainian authorities that they have found a body. Former paratrooper Daniel Burke, 36, from South Manchester was reported missing on 16 August, by family who had not heard from him. Mr Burke had travelled to Ukraine last year as a military volunteer. He disappeared

American XL bully dogs are a danger to communities and will banned, Rishi Sunak has said, after a man was mauled to death. Announcing the move, the prime minister stressed the need to end such violent attacks “and keep people safe”. Mr Sunak was responding to the latest incident in which a man died after

The personal details of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers have been hacked after the force was targeted in a cyber attack. Assistant chief constable Colin McFarlane confirmed a “third-party supplier” of various organisations – including GMP – has been targeted. That firm holds “some information” on the force’s employees. “At this stage, it’s not believed

A police officer has been jailed for 26 years for raping and sexually assaulting a child. DC Stephen Hardy of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) used his teenage victim as a “puppet or sex object”, Judge Robert Trevor-Jones said during his sentencing on Wednesday. The 46-year-old was found guilty of 20 offences, including six of rape,

The King met schoolchildren and chatted in French to some well-wishers as he visited the highest village in highland Scotland. The King, who is on his summer break at the nearby Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire, visited Tomintoul in the Cairngorms National Park and was welcomed by primary school children and community stalwarts. He wore a

BBC Scotland has removed satirical cartoons of politicians from social media following a backlash online. In one of the now-deleted clips promoting Radio Scotland’s Noising Up show, Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater was depicted as “Limo Lorna”. Speaking in a Canadian accent, the caricature said she was the “minister for green skills, circular economy, biodiversity,

In an increasingly grim housing market, the chance to own a once-in-a-lifetime home for the price of a £5 ticket seems too good to be true. And that’s because it usually is. But amid a cost of living crisis, it is the chance to “escape from reality” that drives people to continue gambling on a

Police and the CPS allegedly knew in 2007 that another man’s DNA was on the clothes of the woman Andrew Malkinson was wrongly imprisoned for raping, yet left him behind bars for another 13 years. Mr Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, had his conviction quashed last

The number of online grooming crimes against children hit a record high in the last year, police figures show. A total of 6,350 crimes related to sexual communication with a child were recorded in the year to March 2023, a rise of 82% since the offence was first defined in 2017. In all, around 34,000

A baby was inside the tent that was struck by a car after it veered off the road and crashed into campsite – leaving two people in a serious condition and seven others injured. Clare Harris, who runs the Newgale campsite in Pembrokeshire, has said the baby is “okay” after the ordeal. It is not

From next season, the legal tackle height in community rugby will be lowered from below the shoulders to the base of the sternum in a move to address concerns over injuries and concussion in the sport. The change will apply across the community game and will be implemented in clubs, schools and universities – at

Some 200 police officers and staff who had their details stolen were not told about the security breach for almost a month, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed. A police-issued laptop, radio and documents were stolen on 6 July from a car that is understood to belong to a superintendent. The documents included

A bomb threat at a flower show in Shropshire is believed to be a “hoax”, police have said. The threat was called in to the Shrewsbury Flower Show on Friday evening – prompting an evacuation of the area and a police search. Searches will continue at The Quarry, where the two-day show is being held,

Police have said they are examining CCTV, forensics and witness accounts in their investigation into an arson attack at an 18th-century pub. The Crooked House pub in Himley, near Dudley – known as Britain’s “wonkiest” – was gutted by a fire on Saturday evening and was demolished by a digger on Monday. Staffordshire Police later

A light aircraft made an emergency landing on a busy road near Gloucester. The aircraft was forced to land on the central reservation of the A40 Golden Valley bypass, between Gloucester and Cheltenham, at around 6pm today. The road was subsequently shut in both directions between the A417 and J11 of the M5 due to

Essex Police are investigating several incidents of a man taking dummies out of babies’ mouths. Four such incidents were reported around Harlow between 10 February and 7 August. A child was also assaulted on one occasion. The suspect is described as slim, white, and aged in his 20s, with light brown eyes and yellow teeth.

Police say they are investigating a fire which gutted a historic pub as arson. A blaze caused extensive damage at The Crooked House near Dudley, an 18th-century building, on Saturday evening. Up to 30 firefighters were needed to tackle the blaze at the pub in Himley. The pub became widely regarded as “Britain’s wonkiest” due

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has reportedly been involved in a major data breach affecting officers and civilian staff. The breach involves the names, ranks and other personal data, but does not involve the officers’ and civilians’ private addresses, the Press Association reports. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been notified about the