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A police officer has been found guilty of sexually abusing a girl under the age of 13. John Stringer was on trial at Cardiff Crown Court where a jury returned its verdict on Monday. The 42-year-old from Cardiff had been suspended from duty by Gwent Police when the force first became aware of the allegations

The King has attended church near Balmoral for a service in memory of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the second anniversary of her death. The monarch, accompanied by Queen Camilla, arrived at the tiny granite Crathie Kirk, where the late monarch was a regular worshipper, two years on from his accession to the throne.

A body of a woman has been found in the search for the wife of a former Scotland rugby player who went missing following a swim, police have said. The woman’s body was discovered near Hound Point, South Queensferry, at around 3.20pm on Saturday, Police Scotland said. Officers say the body has not been formally

Lee Carsley has won his first match as England’s interim manager. His side beat the Republic of Ireland 2-0 in their Nations League opener at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. England’s Declan Rice, who previously won three senior caps for the hosts, and Jack Grealish, who represented Ireland up until under-21 level, got the goals.

England interim manager Lee Carsley has said he will not be singing the British national anthem before his side take on the Republic of Ireland on Saturday. The 50-year-old was born in Birmingham in the UK but represented Ireland during his playing career through his grandmother, who is from County Cork. Speaking in a news

The home secretary will meet with ministers and members of law enforcement for an operational summit that will set out the government’s plan to tackle small boats in the Channel. Yvette Cooper will be joined by at the headquarters of the National Crime Agency in London by Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood,

A landmark report into the Grenfell Tower fire named and shamed companies which it said were responsible for the 2017 disaster which claimed the lives of 72 people. The report, the final phase of a seven-year public inquiry into the fire at the west London high-rise building, concludes that incompetence, dishonesty and greed led to

A massive rise in bag and phone “snatch thefts” has prompted the government to promise a crack down on street crime. An estimated 78,000 people, or more than 200 a day, had their phones or bags stolen in the year leading up to March 2024, according to Home Office analysis of data from the Crime

Police investigating a rape in central London have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to. A woman was walking near Tottenham Court Road underground station when an unknown man picked her up in a car between 9pm and 11.30pm on 19 December 2023, the Metropolitan Police said. She was driven around

Beachgoers have been warned about digging giant holes in the sand after a six-foot pit was dug up near a cafe. A group of children dug up the massive sand pit in Cornwall while their parents watched on and stood aside, according to the Polzeath Beach Ranger Service. Posting a video of the 1.8m (6ft)

The “Love Island effect” is being blamed for a “dramatic increase” in the number of women, often young, seeking to have cosmetic surgery. The number of high street salons offering cosmetic surgery has also increased. One plastic surgeon told Sky News that younger women increasingly request dermal filler packages, explicitly asking for the “Love Island

A murder investigation has been launched after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death. Police were called at 4pm on Thursday to a home on Lovett Avenue in the West Midlands market town of Oldbury. West Midlands Police say a team of detectives is investigating. Detective Superintendent Shaun Edwards, from the force’s homicide team, said:

Interim England boss Lee Carsley has named his first squad for upcoming games against Ireland and Finland. The Three Lions head to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on 7 September before returning to Wembley Stadium three days later for the visit of Finland in the Nations League. Carsley is naming his first squad since taking

Burberry and easyJet are on course to be relegated from the FTSE 100 next month following the latest quarterly review of the index’s constituents. Marker operator FTSE Russell said it would make a final determination based on their respective share prices at the close of business next Tuesday. Its indicative findings would also see the

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76, his family has said. Eriksson had pancreatic cancer and at the beginning of the year revealed he only had a year to live “at best”. “Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away,” his family said in a statement. “After a long illness, SGE died during

The Metropolitan Police has urged the public to come forward if they can help prevent any further violence at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival. The force said the annual event in West London celebrating Caribbean culture was “marred by unacceptable violence” on Sunday after three people were stabbed, only “narrowly avoiding a fatality”. One of

A Devon beach was evacuated after a suspected unexploded bomb washed ashore, police have said. The object was found in Beer, a seaside village on the south coast, on Sunday afternoon. Witnesses reported it to police fearing it was an unexploded shell. It’s believed the suspected ordnance may have first been spotted by a metal

The King has appointed the composer behind the 2012 Paralympics as his first Master of the King’s Music. Errollyn Wallen CBE, 66, has been handed the honorary appointment by the monarch and succeeds Dame Judith Weir DBE, the first woman to hold the role. In a statement, Ms Wallen said: “I am thrilled to accept

There will be a “very significant policing presence” at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival, the Metropolitan Police have said. Seven thousand officers are due to be on duty weeks after rioting and violent disorder erupted on streets across the UK. “Those [riots] highlight why carnival is set up in the first place,” explained Matthew Phillip,

The energy price cap will rise to an average annual £1,717 from October, the industry regulator has confirmed as the clock ticks down to the loss of winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. The new figure represents a 10% a year – or £12 per month – leap in the typical sum households face