Image source, Reuters Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe and a manhunt is underway. Devon and Cornwall Police say the 78-year-old former Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman was found dead at her home on Dartmoor in Devon on Thursday morning wi
Read more: Ann Widdecombe: murder probe — what we knowImage source, Getty Images The Duke of Sussex and six others have lost their High Court privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. Judge Mr Justice Nicklin said the claimants had failed to prove the allegations of unlawful information gathering. Prince Harry brought the
Read more: Harry and Others Lose Privacy Case Against Daily Mail PublisherPolice have criticised the timing of the government's decision to let pubs stay open until 05:00 BST on Monday for England's World Cup match against Mexico. The National Police Chiefs' Council said the "late announcement" meant officers would have to be taken away from other duties and work longer h
Read more: Police Criticise Late Decision on Pubs Staying OpenFollowing the broadcast of the Panorama episode, the Metropolitan Police encouraged "anyone who believes they have been a victim of sexual assault" after participating on Married at First Sight UK to contact them. In a new statement to BBC News, the Metropolitan Police said: "This relates to an ongo
Read more: MAFS UK cast member arrested in rape probeThe US Supreme Court has ruled President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. The BBC's Chief North America Correspondent Gary O'Donoghue explains the attempt to overturn a policy which has been in place for more than a century - and why the court's dec
Read more: Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Birthright Citizenship OrderDuring Digwa's murder trial, the jury heard that he repeated his false account of events to police in the days after his arrest; that Henry had knocked his turban off and that "with his hair in his eyes, he stabbed out twice, but acted in self-defence". Images from video evidence, taken after Henry
Read more: Bodycam Reveals Killer Repeatedly Lied to Police'Like a bomb explosion': Bedford train passenger describes crash Two passenger trains have collided in the Bedford area, leaving a driver dead and dozens of passengers and crew injured. Emergency crews were on the scene after the crash happened between two East Midlands Railway (EMR) services shortl
Read more: What we know about the Bedford train collisionHandout Preston Davey died in July 2023, four months after being adopted A teacher who sexually abused and murdered the 13-month-old baby boy he adopted with his partner has been told he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Preston Davey died in July 2023 at the hands of Jamie Varley, 37, who
Read more: Adoptive father jailed for murder of baby Preston5 hours ago Joshua Nevett Political reporter Lammy: Vance's comments on Nowak murder were 'wrong' Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has said he called US Vice-President JD Vance to tell him he was "wrong" in the comments he made about the murder of teenager Henry Nowak. Vance blamed the death of the
Read more: Lammy: I told US vice-president Vance he was wrongRapist jailed three years after wrong man cleared Greater Manchester Police Paul Quinn's DNA was discovered on the woman's vest after the attack A sex offender who was found guilty of a rape which saw an innocent man jailed for 17 years has been sentenced to 24 years. Paul Quinn, now 52, attacked th
Read more: Paul Quinn jailed after DNA clears wrongly convicted manPolice have released bodycam footage showing officers handcuffing 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he lay dying. The BBC has chosen to remove the sound in parts of this video due to its distressing content. The footage from December showed his killer, Vickrum Digwa, claim he was racially abused by the tee
Read more: Bodycam Footage of Officers Handcuffing Henry NowakGhana’s LGBTQ community is living in fear after the country’s parliament approved a sweeping bill that criminalises the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities and identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, rights groups have warned. The legislation, which was passed on Friday, mandates pri
Read more: Ghana criminalises LGBTQ+ identity and advocacy
