Delays in the court system are leading to survivors of sexual violence experiencing suicidal thoughts and being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder...
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The boy who stabbed 15-year-old Holly Newton to death in a frenzied attack in Northumberland has been named as Logan MacPhail. The 17-year-old followed Holly...
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out increases to national insurance for employers. A key tenet of the Labour Party’s manifesto was promising to not...
Police have released a photo of a man they want to speak to after an 18-year-old girl was raped on a night out in Newcastle. Northumbria Police said the 18...
Parliament Road in Middlesbrough feels a world away from the establishment it shares a name with, but for one Sunday in August, the terraced streets of central...
More than 600 child protection investigations a day are now carried out by social care services – a record high, the latest figures show. There were...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Sir Steve McQueen hopes his new film will get “people off their iPhones” and “refocus our gaze” on what war is...
Russia is trying to create “mayhem” on the UK’s streets, the head of the MI5 has warned – as he revealed a growing number of children...
The suspect in the Madeleine McCann case has been cleared of a string of sex attacks in Portugal, unrelated to the missing British toddler. Christian B, as he...
A murder investigation has been launched after a 22-year-old woman was found dead in Belfast. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the body of...
Water firms in England and Wales have been ordered to return £157.6m to customers due to their poor performance. Ofwat said the rebate would come off bills for...
In a church hall in Hull, groups of asylum seekers queue for tea and toast and advice from immigration experts. The room is busy, the busiest it’s been...
Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been charged with eight sexual offences against two women. The 49-year-old faces five counts of indecent...
A major incident has been declared after a school bus with dozens on board overturned in County Down. Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said 43 pupils...
A GP has been jailed for 22 years after he was found guilty of indecently assaulting seven women during routine examinations. Warning: This article contains...
Thunderstorms and heavy rain could cause flooding, travel disruption and power cuts later today, forecasters have said. The Met Office has issued a yellow...
