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A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a university student with a “Mafia stiletto” knife. Shiloh Pottinger was found guilty of manslaughter last month after the death of 19-year-old Luke O’Connor in Manchester in October 2022. A jury at Manchester Crown Court heard that the pair were involved in an

A man has pleaded guilty to a criminal offence after wearing a shirt referencing the Hillsborough disaster to the FA Cup final. James White, 33, of Warwickshire, admitted a charge of displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday. It comes after he wore a

England cricket star Moeen Ali has been fined on his Test return for using an unauthorised drying spray on his bowling hand on day two of the Ashes curtain-raiser at Edgbaston. Umpires had barred players from using any cream on their hands without prior approval ahead of the series between England and Australia. The International

Teachers will go on strike for another two days this school term, the National Education Union has announced. The union’s national executive said two walkouts by its members will take place on Wednesday 5 July and Friday 7 July. Members of the NEU previously went on strike on three dates in February and three dates

Britain is facing a deepening “mortgage crunch”, with households already wrestling with the cost of living crisis facing yet a further squeeze on their budgets. It has been warned that those renewing their property loans next year will end up paying out on average an extra £2,900 annually. Most expensive items in a summer BBQ

The King is taking part in the first Trooping the Colour of his reign to mark his inaugural birthday parade. He is the first monarch in more than 30 years to take part in the ceremony on horseback. Watch live: Trooping the Colour celebrating King Charles III’s Birthday He will take the royal salute as

The King will become the first monarch in more than 30 years to take part in Trooping the Colour on horseback this morning. Charles will take the royal salute as Colonel in Chief of the Household Division’s seven regiments during the ceremony, staged on Horse Guards Parade, as members of the Royal Family and 8,000

The King’s first Birthday Honours list has been issued with former footballer Ian Wright and fashion editor Dame Anna Wintour among those recognised. Other well-known faces being given honours include the television presenter Davina McCall and the Line of Duty actor Vicky McClure. The highest award, Companion of Honour, has been given to the Booker

A man has been convicted of murdering a woman nearly half a century ago following a DNA breakthrough. John Apelgren hit sex worker Eileen Cotter in the face, strangled her and threw her body out of his car in Islington, north London, in 1974. After interviewing 92 potential suspects at the time, the case went

Boris Johnson has dramatically made a double retreat from all-out verbal war with Rishi Sunak over the damning report which concluded he lied to MPs over partygate. First, he has ordered his closest allies in the Commons not to vote against the privileges committee report that proposed a 90-day suspension if he had still been

A police officer has been stabbed in Kent and is in a serious condition in hospital. Kent Police said the attack happened when officers attended an address in Albion Place, Maidstone, at around 8pm on Thursday. The officer was airlifted to a London hospital with stab wounds. He remains in a serious but stable condition,

A police officer has been accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. Luke Christopher Horner, based in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, with the Thames Valley force, has been charged with one count of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a child and one of making an indecent image of a child. Northamptonshire Police said the charges against

A hosepipe ban is to be introduced for more than two million people in Kent and Sussex as the country swelters during the current heatwave. South East Water said it was bringing in the restriction over water shortages in those regions. Schools have been forced to close during the hot weather and bottled water stations

Two police officers who followed two teenage boys minutes before they were killed in a crash in Cardiff have been served with gross misconduct notices, the Independent Office for Police Conduct said. The officers were in a marked van and had followed Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, on an electric bike before it

Police are continuing to question a 31-year-old man after three people were stabbed to death and three more injured in an attack in Nottingham early on Tuesday morning. The University of Nottingham said it was “shocked and devastated” as it revealed two of its students were among the dead. Talented hockey player Grace Kumar, 19,

A 16-year-old boy stabbed to death in Bath on Saturday has been named by police. Emergency services went to an address on Eastfield Avenue shortly after 11pm but Mikey Roynon, from Kingswood, died at the scene. A post-mortem found he was killed by a single stab wound. Three boys – a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old

Jodie Comer has scooped the Tony Award for best leading actress for her performance in the one-woman play Prima Facie.  The role was her Broadway debut, coming hot on the heels of her West End debut in the same role. The live cinema version of the show – part of National Theatre Live series –

A financial analyst from Surrey has been jailed for eight years for terrorism offences after he was caught with a bomb-factory in a lock-up when he took his laptop in for repair. Asad Bhatti, 50, from Redhill, who worked for Legal and General as a senior financial analyst, combined Islam and conspiracy theories to come

Emergency crews remain at the scene of a wildfire that has blazed through the Highlands since Saturday afternoon. The fire broke out near Daviot, south of Inverness, with villagers advised to remain indoors and close all windows and doors to prevent smoke inhalation. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said at its height six

Lobby Akkinola has felt almost every emotion since his father’s death just over three years ago.  First, there was the overwhelming grief when Femi died with COVID in April 2020. Then came the anger as Lobby desperately searched for answers in trying to understand why his 60-year-old father, a key worker, was left exposed and