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Below the Medway Viaduct on the A21 in Kent, nettles have reclaimed a shrine left in the memory of Azra Kemal. The 21-year-old died there in July 2020 after falling from the dual carriageway bridge. Her car had broken down nearby and caught fire. She was travelling back to London with a male friend. Paramedics

Police are continuing to question a woman about a car crash at a school in southwest London that killed an eight-year-old girl – after tributes were left at the scene. A total of 16 people were treated for injuries and 12 were taken to hospital following the incident on Thursday at The Study Preparatory School

Ryan Giggs will face another hearing ahead of a retrial on domestic violence charges. A hearing was held on Thursday to deal with matters which cannot be reported on ahead of Giggs’ trial. The 49-year-old former Wales manager was not present for the pre-trial review at Manchester Crown Court. He was on trial last year

A car has crashed into a primary school in Wimbledon, south-west London. Police say officers are at the scene in Camp Road – adding several people have been hurt. London Fire Brigade said firefighters are also at the school. Merton Police tweeted that “a car collided with a building at the school”, adding: “Several people

The police officer who led the initial response to the Manchester Arena bombing could face criminal charges over statements he made during reviews into the terror attack, the police watchdog has said. Dale Sexton, who has since retired as a chief inspector at Greater Manchester Police, denied to the Manchester Arena Inquiry in May 2021

Two young owls found under the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury – one during Guns N’ Roses’ headline set – have been named after members of the rock band. The team at Secret World Wildlife Rescue (SWWR) in Somerset said the recovery was “the most unusual disturbance case” this year. According to the rescuers, one of

The King has arrived at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, where he will be presented with the Honours of Scotland, the country’s crown jewels. He and the Queen travelled the short distance from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the church, where leading figures from Scotland’s national life gathered for the event. Scotland’s First Minister Humza

There is no mechanism to make sure improvements have been made by MI5 after they made “mistakes” over the Manchester Arena bombing, the chairman of the inquiry has said. Sir John Saunders said there is no agreement on how to monitor secret recommendations he made to improve how the security service and counter-terrorism police operate.

Scotland is all set to celebrate the new King and Queen. King Charles will be presented with the Honours of Scotland later today at a National Service of Thanksgiving in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. The festivities in the capital will also include a People’s Procession, a Royal Procession, a 21-gun salute, and a flypast

A nurse has been struck off after her secret lover patient died in a car. Penelope Williams had been a registered nurse working at a renal haemodialysis unit in Wrexham since October 2019 when the incident happened. On the evening of 8 January 2022, the patient was found partially clothed in the back of a

The King met a young “queen” as he arrived for his first public engagement north of the border since his coronation. The monarch was welcomed by crowds as he arrived at Kinneil House in Bo’ness, Falkirk – the historic home of the dukes of Hamilton – wearing a kilt. Among those the King greeted was

Young people are increasingly using AI for various creative processes like making music, according to a charity. Tee Peters, musician and programme director at Sound Connections, has been using AI in the process of making his music for years. He said that for him, AI acts as the “perfect assistant” when it comes to mixing

Twitter has applied temporary daily reading limits to address “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation, Elon Musk has said. In a tweet, Musk said verified accounts have been temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day. Unverified Twitter accounts have been limited to reading 600 posts a day, while new unverified accounts can

King Charles will be presented with a new sword named after the late Queen when he receives Scotland’s crown jewels at a special ceremony next week. The Elizabeth Sword will officially be given to the King along with the Honours of Scotland at a National Service of Thanksgiving at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh on

Millions of Britons are being given a chance to work down under after Australia extended its working holiday visa age limit. A long-awaited amendment coming into force on Saturday, 1 July, will see the work visa offered to people aged 18-35 – a five-year increase on the original limit of 30. It is the first

Shorter medical degrees, apprenticeships, and £2.4bn in funding are among the radical plans being put forward to solve NHS England’s severe staffing crisis. The long-awaited NHS workforce plan is due to be published in full on Friday, outlining how the service will address existing vacancies and meet the challenges of a growing and ageing population.

The energy price cap is set to fall again, according to a closely-watched forecast, as the energy regulator has said the average home is using less energy. The average household will be paying roughly £200 less from autumn than they are from next month, energy research specialist Cornwall Insight said. Ahead of Ofgem’s new price

England cricket stars lit up day two of the Ashes as they wore “Red for Ruth” – in support of the cancer charity set up by former England captain Sir Andrew Strauss to honour his late wife. Sir Andrew was dressed head to toe in the colour at the Lord’s cricket ground for the annual

An inquiry into undercover police operations into activist groups has concluded the deployments were unjustified and would have been “brought to a rapid end” if the public had known what was going on. Retired judge Sir John Mitting, the inquiry’s chair, is examining the conduct of 139 undercover officers who spied on more than 1,000

The second Ashes Test between England and Australia at Lord’s has been disrupted by Just Stop Oil protesters. Two protesters ran on to the pitch and threw orange powder, before England cricketer Jonny Bairstow picked one of them up and carried him off the pitch. The protesters were wearing Just Stop Oil t-shirts. Another protester