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The 19-year-old woman who died after she was attacked by a dog at a flat in Bristol on Wednesday has been named as Morgan Dorsett from Shropshire. Two people – a man and a woman both aged in their 20s – have been arrested over the attack and have been released on conditional bail. Initial

The Baltic states are “very unhappy” after the UK failed to invite their leaders to join a summit on Ukraine this weekend, a European diplomatic source has said. The source, with knowledge of the situation, warned that Moscow would notice with interest that Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have been excluded. “Russia and our publics will

A self-described “monster” who beat a top chef to death near Notting Hill Carnival has been jailed for life. Omar Wilson repeatedly punched and kicked Mussie Imnetu during an altercation outside a restaurant in Queensway, west London, on 26 August last year. Wilson, 31, then left the scene to go clubbing. Mr Imnetu, 41, who

Home video of Eleanor Williams shows a happy teenager; dancing, singing into a bottle, joking with her sister, and making others laugh. A marked contrast to the videos that came to define her. Warning: This article contains references to sexual abuse and violence Five years ago, police bodyworn camera footage showed a battered and drugged

Police searching for the body of a murder victim have found human remains in North Yorkshire. Mother of three Rania Alayed was murdered in 2013 by her husband Ahmed al Khatib, of Gorton, Manchester, who was jailed for life the following year. Her body was never recovered and multiple searches have taken place in the

Going For Gold presenter Henry Kelly has died aged 78, his family has said. The Dublin-born writer and broadcaster died “peacefully” on Tuesday “after a period of ill health”. “Henry will be sorely missed by his friends and family, including his partner Karolyn Shindler, their son Alexander, Henry’s daughter Siobhan and her mother Marjorie,” they

The government has signalled that plans to bring a second runway at Gatwick into regular use will get the green light if environmental conditions are met. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was “minded to approve” the airport’s plans, but the deadline for a decision has now been pushed back until the end of October.

UK defence spending will increase from the current 2.3% of GDP to 2.5% by 2027 while the foreign aid budget will be cut, Sir Keir Starmer has said ahead of a meeting with Donald Trump. It means £13.4bn more will be spent on defence each year after 2027, the prime announced in an unexpected statement

The number of convictions linked to a second Post Office IT scandal being investigated for miscarriages of justice – has more than doubled, Sky News has learned. Twenty-one Capture cases have now been submitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) for review. Before Christmas, it was around eight. They relate to the Capture computing

A teenager who admitted killing his mother and two younger siblings was plotting a school shooting, it can now be reported. Nicholas Prosper, 19, appeared at Luton Crown Court over the deaths of Juliana Falcon, 48, Giselle Prosper, 13, and Kyle Prosper, 16. Their bodies were found at a flat in Leabank, off Wauluds Bank

MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks after punching a man in the street – and has been kicked out of the Labour Party. The Runcorn and Helsby MP pleaded guilty in January to assault by beating of 45-year-old Paul Fellows in Main Street, Frodsham, Cheshire, in the early hours of 26 October.

A fresh amber weather warning for heavy rain has been issued by the Met Office – with much of the UK already on alert for high winds and showers. Northern Ireland, Scotland and the UK’s west coast and the Midlands have yellow warnings for wind on Sunday – meaning the possibility of transport delays and

Two motorways have been shut after human remains were found on the road.  Several drivers reported a body on the carriageway between junctions 20 and 21 of the M4 – between Almondsbury and Awkley – at about 6.40pm this evening. The body is believed to be that of a man in his forties, whose next

A body has been found in the search for 23-year-old runner Jenny Hall.  She was last seen leaving her home in Barracks Farm, County Durham, in her car just after 3pm on Tuesday. Police said there are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances after a body was found in a very remote area in

A three-year-old girl has died after a collision between a tram and a van in Manchester city centre. The girl was taken to hospital but died from her injuries, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. “No arrests have been made and inquiries are ongoing,” the force said. The child was a pedestrian and was not travelling

A major police search is taking place for a runner who has been missing for three days – as officers say they are becoming “increasingly concerned”. Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home in Barracks Farm, Tow Law, County Durham, in her car just after 3pm on Tuesday. In an update on Friday,