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Specialist courts to deal with rape and sexual offences are to be introduced across England and Wales, the prime minister has said.

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana allegedly threw boiling water mixed with sugar at a prison officer and punched another while at HMP Belmarsh.

A vinyl forger made £2.7 million by selling thousands of fake records of artists including the Beatles, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift - made in an industrial site in London.

An SNP MSP has written to King Charles "seeking clarity" on whether he will be paying higher council tax rates on royal properties in Scotland.

Earl Spencer has accused King Charles of gaslighting him and being "astonishingly provocative" in the latest escalation of his row with the royals.

Normandy veteran Ken Hay, who survived capture just weeks after D-Day and dedicated years to educating children about the war, has died aged 101.

It's said that a cup of tea solves everything - but there are now warnings of supply shortages for our nation's much-beloved brew.

Health leaders have warned of a "sharp" decline in organ donations, with "urgent action" now required to help 8,700 people waiting for a transplant.

Police investigating the death of a woman whose remains were found following a wildfire have arrested a second man on suspicion of murder.

Three people have been taken to hospital after a stabbing near an LGBT bar.