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Lucy Letby suggested she could give “tips” to a colleague on how to get away with murder, a public inquiry has heard. The child serial killer exchanged WhatsApp messages in 2017 with union rep Hayley Griffiths about the US legal drama How To Get Away With Murder. The discussion took place a year after the

Large groups of youths have been throwing fireworks, bricks and bottles at police in Edinburgh, during a night of disorder across the city. Video posted online shows officers responding to Bonfire Night incidents in the Sighthill, Niddrie, Gracemount and Gilmerton areas. Riot police have been seen on the streets of Edinburgh, wearing helmets and carrying

A mass cull of poultry has been ordered after an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in Yorkshire. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place around the farm near Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire and all the fowl on the property will be destroyed, the Department

Sara Sharif’s father tried to save his daughter and begged for an ambulance but was told “leave it, she’s already dead”, his defence team told jurors. Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering the 10-year-old girl, along with her stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle Faisal Malik, 29. Sara

The Queen is unwell with a chest infection and has withdrawn from her engagements this week, Buckingham Palace has announced. A palace spokesperson said Camilla’s doctors “have advised a short period of rest” and added that “with great regret, Her Majesty has therefore had to withdraw from her engagements for this week”. They added the

Sir Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public in the general election after hinting at tax rises for those who own shares and assets. Labour’s election-winning manifesto promised it would not “increase taxes on working people” – but it was not made clear who exactly who is considered a “working person”. Asked by Sky News’

More migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats so far this year than in the whole of 2023, Home Office figures show. It comes after 424 people crossed the Channel yesterday, taking the 2024 total up to now to 29,578. In 2023, a total of 29,437 migrants made the perilous crossing. In 2022, 45,728

An online predator whose abuse led an American girl and her father to take their own lives has been jailed for at least 20 years after the UK’s largest ‘catfishing’ case. Warning: This article contains references to suicide and child sex abuse which readers may find distressing. Alexander McCartney, 26, previously admitted 185 charges, including

Sir Keir Starmer has hinted at possible tax rises for those who own shares and assets, saying they do not fit his definition of “working people”. The prime minister was asked to share his definition of a “working” person after Labour’s election-winning manifesto promised “not increase taxes on working people” – but who exactly that

Who counts as a working person will matter a lot next week when the new Labour government unveils what is being billed as a historic budget. Sir Keir Starmer used the phrase “working people” repeatedly in the general election as he sought to reassure voters he wasn’t going to raise their taxes. But as this

Emergency services are dealing with an incident at a care home in Dorset – with two people taken to hospital. South Western Ambulance Service said it was called to the home in Swanage at 5.20am and sent a hazard response team, 10 ambulances and “a significant number of additional resources”. “Two patients were conveyed by

Warning: This story contains references to suicide along with racist and sexist language readers may find distressing. When Maya* started a new teaching job, she did not expect to be called the n-word as she walked down the corridor. The bullying from her fellow teachers proved relentless. She was called a “curry lover” and believes

Chris Kaba was a core member of a notorious south London gang and accused of being the gunman in an alleged bid to murder a rival in a nightclub shooting days before he was killed. The 24-year-old’s gang links, previous convictions and violent past can be reported for the first time after Metropolitan Police marksman

The police marksman who shot dead Chris Kaba has been cleared of murder. Martyn Blake, 40, fired a single bullet through the windscreen of the Audi Q8 the 24-year-old was driving as armed officers surrounded the car in Streatham, south London, while he tried to escape. A helicopter and six police cars were involved in

It is a freezing morning in east Glasgow and the only thing Chris has on his mind is how quickly he can get his first fix. He strides down the street brandishing a needle in the air, as cars and vans drive through the housing estate. The syringe is filled with brown liquid. “20ml of

Every time her son has a seizure, Ellie (not her real name) is forced to recall the man who shook her tiny baby so violently he was left with life-changing injuries. Her little boy was born healthy but when he was attacked, just weeks old, his life completely changed. His mobility, vision, and ability to

Liam Payne’s sister has paid an emotional tribute to her “best friend” as she spoke for the first time about his death. The singer died aged 31 on Wednesday after falling from a balcony on the third floor of the Casa Sur hotel in Argentina. Ruth Gibbins posted on social media: “I don’t believe this

Liam Payne’s father has visited the hotel in Argentina where his son died, as he read tributes left for the One Direction star. Geoff Payne was seen reading messages and looking at flowers placed outside the CasaSur Hotel in the capital Buenos Aires. He was watched on by a crowd of mourners, with local media

Harry Styles has paid tribute to his former bandmate Liam Payne saying his energy was “infectious” and the time spent together would be “among the most cherished years of my life”. The Watermelon Sugar popstar said in a post on Instagram on Thursday evening he was “truly devastated” by the death of Payne, with whom

A close friend of Liam Payne has told Sky News that “nothing seemed out of the ordinary” in messages he sent to her just hours before his death on Wednesday. Jodie Richards, who taught the former One Direction star at her performing arts company, Pink Productions in Wolverhampton, said she thought the news that he’d