A defence lawyer implored Judge Curtis Farber to declare a mistrial, calling it a ‘tainted jury’ and a ‘runaway jury’.

An 11-year-old girl has also been left fighting for her life in hospital after the fire broke out in Heckmondwike on Sunday.

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council ended a “challenging year” with a £96.4 million deficit. The council’s accounts for 2024/25 also show a £6.2m overspend across its £433.4m budget. A year ago, the council ...

The Day Of The Jackal author Frederick Forsyth has died at the age of 86, after a brief illness, his literary agents said. The best-selling author was surrounded by his family as he died at home on ...

Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has said he sees no discrepancy between the UK’s current defence spending goals and his own push for members to reach 5% of GDP. The Nato chief would not reveal the ...

North East London NHS Foundation Trust was found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of Alice Figueiredo.

Peter Brooks, 61, stabbed Graeme Perks and doused the ground floor of his home in petrol in the early hours of January 14 2021.

A 14-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Manchester has been named by police as Ibrahima Seck, with his family paying tribute to him as “funny, caring and hardworking”. Ibrahima was found with ...

The former Tory leader described the Government’s response to plans for a new Chinese embassy in London as ‘Project Kowtow’.

The spending review is “settled”, Downing Street has said, after the Home Office was the last department locked in budget negotiations.

In an appearance on the Sidetracked podcast Eavis, 45, outlined the changes that have been made to this year’s festival and said music area Shangri-La is “going full trees and green space” which is ...

Angela Rayner has warned MPs not to underestimate her when it comes to the Government’s pledge to build 1.5 million homes by the end of this Parliament. “Underestimate me at your peril,” the Deputy ...