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Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to after a teenage girl was raped on a train to London. The victim was on a c2c train from Laindon, Essex, to West Ham on 9 December when she was assaulted. British Transport Police (BTP) have released a CCTV image of a

A body found in the search for Gaynor Lord has been formally identified as the mother-of-three. The remains were recovered from the River Wensum on Friday, a week after Mrs Lord disappeared. The 55-year-old was last seen on CCTV walking along St Augustines Street in Norwich, at 4.01pm on Friday 8 December, having left work

A campaigner has asked the BBC to defend what he called an “elitist” format of University Challenge in a public debate. Frank Coffield, an emeritus professor of education, has campaigned for fairer entry rules that would see Oxford and Cambridge confined to one team – in line with all other universities. He has alleged the

Drivers are falling victim to scams involving fake online parking payment websites, Which? has warned. An investigation by the consumer champion found an increasing number of fake adverts for popular parking apps appearing near the top of online search results. The fake sites impersonate popular parking payment apps to trick drivers into giving away their

Police searching for a 63-year-old man reported missing in Ipswich have found a body. The family of Julian De Bono, who disappeared in the early hours of Sunday last week, have been informed after underwater search teams made the discovery in the River Gipping just after 3pm today. A Suffolk Police spokesman said a post-mortem

The King and Queen have been filmed showing their sense of humour in a documentary tracing the first year of King Charles’s reign. In behind-the-scenes footage of the build-up to last year’s coronation, the couple are seen laughing and joking during dress rehearsals. At one point, the King holds up his robes like wings during

Police have searched a river for a man who was last seen in the early hours of Sunday morning last week. Julian De Bono, 63, was last seen on Yarmouth Road in Ipswich around 1.55am, Suffolk Police said. Searches have taken place in and around the nearby river as well as the wider area where

There’s a sharp easterly wind blowing but Harrison Webster’s Norfolk home is warm in every room. What’s going on here is a world first: polluting companies are paying for a domestic makeover to ditch the carbon. His mum is happy, his cats are happy, there are no fossil fuels and lower bills. A great home

A Christmas tree dubbed the “most humble in the world” has sold at auction for £2,600. The 103-year-old tree, which is only 31 inches tall with 25 branches and 12 fake berries, fetched well above inital estimations of £60-80. Originally brought in 1920, the artificial tree was gifted to Loughborough resident Dorothy Grant in the

Police are searching a river in Norwich for missing mother Gaynor Lord, a week after she disappeared. Ms Lord has not been seen since last Friday, with police believing she entered the water at the River Wensum after her clothes and personal belongings were found nearby, with her coat seen on the water. The 55-year-old

The energy price cap could be lifted for a set period to help suppliers recover a record £3bn of bad debt accrued through unpaid bills, the industry regulator has announced. Ofgem said on Friday it was consulting on proposals for a one-off cap adjustment of £16 – equivalent to around £1.33 a month – to

A body has been found in the search for missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord, police say. The 55-year-old was last seen after she left work early at Jarrolds department store in Norwich city centre at 2.45pm on Friday 8 December. Norfolk police said: “Police searching for missing Norwich woman Gaynor Lord can confirm a body has

Police have provided a timeline of Gaynor Lord’s last movements as they appeal to the public to help find the mother-of-three who has been missing for nearly a week. Mrs Lord, 55, was last seen after she left work early at Jarrolds department store in Norwich city centre at 2.45pm on Friday afternoon. CCTV that

A body has been found after a fire on an industrial estate in South Wales. South Wales Police declared a major incident after it was called to reports of an explosion at a premises shortly after 7pm on Wednesday night. Officers remain at the scene on Treforest Industrial Estate today. Formal identification of the body

The final episodes of Netflix spectacle The Crown were released this morning – with more bizarre moments than ever. After six seasons chronicling the life and times of the Royal Family, the final instalment spans the period from the late 90s to 2005 – covering the deaths of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, Charles

A teacher was killed after an escaped cow went into “fight mode” and tossed her over a wooden gate, a court has heard. Marian Clode, 61, was out for a walk in Northumberland during the 2016 Easter holidays when a cow charged at her and attacked her three times. She died in Newcastle‘s Royal Victoria

A man in his 60s arrested on suspicion of felling the Sycamore Gap tree will face no further action, Northumbria Police has said. The 200-year-old tree was cut down in Northumberland National Park overnight between 27 and 28 September in what police believe was a deliberate act of vandalism. Two other men in their 30s

A body has been found in the search for a missing man who disappeared more than a year ago. Harry MacDonald vanished from Portree on the Isle of Skye in September 2022. Police Scotland said a body was discovered in a wooded area west of the town at around 3pm on Tuesday. Formal identification is

Sky News has tracked down the American driver who fled the UK after a “devastating” crash that left a British nurse unable to walk. Issac Calderon, 22, who is wanted by West Mercia Police, is now back living with his parents in his hometown in Texas. The nurse, Elizabeth Donowho, who broke both ankles in

Drivers were forced to abandon their cars in floodwater in London as more than 180 areas of England were put on flood watch. London Fire Brigade sent four fire engines and around 25 firefighters to Abbey Wood last night, where a number of vehicles were stranded. It put a 50-metre cordon in place at a