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Cold case detectives believe a baseball bat attack near to the site of an unsolved murder may hold the answer to the 1984 crime. Anthony Littler, 45, was found with “catastrophic” head injuries near East Finchley Tube station, in north London, a little after midnight on 1 May 1984. The “kind and gentle” civil servant,

An Afghan migrant, whose brother was murdered by the Taliban, says he still plans to make the dangerous journey across the Channel to get his family to Britain, even if UK flights begin taking asylum seekers to Rwanda. It comes as the UK has signed a new treaty with the African nation which Number 10

Denny Laine, the lead singer of English rock band the Moody Blues and guitarist with Wings, has died aged 79. The co-founder of both Wings, which also featured Sir Paul McCartney, and The Moody Blues “passed away peacefully” following a battle with lung disease. In an Instagram statement, Elizabeth Hines wrote that it was an

A man who died after being found unconscious in a South Lanarkshire street has been named by police as detectives continue to investigate his murder. Robert Yuill, 33, was found injured in Smyllum Road, Lanark, at around 9.45am on Saturday. Emergency services attended but Mr Yuill, from the local area, was pronounced dead at the

James Cleverly is travelling to Rwanda to sign a new treaty for the government’s asylum plan. It is part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s mission to make the deal to send migrants there legally watertight following the Supreme Court’s ruling against the scheme. In the wake of the judgement on 15 November the government insisted

A Fiji rugby international has admitted sexually assaulting three women days before he was due to play for the Barbarians in Cardiff. Api Ratuniyarawa pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday to two counts of assault by penetration and a further charge of sexual assault. The 37-year-old denied two further charges of sexual assault

Police are hunting a man accused of spraying antisemitic graffiti on an MP’s office building. Feryal Clark’s constituency office in Hertford Road, Enfield, north London, was vandalised just after 11pm on 21 November, the Metropolitan Police said. A CCTV image of the suspect, with his hood up and wearing a blue face mask, was published

Gas is believed to have caused an explosion at a house in Edinburgh that killed a pensioner and injured two other people, according to the Health and Safety Executive. The HSE said the focus of its investigation relates to the internal gas installations at the property and not the network that supplies the area. An

A dog walker is being hunted by police after he tried to steal a canine and then attacked its owner before fleeing empty-handed in a van. The 66-year-old woman was targeted by a man in a wooded area near Benbecula Park in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire. The victim was assaulted as she held on to

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said she is concerned the planned 9% rise in the BBC licence fee is “very high” and that the BBC must remain “value for money”. Ms Frazer said the government wanted to ensure the licence fee rises by an “appropriate amount” amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. The licence

Around 1,500 homes and businesses are still without power after heavy snow caused major power cuts in Cumbria. It came as much of the country was hit by cold and wet conditions over the weekend, including a low of -12.5C recorded in northern Scotland overnight. Freezing conditions are forecast to continue on Monday and the

The COVID inquiry is about “scapegoating” those at the top of government, Boris Jonnson’s sister has told the Politics at Jack and Sam’s podcast.  Ahead of the former prime minister taking the stand on Wednesday and Thursday, Rachel Johnson has said the multi-year inquiry is a “show trial” just like the Parliamentary Privileges inquiry into

A wealthy tech entrepreneur who got an MBE for his work has been jailed for 15 years for two rapes and a sexual assault. Lawrence Jones, 55, was convicted in January of assaulting an employee on a 2013 business trip. Last month he was found guilty in another trial of drugging and raping two women

King Charles has urged world leaders assembled in Dubai to make the COP28 climate summit a “critical turning point” in the fight to tackle global warming. “Real action” is needed to tackle the climate crisis and steer people and nations “away from practices that make our world more dangerous”, he told global leaders. He said

A doctor left paralysed from the waist down after his bike’s front forks “sheared in two” is seeking £10m in compensation. Dr Daniel Gordon, a junior doctor in Scotland, was riding down a grassy slope when his new bike’s carbon forks broke and caused him to crash in August 2020. Dr Gordon suffered life-changing spinal

England captain Owen Farrell has announced he is taking a break from international rugby. His club side Saracens said the 32-year-old was stepping back from the national side to “prioritise his and his family’s mental well-being”. It means the fly-half will not be available for selection for the 2024 Six Nations. He will continue to

Rwanda may be getting more than the £140m it has already been paid under the controversial deportation deal, despite no flights taking off, MPs have been told. Sir Matthew Rycroft, the top civil servant at the Home Office, hinted more money would be spent but repeatedly refused to disclose the sum – saying ministers had

The BBC’s current affairs programme Newsnight will be cut to 30 minutes and lose more than half its staff, the broadcaster has announced. The long-running show will continue to run on weeknights on BBC Two, but more than 30 jobs will go – including reporters, producers and operational staff. The decision means the show will

Traces of cocaine were found by police in a baby changing area during spot checks of pubs and bars. Checks were carried out by North Wales Police over the weekend at 15 premises in the lead up to the Christmas period. The tests involved using specialist drug swipe kits on surfaces in toilet areas. Ten

Patients are at risk of being under-diagnosed by GPs during consultations over the phone or online, a new study has found Researchers said mistakes via remote consultations are rare – but there is a risk GPs could miss serious conditions or that doctors are swayed by what has been said previously. They also pointed at