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A lorry driver has been jailed after police seized £70,000 in criminal cash disguised as sandwiches. The money, wrapped in tin foil, was discovered in the cab of the driver’s vehicle in Harwich in Essex. Police were carrying out routine checks when they noticed the lorry driving the wrong way, perhaps in an attempt to

Russell Brand has appeared live on stage in London hours after being publicly accused of rape and sexual assault. The comedian performed a show at the Troubabour Wembley Park theatre, which began just after 8pm on Saturday – roughly an hour after its scheduled start time, the PA news agency reported. A video of him

The BBC has said it is “urgently looking into the issues raised” by allegations made against the comedian Russell Brand after he was publicly accused of rape and sexual assault. When asked if it would launch an investigation, the corporation said in a statement: “The documentary and associated reports contained serious allegations, spanning a number

The owners of American XL bully dogs may be able to keep their pets, despite the prime minister pledging to ban them following a series of attacks, the chief vet has said. Rishi Sunak has said he will outlaw the animals under the Dangerous Dogs Act and new laws will be “in place by the

Police searching for a missing ex-British soldier have been informed by Ukrainian authorities that they have found a body. Former paratrooper Daniel Burke, 36, from South Manchester was reported missing on 16 August, by family who had not heard from him. Mr Burke had travelled to Ukraine last year as a military volunteer. He disappeared

Greater Manchester Police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed. The teenager has been taken to hospital after he was injured in Tavistock Square, Harpurhey. Officers were called at around 6.05pm this evening. Another 14-year-old boy has been arrested. Police added they do not believe there is any wider threat to the community. The

Mobile phone retailers are preparing for a spike in organised robberies when Apple’s new iPhone 15 goes on sale next week. Thefts involving a group of people targeting a shop for goods are sometimes referred to as “steaming” and there were more than 300 incidents of this in telecoms stores last year. Half of these

American XL bully dogs are a danger to communities and will banned, Rishi Sunak has said, after a man was mauled to death. Announcing the move, the prime minister stressed the need to end such violent attacks “and keep people safe”. Mr Sunak was responding to the latest incident in which a man died after

Rescue centre staff are hopeful a pack of dogs that were found roaming around southern Scotland will soon be able to find forever homes. The six dogs were rounded up near Moffat back in July after four others were shot dead by a farmer following a fatal sheep attack. The animals – four boys and

Three Metropolitan Police officers are facing allegations of gross misconduct after the strip-search of a 15-year-old schoolgirl in 2020. Child Q was wrongly accused of possessing cannabis and was searched while on her period and with no appropriate adult present at a school in Hackney, east London. No drugs were found on her clothing or

The personal details of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers have been hacked after the force was targeted in a cyber attack. Assistant chief constable Colin McFarlane confirmed a “third-party supplier” of various organisations – including GMP – has been targeted. That firm holds “some information” on the force’s employees. “At this stage, it’s not believed

A police officer has been jailed for 26 years for raping and sexually assaulting a child. DC Stephen Hardy of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) used his teenage victim as a “puppet or sex object”, Judge Robert Trevor-Jones said during his sentencing on Wednesday. The 46-year-old was found guilty of 20 offences, including six of rape,

The King met schoolchildren and chatted in French to some well-wishers as he visited the highest village in highland Scotland. The King, who is on his summer break at the nearby Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire, visited Tomintoul in the Cairngorms National Park and was welcomed by primary school children and community stalwarts. He wore a

BBC Scotland has removed satirical cartoons of politicians from social media following a backlash online. In one of the now-deleted clips promoting Radio Scotland’s Noising Up show, Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater was depicted as “Limo Lorna”. Speaking in a Canadian accent, the caricature said she was the “minister for green skills, circular economy, biodiversity,

In an increasingly grim housing market, the chance to own a once-in-a-lifetime home for the price of a £5 ticket seems too good to be true. And that’s because it usually is. But amid a cost of living crisis, it is the chance to “escape from reality” that drives people to continue gambling on a

Police investigating a report of historical sexual assault have released a photo of a man they want to identify and speak to. A victim came forward to police earlier this year alleging they were sexually assaulted at student accommodation at a hospital in Ealing, west London, in late 1977 or early 1978. Officers have been

Doctors can lawfully stop treating a 20-year-old man who suffered a brain injury after a fight in a pub garden, a High Court judge has ruled. Specialists say roofer Andy Casey’s brain stem function has died and he is therefore dead. Mr Justice MacDonald, who oversaw a private trial in the Family Division of the

The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information following a “bizarre spate of incidents” where pigeons were found tied up in Glasgow’s Southside. The animal welfare charity said there have been several reports in the area since April this year and Police Scotland has been notified. The Scottish SPCA was alerted to the latest incident on

Police will carry out increased patrols of seal pup hotspots after reports of stones being thrown. The patrols along a part of the Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales aim to protect seals and their pups during pupping season. Regular visits will be paid by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Dyfed-Powys Police to Pwll y Wrach,

COVID and flu vaccines are rolling out across England today having been brought forward after a new coronavirus variant emerged in the UK. The vaccines are being prioritised for people who are housebound or in care homes, though the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recommends the jab to over-65s, those with a weakened immune system,