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The "unofficial" event took place at Penrhys housing estate in Rhondda Cynon Taf, on Thursday, featuring a bonfire estimated to be 80ft (24m) wide and 20ft (6m) tall. Residents said the annual event has been running for…
The 23-year-old was sentenced to 13 years and eight months at Taunton Crown Court earlier after admitting multiple firearms offences including manufacturing guns in the garage of his family home. The judge said: "The…
Acting funny and writing funny has got me far. From winning the best sitcom Bafta for Him & Her , to playing Bridget Jones's best friend , to writing monologues for Goldie Hawn, who held me like a newborn in her house…
Footage shows PC Sperling from Surrey Police running after the alleged thief who was escaping the manhunt on a bike in Guildford. The Good Samaritan driving a grey van then pulls up alongside the officer and offers him a…
A number of officers were injured and five police cars and three fire engines were damaged, with the disorder linked to misinformation that a building would be a house of multiple occupation (HMO) for asylum seekers, the…
A video, filmed on Thursday night, shows fireworks being launched in the street in all directions, which police said was one of several incidents linked to anti-social behaviour across the region. More than 600 fireworks…
The case against her was dropped at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court after police said she had been wrongly identified. They added that her sister was now being sought in connection with the alleged offences. At an earlier…
The case is believed to be the first prosecution of its kind in the UK and comes after the Crown Office investigated about 6,000 deaths related to the pandemic. Calum Inglis, 34, from Edinburgh, was serving a short…
Seven people were arrested and a police van set alight in violent flashpoints during what was Scotland's biggest police operation since the visit of President Donald Trump last year. A police officer and an ambulance…
The Welsh government said that evidence suggests a link between "consumption of high-caffeine energy drinks and negative health outcomes", and was considering a ban on under-16s buying them. BBC Wales spoke to young…