Neighbours of ‘mega mansion’ built without permission furious at council approval

It is built in a beauty spot in what locals claim was a ‘blatant’ breach of planning permission. The home on the edge of the historic city in Somerset was built significantly higher and with a larger footprint than what…

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Multiple 'code blues' at prison amid laced drug fears

Prison staff trigger a code blue in a severe medical situation such as a drugs overdose, where symptoms could include breathing difficulties or unconsciousness. Multiple ambulances have been called to HMP Ranby - a…

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Fears new UK porn laws leave ‘healthy’ acts open to criminalisation

Join today Already a member? Log in Concerns have been raised that new rules on pornography could lead to “healthy” and “consensual” sexual acts becoming criminalised. Pornography depicting strangulation or suffocation…

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Speed limit cut on major road over safety barrier fears

The stretch of the A90 between St Ann's and Keithock junctions, near Brechin, is usually a 70mph road. However, drivers will be limited to travelling at 50mph after the road was raised slightly during resurfacing…

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Bomb threats latest: Sky receives security scare as new wave of malicious hoaxes hits European airlines

Join today Already a member? Log in British broadcaster Sky said on Friday it has received a security threat, hours after Irish broadcaster RTE evacuated its building following a bomb threat, and as a wave of bomb…

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Raped wife learned of 20 years of abuse after husband's arrest

Prosecutors said a knock on the door of the couple's home in Stockport, Greater Manchester, in October 2025 was the moment "the life she knew ended". The husband, who has pleaded guilty to rape, was arrested after an…

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Two dead after bus crashes in France, officials say

The bus was travelling between Lyon and Bourg-en-Bresse when it crashed at around 07:00 local time on Friday in the town of Lent. The bus was carrying 43 passengers, including 15 children, the Bourg-en-Bresse…

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Husband who turned £1million rural home into a cannabis farm after he started using drug to self-medicate his cancer is jailed

The couple, who have been married for more than five decades, appeared at Norwich Crown Court on Thursday where they were both sentenced for drug offences. Mr Ayres began researching the medicinal benefits of the Class-B…

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Boat removed from water as police search for Carrie Mullane

The PSNI believe the 39-year-old woman was murdered after she arrived in Enniskillen on 10 October. Searches for her body are continuing in a number of areas including Lough Erne. A small boat which was recovered from…

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Judge blocks construction of Trump's massive arch after federal agency approval

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that there should be a 14-day pause before any work can start on the arch in Washington which the Trump administration had said could begin this week. Earlier on Thursday the…

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