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Body found in search for missing woman and man charged with her murder
Reanne, 34, was last seen in Coventry in May and concerns were raised by her family after she failed to make contact with them on her birthday on June 17.

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Trump warns it ‘will only get worse’ for Iran as he lays into ‘so-called’ Supreme Leader
President Donald Trump claimed he saved Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from being killed and that he deserves a thank you.


What the US Supreme Court ruling means for Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship plan
The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major victory in his efforts to end birthright citizenship.

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Spies, arrests and kissing Trump – meet the world’s #1 Kim Jong Un impersonator
'Whenever Kim launches a missile, my phone is ringing off the hook.'


Huge fire on cargo ship sends smoke and ‘burning plastic’ smell billowing into city centre
A container ship caught fire this morning at Hull’s Albert Dock (Picture: Men media) A cargo ship caught fire while moored at Hull’s Albert Dock this morning. Thick smoke could be seen rising from the large container vessel, which was carrying scrap metal. No injuries have been rep...


Which counties have reintroduced conscription in Europe?
Soldiers from the Greek Hellenic Special Forces parade in Athens. The war in Ukraine has prompted fresh discussion across Europe about reintroducing conscription (Picture: Getty Images) For the first time in decades, European countries are discussing compulsory military service. The Ukr...


Europe hit by deadly heatwave with temperatures over 40C in holiday hotspots
One tourist died of heatstroke in Majorca.


Charles Bronson ‘thrilled’ to become godparent to girl, 6
The infamous prisoner has grown close to a mum campaigning for his release.


Man in 20s arrested on suspicion of woman’s stab murder in Tower Hamlets
Detectives say victim in her 40s is known to younger male suspect and there is ‘no wider threat to public’


Off-duty ambulance worker rescues kids from bus sinking into riverbank
Jade Etheridge sprang into action after the bus veered off a road near her home.


Moment plain-clothes police chase down bag thief in City of London
Detectives return stolen valuables before victim realised they were missing near Cannon Street

Teenager dies after shooting in Enfield as murder investigation launched
No arrests have been made at this early stage

Manhunt launched for gunman after 18-year-old shot dead in north London
The 18-year-old was murdered in north London on Thursday night.


Iranian minister says US airstrikes caused ‘serious’ damage to nuclear sites
It's still unclear if Iran moved the uranium from the sites before the strikes.


Ecuador’s most wanted Narco found cowering under kitchen counter
Jose Adolfo Villamar, known as 'Fito', escaped in 2023.


Child who was strip searched at school worried she ‘will never feel normal again’
A woman holds a placard as demonstrators gather outside the BBC Broadcasting House (Picture: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) A woman who was strip searched as a child at school has said she will ‘never feel normal again’ after two officers were sacked. Child Q, ...


Predator who raped schoolgirl, 13, in an alleyway near Croydon shopping centre is jailed
Sorosh Amini, 21, fled his home after attack but was tracked to Liverpool five days later


Primary school deputy who bit and scratched pupil still allowed to teach kids
She showed 'genuine and significant regret, remorse and insight' over what happened.


Woman in her 40s stabbed to death just yards away from London Stadium
Police were called to Monier Road, Tower Hamlets (Picture: Google) A woman in her 40s has been stabbed to death in Tower Hamlets just yards away from London Stadium. Police were called to Monier Road, Tower Hamlets, yesterday at 11pm. Paramdeics treated the woman for stab wounds but ...


Migrants could soon be deported to France from the UK in a ‘one in one out’ deal
Migrants who arrive in the UK after crossing from France would be returned - unless they have legitimate claims to join family already in the UK.
