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Donald Burgess, who has one leg, was allegedly assaulted by police officers Stephen Smith and Rachel Comotto, at the home in East Sussex

Amputee, 93, tasered by UK police in care home - court

A 93-year-old disabled man was sprayed in the face with synthetic pepper spray before being shot by a Taser and hit with a baton, by police officers responding to a call at his care home, a court in Britain has heard.

UK • 19 May

Britain's King Charles has cancelled an away day to Birmingham to prioritise his recovery

Britain's King briefly hospitalised amid cancer treatment

Britain's King Charles "required a short period of observation in hospital" after experiencing side effects from his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has said.

UK • 28 Mar

Lucy Letby denies one count of attempted murder (pic: PA)

Lucy Letby caught trying to murder baby, UK court told

Convicted multiple murderer Lucy Letby was "caught virtually red-handed" by a doctor as she displaced the breathing tube of a baby girl, a UK court has heard.

World • 12 Jun 24

London's Metropolitan police said it arrested five people for pitch invasion and the "majority of others" for attempts to breach security at the final

Dozens of ticketless fans arrested at Wembley final

More than 50 people were arrested at the Champions League final for various attempts at gaining entry to Wembley.

UK • 02 Jun 24

Workers used chainsaws to take branches off the tree today

Felled Hadrian's Wall tree to be removed by crane

Plans have been made to remove the famous Sycamore Gap tree from Hadrian's Wall in England after it was felled in an act of vandalism, the UK's National Trust said.

UK • 11 Oct 23

Police officers guard a bridge over the M53 motorway near the scene of the crash in Wirral, Merseyside

Teen and driver killed in UK school bus crash

A 15-year-old schoolgirl and a bus driver have died following a motorway crash involving a coach and a car in England.

World • 29 Sep 23

Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was freed in early February from a low-security jail in Portland, England

Convicted paedophile Gary Glitter returned to UK jail

Convicted paedophile and disgraced ex-rocker Gary Glitter has been recalled to jail, England's Probation Service said, just weeks after his release after serving half of a 16-year sentence.

UK • 14 Mar 23

William Loyd-Hughes is due to make his first appearance at Westminster Magistrates' Court, in London on Wednesday

Officer charged over posts allegedly supporting UDA

A police detention officer has been charged with a terrorism offence after allegedly publishing images on social media in support of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA).

UK • 13 Mar 23

Nicola Bulley, 45, vanished on 27 January in the village of St Michael's on Wyre while walking her dog

Two arrested over malicious messages amid Bulley search

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of sending malicious communications over the disappearance of Nicola Bulley.

World • 14 Feb 23

Police described the theft as 'eggs-travagant' (File image)

Police crack case as 200k stolen creme eggs recovered

Police in England have "saved Easter" for fans of Cadbury Creme Eggs, after recovering almost 200,000 of the treats which were stolen from an industrial unit.

News Lens • 13 Feb 23

The scene at the River Wyre, where UK police believe Nicola Bulley went missing

Partner of Nicola Bulley visits scene of disappearance

The partner of missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley in Britain has visited the spot where police believe she fell into the River Wyre.

World • 08 Feb 23

It is estimated that each person uses 18 single-use plastic plates and 37 single-use plastic items of cutlery each year in England (stock image)

England to ban single-use plastic cutlery and plates

Single-use plastic items including cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups are set to be banned in England by the end of this year.

Climate • 09 Jan 23

John Joseph Gill had lived in Birmingham for many years

Appeal to trace family of Irishman who died in England

An appeal has been issued to find the family of an Irishman who died in England last month.

Ireland • 29 Dec 22

Emergency personnel at the scene in Babbs Mill Park in Solihull

Four children critical after falling through ice

Four children have been pulled from a lake in cardiac arrest and taken to hospital after falling through ice at a nature park in Solihull, England.

World • 11 Dec 22

The hospital said it was supporting the infant's family

Health worker arrested over alleged poisoning of infant

A health worker has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning an infant who died at Birmingham Children's Hospital in England.

World • 23 May 22

Chris Mullin, 74, who investigated the atrocity, is fighting a police bid to force him to reveal his sources

Man 'confessed to Birmingham pub bombings', court hears

A man involved in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings made a "full confession" to the murders in an interview with a journalist, the Old Bailey has heard.

World • 25 Feb 22

A staff member of Uganda's ministry of health holds a box of Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines (File image)

US ships nearly 1.7m Covid-19 vaccine doses to Uganda

The United States is shipping nearly 1.7 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Uganda, in the latest wave of jabs donated to stem the global pandemic.

Coronavirus • 27 Jan 22

A researcher poses next to the find (Handout from Anglian Water, via PA Images)

'Sea dragon' fossil found in England

Scientists have hailed one of the "greatest finds" in British palaeontological history after the largest fossilised remains of a prehistoric "sea dragon" were discovered in the midlands.

News Lens • 10 Jan 22

Jadan Sancho missed his penalty in the Euro 2020 penalty shootout

England football fan jailed over racist abuse

A man who livestreamed himself on Facebook racially abusing three England players after the Euro 2020 final has been jailed.

UK • 03 Nov 21

Emergency services on London Road near to the scene of the crash

Passengers injured after two trains collide in England

Up to a dozen passengers are believed to have been injured after a crash involving two trains in Salisbury, England.

World • 31 Oct 21

Protesters in England blocked several m25 junctions

Climate protesters block motorway junctions in England

Protesters in England demanding government action on home insulation have partially blocked several junctions on the M25.

World • 13 Sep 21

Sajid Javid (left) insisted the move was not a 'wobble' due to opposition from Tory MPs

England drops plan for vaccine passports for nightclubs

Plans to introduce vaccine passports in England for nightclubs and other crowded venues have been scrapped in the latest of Boris Johnson's government's coronavirus U-turns.

Coronavirus • 12 Sep 21

Tributes left to the victims on Biddick Drive in Plymouth

Plymouth man shot five people after arguing with mother

A 22-year-old man shot dead five people in southeast England last week after a row with his mother, an inquest has heard.

UK • 19 Aug 21

West Mercia Police said a 39-year-old man and a three-year-old child were found dead on arrival

Man and child found dead at house in Kidderminster

An investigation has been launched in England after a serving police officer and child were found dead at a house in Kidderminster.

UK • 13 Aug 21

Mother of gunman named among Plymouth shooting victims

The mother of the gunman who shot and killed five people in Plymouth in southwest England yesterday evening has been named among the dead by police.

UK • 13 Aug 21