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Suspects charged with serious knife and firearm offences are being released on bail amid Britain's prison overcrowding crisis, the country's most senior police officer has warned.

A prisoner found guilty of helping a former soldier after he escaped from jail has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.

A non-profit legal group has threatened to sue HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for allegedly allowing Israeli settlement trade to enter the UK tariff-free.

A woman whose out-of-control XL bully dog mauled her 19-year-old cousin to death has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

Social media influencer Andrew Tate has been indicted by Romanian prosecutors for allegedly trafficking minors.

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Richard O'Sullivan, known for his role as Robin Tripp in the 1970s TV sitcoms Man About the House and Robin's Nest, has died, the Royal Variety Charity has announced.

Police have been given more than 40 potential names for a woman whose body was found in a Liverpool park inside a bin bag.

A privately owned real estate group is in talks to buy scores of NCP car parks months after the historic operator collapsed into administration.

A former Premier League referee has sparked a backlash after revealing he used to entertain himself by "joking about" and playing "games" while officiating matches.