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A prolific sexual predator has been found guilty of murdering two women and violently raping a third amid a string of missed chances to stop him.

Counter terror police investigating the murder of Ann Widdecombe say they have reopened a probe into an attempted burglary that was reported more than a year before she died.

As a Sky News investigation reveals the business model of a people smuggler claiming to use fake documents to bring migrants via the Channel Tunnel, we have spoken to an officer who formerly worked in border control who says staff felt "overwhelmed".

A manhunt has been launched for an escaped sex offender who was being held in secure units after raping a 10-year-old girl.

A man has admitted preventing the lawful burial of a suspect in a fatal arson attack after a man's body was found in a wheelie bin in Liverpool.

Andrew Flintoff has stepped down from his role as head coach of England Lions.

A prison officer has been jailed after starting a relationship with a drug dealer while he was imprisoned there.

An 11-year-old girl has died after emergency services found her in a river at a woodland park in Scotland.

Scorching temperatures of 36C are expected in the UK next week, with heat health alerts in place and the risk of new droughts. 

British music producer William Orbit, best known for his work with artists including Madonna, Blur and All Saints, has died aged 69.