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Children as young as 12 could be placed under curfews under new powers to be given to courts to tackle knife crime.

The home secretary has said courts must hand out tougher sentences for attacks on police to deter future violence after an officer was killed while investigating reports of a burglary in Berkshire.

The search for a six-year-old boy who fell into a river in Sandwich, Kent, has been called off for the night and will resume in the morning.

The police officer killed while investigating reports of a burglary died from multiple injuries, a port-mortem has revealed.

Jack Letts, also known as 'Jihadi Jack', has been stripped of his UK citizenship.

A teenager has been charged with murdering a father who was stabbed in the chest with a screwdriver.

A police officer who was murdered while responding to a reported burglary in Berkshire was a newlywed due to go on his honeymoon next week.

Oscar-winning animator Richard Williams has died at the age of 86, his daughter has confirmed.

Further blustery showers are forecast for the next few days across the UK and forecasters have dampened hopes of a Bank Holiday heatwave.

A seaside town is planning to install public toilets that will stop sexual activity by spraying amorous occupants with water and sounding an alarm.