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A farmer and former butcher who murdered his lodger, dismembered his body and hid the remains in a concrete-filled barrel for six years, has been jailed.

A Latvian man has been extradited to the UK and charged over the death of a 12-year-old boy in an alleged hit-and-run more than two years ago.

A 47-year-old woman has been charged over the stabbings in London's Covent Garden on Wednesday that left four men injured.

Avoiding three things during middle age could mean enjoying up to 13 extra years without dementia, a study has found.

Cosmetic surgery performed by under-qualified practitioners "remains an avoidable risk to the public", a former top medic has warned.

A man has appeared in court charged with murder following the death of a nine-year-old girl who was found seriously injured at an industrial estate in Angus.

HMRC has returned overpaid tax to more than 12,500 pension savers, latest figures show. 

A man accused of killing a British aid worker and disposing of her body in a suitcase has appeared in court for a second time in Athens.

A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a 16-year-old boy at a train station over a £20 drug debt.

Schools have to follow new uniform rules in September, but almost half of parents don't know about the changes.