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Tributes to ‘charmer’ Joe Cattini as funeral held for D-Day veteran

Joe Cattini was just 21 years old when he took part in the Normandy landings on June 6 1944.

Slovak court acquits businessman in retrial over 2018 murder of jour...

The crime shocked the country and caused the government to fall.

Rare desk seal owned by Sir Walter Scott fetches £13,860 at auction

A rock crystal and multi-gem set desk seal formerly owned by Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton sold for the exact same amount.

Cat euthanised after being caught in gin trap

The cat was found in the trap in Ballycastle on Thursday.

Middle East-based US, British and French naval chiefs transit Strait...

The incredibly rare trip by the three navy chiefs saw three fast boats of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard approach the USS Paul Hamilton at one point.

Honey produced at Buckingham Palace served to garden party guests

The palace is home to four beehives and there are two hives in the garden of Clarence House.

Spaceport Cornwall boss Melissa Quinn announces departure

She is expected to announce a new job in the coming weeks.

Man, 37, dies after being attacked by a dog

Police were called to the incident in Leigh, Greater Manchester at around 9pm on Thursday.

Sunak unable to commit to lowering migration as Border Force bring p...

A Border Force vessel brought about 70 people thought to be migrants in to Dover, Kent, on Friday, after a small boat incident in the Channel.

President Biden ‘endorses F-16 training for Ukrainians’

Under export licensing rules, the US needed to sign off on any allied effort to train Ukrainian pilots.

Three men arrested on suspicion of flash mob nuisance offence

West Midlands Police said a dispersal order had also been put in place across Birmingham city centre.

Scheme aims to make pubs and cafes more dementia friendly

Experts at Stirling University’s Dementia Services Development Centre have come up with a certification scheme.

Man’s body found after Fairy Pools search on Skye

The search was launched on Thursday afternoon.

Metropolitan Police officer dismissed after sexually assaulting a ch...

Pc Farhan Ghadiali is due to be sentenced next Wednesday.

Sinn Fein makes strong start as local government election votes coun...

The party led the way with the most number of representatives elected on the first day of the count on Friday.

Student admits murdering grandmother

Michelle Hanson, 47, was stabbed in the neck by Alexander Carr who then went on the run

Scottish Liberal Democrat MP’s Bill to give unpaid carers leave to b...

Wendy Chamberlain’s Carer’s Leave Bill cleared the House of Lords on Friday.

Letby: Hospital colleagues’ mistakes led to death of baby – I did no...

The 33-year-old murder-accused nurse said consultants pinned four deaths on her to cover up failings at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

UK migration levels: What do the latest available numbers show?

A series of ‘unprecedented world events’ has driven a sharp rise in people entering the country, according to the ONS.

‘Vast potential’ for pod-style accommodation to house people quicker...

Darragh O’Brien suggested there has been difficulty in finding suitable sites for rapid-build modular homes.