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Rapist posed as taxi driver to lure vulnerable women into his car

Detectives identified Nazim Asmal after his black Toyota Yaris car was picked up on CCTV cameras.

Armed forces personnel living in ‘rat-infested’ accommodation, Commo...

Defence minister James Cartlidge said thousands of homes for service personnel will benefit from additional funding.

Global daily average temperature 2C above pre-industrial norm for fi...

The Copernicus Climate Change Service measured the landmark reading on Friday.

Sir Patrick Vallance never intended for diaries to ‘see the light of...

The former chief scientific adviser gave evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry on Monday.

Murder trial shown CCTV footage of moment 14-year-old fell from e-bi...

Gordon Gault was slashed with a machete in Newcastle’s West End last November and six defendants aged 16 to 18 deny his murder.

Johnson and Sunak were happy to let people die from Covid, inquiry h...

The claim, heard during the public inquiry into the Covid pandemic, came from the diaries of Sir Patrick Vallance.

Labour’s private school tax plans may damage equality progress – edu...

It could be more difficult for families to access single-sex education if private schools are forced to close, it has been suggested.

Woman found dead named as police continue murder inquiry

Lucretia – known as Kiesha – Donaghy, 32, was pronounced dead after being found at a property in Elgin on November 16.

Couple jailed for life for ‘wicked’ missing body murder

Frank McKeever, 62, disappeared after visiting his stepdaughter Surie Suksiri at her home in Highbury, north London.

Treasury accused of ‘pure dogma’ by Patrick Vallance in pandemic not...

The Government’s former chief scientific adviser said there was a lack of transparency on analysis of Covid-19’s impact on the economy.

Health Secretary ‘confident’ in his record as Tories threaten no con...

Conservatives are seeking to to bring a vote of no confidence against Michael Matheson after his sons used his parliamentary iPad while on holiday.

Irish government ‘willing to help restore powersharing in any way ec...

Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe said the restoration of Stormont would be of benefit to the whole island.

‘Emissions canyon’ between current policies and safe climate, says U...

The Earth is on track to heat by almost 3C this century with the decarbonisation plans currently in place, it is claimed.

Shooting victim ‘fell in love with the wrong boy’, family say

Four men were convicted of the murder of Ashley Dale, who was killed in Liverpool following a feud involving her partner Lee Harrison.

Murder victim ‘brought her killers to justice’ with voice recordings...

The jury in the Liverpool Crown Court trial heard Ashley Dale’s own voice describing events in the weeks leading up to the shooting.

Four men convicted of murder of woman shot with machine gun in her h...

Ashley Dale was killed after a shooting at her home in Old Swan, Liverpool, last August.

David Cameron takes seat in House of Lords after Foreign Secretary a...

The former prime minister will now be known as Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton.

More than 50 projects to benefit from £1bn in third tranche of level...

The cash will be handed to projects that made unsuccessful bids in the last funding round.

Reeves convenes new British infrastructure council

Chiefs from Lloyds, HSBC, Santander, Phoenix, Fidelity and US firm Blackrock are among members of the body.

Revealed: The reason drinkers can get a ‘red wine headache’

The headaches can hit a drinker in under 30 minutes and up to three hours after a small glass.