13+ hour, 28+ min ago   (499+ words) An 18-year-old Afghan refugee has admitted murdering a man after travelling more than 150 miles from Leeds to London, having bought a knife earlier that day. Sulaiman Tajzai, of Leeds, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to murdering 26-year-old Farmanullah Sherzad....

16+ hour, 34+ min ago   (542+ words) Residents of an east London tower block where a man died in a devastating 17th-floor Fire have claimed alarms did not sound as the blaze took hold, with neighbours instead banging on doors to warn people to escape. The man…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (487+ words) A woman who repeatedly made false rape allegations against 10 innocent men has had her prison sentence increased after senior judges ruled her original term was unduly lenient. Stacey Sharples, 31, from Farnworth in Bolton, was originally jailed for four-and-a-half years in…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (412+ words) A former PE teacher has been convicted of sexual offences involving a 16-year-old boy, having already admitted offences against two teenage girls who were pupils at schools where she worked. Bronwen James, 30, from Chippenham, was found guilty at Winchester Crown…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (262+ words) Four people have been rushed to hospital following a stabbing in Bromley town centre, the London Ambulance Service has confirmed. Emergency services were called to Bromley High Street, south London, at around 2.19pm on Thursday, September 10, following reports of a stabbing....

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (349+ words) Activist Danny Tommo has led a group of masked protesters outside the Daily Mail’s headquarters in London, accusing the newspaper of putting his mother’s safety at risk by publishing information about where she lived. Tommo, whose real name is Daniel…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (427+ words) A transgender woman who repeatedly made false rape allegations against innocent men during a seven-year period has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. Khloe Simmonds, 26, made 12 fabricated allegations involving six men, resulting in extensive police investigations and devastating consequences for those…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (176+ words) A man in his 70s has died following a serious incident at a retirement village in Corsham. Emergency services were called to Wadswick Green retirement complex in Birch Close shortly before 2.30pm on Monday, September 7. Great Western Air Ambulance Charity was scrambled…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (370+ words) Passengers face delays and cancellations after a technical failure in the system used to process UK flight plans Passengers travelling through Gatwick and airports across the UK have faced widespread delays and cancellations after a technical failure at the country’s…...

6+ day, 36+ min ago   (328+ words) 51-year-old man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years after murdering his vulnerable flat-mate in a prolonged and violent New Year’s Day attack. Scott Silkstone, of no fixed address, was convicted of murdering Dwayne Tuohey, 55, at…...