4+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1022+ words) Police had fingerprint evidence linking a high-profile councillor to a poison pen letter up to 12 months before he went on to target another politician in a "persistent and wicked" hate mail campaign. Well-known Liverpool anti-poverty campaigner Gerard Woodhoue, 63, was given…...

13+ hour, 31+ min ago   (918+ words) "It's like your son being killed - he's here but he's not." Leroy Douglas was just 24 when he was jailed in 2005 for stealing a mobile phone and handed a minimum prison term of two-and-a-half years. More than 20 years later, he is…...

1+ day, 40+ min ago   (249+ words) Two people arrested in connection with the death of a one-year-old girl in Warwickshire have been released on bail, police say. It comes after emergency services were called to a house on Long Street, Atherstone, at about 11:50 BST on Friday…...

15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (401+ words) A resident who has not had a bin collection for six months since moving on to a new-build estate is seeking a 100% council tax rebate as compensation. Bins finally arrived on Hawthorn Meadows in Buckley, Flintshire, last month but Nathan…...

16+ hour, 36+ min ago   (131+ words) bbc.com Driver arrested after teenager dies in car crash A 16-year old boy has died from injuries he sustained in a car crash in which two other teenage passengers were injured. A blue Volkswagen Polo hit a tree between…...

18+ hour, 5+ min ago   (108+ words) The northbound carriageway of the A1 in Nottinghamshire has been closed following a serious crash. National Highways said the road had been closed by Nottinghamshire Police between the A6075 Tuxford and the A638 Markham Moor for "full investigation works". A Nottinghamshire Fire and…...

20+ hour, 41+ min ago   (304+ words) A US embassy staffer accused of possessing indecent images of children, was detained at his south London flat and flown out of the UK in August, without being first questioned by British police. The US Embassy confirmed to the BBC…...

21+ hour, 3+ min ago   (134+ words) A 38-year-old man has died following a three-vehicle crash on the A68 in the Scottish Borders. The accident happened near St Boswells at about 21:00 on Saturday and involved a white Ford Transit, a green Suzuki SX4 and a white Honda ZR-V. Emergency…...

21+ hour, 40+ min ago   (343+ words) A man has been charged with concealing his identity at a protest in Portsmouth, after police warned they would arrest demonstrators using face masks and coverings. Several hundred anti-migrant protesters marched through the city centre while anti-racism groups also made…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (369+ words) Another major fire has broken out at a derelict mill complex where Peaky Blinders was filmed. The blaze at Dalton Mills in Keighley started at about 20:00 BST on Saturday and at its peak required 12 fire engines to tackle it. West…...