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Police in Belfast have appealed for witnesses after a statue of Queen Victoria was vandalised. The statue sits in the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital, named after the late monarch. According to the Press Association, the Irish Republican group Lasair Dhearg posted a picture on social media on Friday afternoon, appearing to show one

A migrant from Afghanistan has been jailed for 10 years for the rape of a “vulnerable, intoxicated” woman. Musafar Hotak, 25, was convicted after a trial at Southampton Crown Court of the rape and sexual assault by penetration of the woman in the early hours of 12 July 2022. The court heard that the victim

A residents’ group has said it plans to launch a fresh legal challenge over plans to use a military training camp in Crowborough as accommodation for asylum seekers. The new challenge against the Home Office would follow the group’s initial legal bid being thrown out for being filed before the Government decided to go ahead

A picture of a “rare” boot has been released as police try to identify a woman whose body was found off the coast of Iona last year. The body was discovered around five miles west of the island on 23 September 2025, with forensic analysis in Scotland, the rest of the UK, and also in

A man has been jailed for killing his partner after trapping her in his home, restricting her diet to just vodka and ice lollies, and inflicting more than 100 injuries on her. Tony Devenport, 57, will serve at least 22 years in prison for the death of Stephanie Blundell, 41, who was discovered with extensive