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Soham murderer Ian Huntley remains in a serious condition following a prison assault, police have said. He was taken to hospital after being found in a pool of blood following an alleged attack by an unknown inmate on Thursday. A Durham Constabulary spokesperson said there had been no change in the 52-year-old’s condition overnight. “He […]

A prolific people smuggler who transported hundreds of illegal migrants to the UK has been jailed, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Ali Omar Karim, 47, who smuggled people via small boats and HGVs, was jailed for eight years and seven months on Wednesday at Maidstone Crown Court. Officers identified him after a yacht ran

British pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been cleared of fraud charges. He will remain in prison after being sentenced to 20 years under China’s national security law earlier this month. Lai, 78, a prominent critic of China’s ruling Communist Party, was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison in 2022 after being found

Jeffrey Epstein blamed “Charles” on the day Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lost his UK trade envoy job. On 21 July 2011, the day it was announced that the former prince would step down from the role, Epstein wrote: “I assume he knows that this is Charles doing.” The email was in response to a message from an

An interim report into maternity and neonatal services across England has uncovered shocking allegations of racism, bullying, crumbling infrastructure, and births in undignified circumstances. Some families said that baby deaths were being misclassified to prevent further investigation. Baroness Amos, who is leading a national investigation into maternity care, said: “Maternity and neonatal services in England