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Two people have been arrested after trying to get into Faslane naval base, Police Scotland has said. The force said it was made aware of two people attempting to enter the base – where submarines that carry the UK’s Trident nuclear deterrent are based – at around 5pm on Thursday. A spokesperson said: “A 34-year-old

Boxer Ricky Hatton had brain disease caused by repeated head trauma when he died, an inquest has ruled. Alison Mutch, senior coroner for South Manchester, recorded a verdict of hanging, saying he was the person who caused his own death. But she did not come to the conclusion it was suicide, saying it was unclear

Three men have denied involvement in a plot to rape and sexually assault another man’s wife after she had been drugged by her husband. A man in his 60s, who is from the Stockport area but cannot be named as it would identify the alleged victim, last month denied 48 offences dating back to 2004.

A Russian warship and a sanctioned oil tanker was shadowed by a Royal Navy warship and helicopter for 48 hours in the English Channel. HMS Mersey, based in Portsmouth, and a Wildcat helicopter were scrambled to monitor the Russian Steregushchiy-class frigate RFN Soobrazitelny and tanker MV Anatoly Kolodkin. A Royal Navy spokesman said the operation