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The human remains found wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve belong to a man aged older than 40, police say. A murder investigation was launched after a human torso was found at Kersal Wetlands in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Thursday. Police say the victim is a man aged older than 40 who had been

Parts of a south London hospital were sealed off while treating a woman who had swallowed poison, police have said. Two officers were also exposed to the substance and remain at Croydon University Hospital, formerly Mayday Hospital. Officers were alerted at 3.46am by London Ambulance Service to reports of a woman having ingested poison at

Visitors will be able to tour parts of Balmoral Castle used by the Royal Family for the first time this summer. Balmoral Castle, set in the Scottish highlands, is widely believed to have been Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite residence and is where she spent most of her summers. Guided “castle interior tours”, which will take

England saw a record amount of rainfall in the year and a half leading up to last month, new figures show. According to provisional figures from the Met Office, 1,695.9mm of rain fell from October 2022 to March 2024. This is the highest amount of rain for any 18-month period in England since the organisation

Heavy rain could disrupt more than two million return journeys on Easter Monday. The Met Office has said drier spells will turn cloudy with patchy rain for much of England and Wales on Sunday, before up to 15mm of more persistent and possibly thundery rain at the end of the Easter weekend. Some 2.01 million

King Charles is expected to attend the traditional Easter Sunday church service later, in one of his few appearances since last month’s cancer diagnosis. The 75-year-old monarch, who will be at the Windsor Castle service with Queen Camilla, has recently stepped back from major public duties while receiving outpatient treatment. Buckingham Palace says he is

A “devastated” mum has criticised a photography firm for offering to remove children with complex needs from class photos. Parents and carers at Aboyne Primary School complained after they were sent a link from Tempest Photography offering an alternative choice of class photos with or without the children with additional support needs. Aberdeenshire Council said

Travelling England and Scotland football fans have been warned of the strength of German beer ahead of Euro 2024. Official guidance from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has urged people to “drink responsibly” during their time on the continent for this summer’s tournament. It warned that drunk and rowdy football fans could face

Millions of people are being urged to send meter readings to their energy supplier this weekend to ensure they don’t overpay. The regulator’s price cap drops 12.3% on Monday 1 April, from a typical £1,928 per year for a dual-fuel household to £1,690 – an average saving of about £20 per month. Money blog –

First-time buyers are being offered the chance to pay a modest £5,000 deposit and potentially borrow up to 99% of a property’s value. The mortgage from Yorkshire Building Society is valid on places up to £500,000 and comes without a fee – but there are a few key exceptions. Money blog – latest updates It’s

“The Welsh government need to realise that what they’re doing is damaging the industry.” That’s according to Sam Regan, owner and managing director of the Lemon Tree – a hotel and restaurant in Wrexham. The city has gained international attention in recent years as the home of the football club with the Hollywood star owners.

The King will attend the Easter Mattins Service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on Easter Sunday, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Queen and other members of the Royal Family will also attend. In February, he was pictured attending church in Sandringham but it had not been confirmed until now that he would attend the

China “state-affiliated actors” have been blamed by the government for two “malicious” cyber attack campaigns in the UK. Making a speech in the Commons, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden revealed the two incidents involved an attack on the Electoral Commission – responsible for overseeing elections and political finance – in 2021, and targeted attacks against

Thousands of junior doctors in Wales have begun a four-day walkout – their longest yet – in a dispute over pay and working conditions. A wet morning in Cardiff was not enough to dampen the resolve of the medics calling for their pay to be restored to previous levels. At the heart of their calls

The King is “frustrated” about the speed of his cancer recovery and is “pushing” staff and doctors to be able to return to duties, according to his nephew, Peter Phillips. However, Mr Phillips – the son of Princess Anne, the Princess Royal – says the monarch is in “good spirits” and remains “pragmatic”. He made

China is “threatening to undermine our democracy”, a senior Conservative has claimed – as MPs are set to be warned about a fresh swathe of cyber attacks. Sky News understands that a small group of MPs and peers are due to be told about recent attempts to infiltrate their “digital presence” – while MPs in

Police are searching for three young siblings and their mother after the children were reported missing from Gloucestershire. Officers say they are concerned for the welfare of three-year-old Pauly-Boi, five-year-old Jolene, and eight-year-old Betsy. The children were last seen in Cheltenham at around midday on Friday. Their current whereabouts are unknown, though police believe they

Police are investigating alleged racist comments made by a major Tory party donor about former Labour MP Diane Abbott. The remarks were made by businessman Frank Hester during a company meeting, where he said Ms Abbott made him “want to hate all black women” and she “should be shot”. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said

A Botswana minister has defended “trophy hunting” and compared it to “culling”, saying it is a way of controlling wild animal numbers in his country and a source of income for communities. It comes as MPs prepare to debate a proposed ban on UK safari hunters bringing body parts of animals they shoot, like tusks,

The King’s medical records were not accessed during an alleged data breach at the London Clinic, it is understood. As many as three staff members could have been involved in allegedly accessing the Princess of Wales’s private records, according to The Mirror, after Kate was discharged from the exclusive hospital in central London in January.