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BBC presenter Jay Blades has denied engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour towards his wife Lisa-Marie Zbozen. The 54-year-old from Claverley in Shropshire, who fronts primetime show The Repair Shop, entered a not guilty plea at Worcester Crown Court on Friday. The charge alleges controlling and coercive behaviour took place in an intimate or family

A brown bear that underwent brain surgery in a first of its kind operation in the UK is doing well, but is “not out the woods” yet. Boki, a two-year-old brown bear at Wildwood Trust, near Canterbury, Kent, suffered from hydrocephalus, a build-up of fluid in the brain. It triggered seizures – and other health

Manchester United defender Noussair Mazraoui will step away for a few weeks after undergoing a minor heart procedure. The 26-year-old underwent the procedure after experiencing palpitations. Last weekend, Mazraoui was taken off at half-time during United’s goalless draw with Aston Villa. A Manchester United spokesperson said: “This is a relatively common condition and Noussair is

A former British soldier went to Marks & Spencer and McDonald’s while he was on the run after escaping from Wandsworth prison, a court has heard. Daniel Khalife, 23, was being held on remand accused of passing secrets to Iran, when he allegedly used a makeshift sling made of knotted bedsheets to cling on to

Russia is trying to create “mayhem” on the UK’s streets, the head of the MI5 has warned – as he revealed a growing number of children are being investigated for terrorism. In a wide-ranging speech, the organisation’s director general Ken McCallum said the UK faces an increased threat from “Putin’s henchmen” as “plot after plot”

The man accused of a string of sex crimes has been put on trial simply because he is also a suspect for the unrelated disappearance of Madeleine McCann, his lawyer has told a judge. Christian B, as he is known under German privacy laws, is the victim of prejudiced prosecutors and an amateurish police investigation,

Sheffield Wednesday football club have defended the emergency response time following the death of an away fan. West Bromwich Albion season ticket holder Mark Townsend, 57, died after falling ill in the stands at Hillsborough Stadium during the first half of their Championship match on Saturday 28 September. Sheffield Wednesday has reportedly been criticised for

A police force has apologised for putting down a family’s pet XL bully dog by mistake due to an “administration error”. Lancashire Police said it has given the family an “unreserved apology” for euthanising the seized dog, named Bruno, while the owners were in the process of applying for an exemption to keep him. The

Police are continuing their search this weekend for a nurse and mother-of-one who vanished five days ago. Victoria Taylor was last seen at her home address in Malton, North Yorkshire, at 9am on Monday. At 11.35am on the same day, she was seen on CCTV at a BP garage on Welham Road, in the Norton

The BBC has cancelled an interview with Boris Johnson after Laura Kuenssberg accidentally sent the former prime minister her briefing notes. Kuenssberg, who presents the broadcaster’s Sunday politics show, said “there’s no point pretending it’s anything other than embarrassing and disappointing”. Revealing the error on X, she said she had been preparing to interview Mr

Police Scotland considered recording notorious double rapist Isla Bryson as a female on the sex offenders’ register, Sky News can reveal. Bryson, who changed gender while waiting to stand trial, was last year jailed for eight years for raping two women in West Dunbartonshire and Glasgow while known as Adam Graham. Scottish Prison Service (SPS)

A police marksman may have been “angry, frustrated and annoyed” when he shot Chris Kaba dead after he tried to escape, a court has heard. Martyn Blake, 40, is on trial at the Old Bailey, where he denies murdering the 24-year-old in Streatham, south London. Mr Kaba was sat in the driver’s seat of an

The BBC has apologised to former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amanda Abbington, saying it had assessed and “upheld some, but not all” of her complaints about Giovanni Pernice’s behaviour during her time on the show. Sherlock actress Abbington, who pulled out of the BBC One show last year citing “personal reasons”, later claimed she was

The King has paid tribute to Scotland as a “uniquely special place” for the Royal Family as he marked the 25th anniversary of the Scottish parliament. At the ceremony to commemorate a quarter of a century since parliament opened at Holyrood, the King said: “Speaking from a personal perspective, Scotland has always had a uniquely

Maggie Smith, known for her roles in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89, her sons have said. The actress died in hospital, her children Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens said. In a statement, they said: “An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She

British Transport Police have released a picture of a man in connection with an attempted abduction of a child on a train.  A stranger grabbed a baby out of its mother’s arms as she was preparing to leave the train at Worksop, Nottinghamshire, at 7.30pm on 17 August. The force said “a relative managed to

Some of the country’s most notorious cold cases could be solved with the help of an artificial intelligence tool that can do 81 years of detective work in just 30 hours. Avon and Somerset Police are trialling the technology which can identify potential leads that may not have been found during a manual trawl of

Parts of the UK were struck by flash flooding after some areas saw more than a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours. Heavy rain left parts of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and London submerged, flooding properties and causing widespread travel disruption. At least 45 houses flooded across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Kent and the Home Counties, according to