National News
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Last UK blast furnaces days from closure as Chinese owners cut off crucial supplies
The last blast furnaces left operating in Britain could see their fate sealed within days, after their Chinese owners took the decision to cut off the crucial supply of ingredients keeping them running.
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Prince Andrew's Pitch@Palace branded 'crude attempt to enrich himself' as Chinese spy documents set to be released
Prince Andrew's efforts to make money from his Pitch@Palace project have been branded as a "crude attempt to enrich himself" at the expense of "unsuspecting tech founders", as new documents may shed more light on what he and his team have been attempting to sell.
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UK in talks with Brazil over 'potential sale' of two Royal Navy amphibious assault ships
The UK is in talks with Brazil over the "potential sale" of the Royal Navy's two amphibious assault ships that are being ditched to cut costs, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
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'Will the PM side with parents or tech bros?': Labour peer demands action on children's smartphone safety
Sir Keir Starmer needs to choose between parents who want stronger action to tackle harmful content on children's phones, or the "tech bros" who are resisting changes to their platforms, Baroness Harriet Harman has said.
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'It's awful': The streets of Birmingham where residents are battling 'rat super highway'
In Small Heath in Birmingham, the sun is setting on another mound of rubbish.
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Girl, 13, dies in house fire in Merseyside
A 13-year-old girl has died after a house fire in Merseyside.
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Boy saved from burning car after M6 crash caused by suicidal ex-RAF pilot, inquest hears
A workman saved a seven-year-old boy from a burning car in the aftermath of a deadly crash caused by a suicidal ex-pilot, an inquest has heard.
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Thomas Kettleborough: 'Vile' former police inspector caught in child sex sting
A 'vile' former police officer who was caught in a sting operation after travelling to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old boy has been jailed.