4 h. ago London’s violent crime hotspots: Interactive map reveals tide of knife attacks and other assaults across capital

Capital accounts for almost a third of knife offences in England and Wales, research shows

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5 h. ago London’s violent crime hotspots: Interactive map reveals tide of assaults across the capital

Capital accounts for almost a third of knife offences in England and Wales, research shows

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11 h. ago Pharmacy deserts mapped: Hardest places in England and Wales' to find a local chemist

National Pharmacy Association analysis reveals areas of the country where it is hardest to find a community pharmacists - with 1,400 having shut since 2016

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23 h. ago Homicides fall to lowest level since police records began in 2003

Some 518 offences were recorded in the year to June, a decrease of 6% from the previous 12-month-period.

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30 h. ago ‘The police weren’t interested’: what’s driving the rise in private prosecutions?

As the police and courts continue to struggle with the legacy of austerity, many people are seeking alternative routes to justice – but it could be making matters worseIn the summer of 2018, the private investigator Simon Davison got a call from a woman who said her ex-boyfriend had stolen £10,000 from her. Carol (not her real name), a traffic manager at a local council, was not a typical client for Davison. As the director of investigations at AnotherDay, a crisis consultancy in London, Davison usually works for wary companies and wealthy individuals. A former police detective, Davison has recovered stolen cryptocurrency, uncovered secret properties owned by bankrupt business people and tracked down fraudsters to Cyprus.Davison’s speciality is private prosecutions, a little-known area of law that allows victims to pay for justice. These cases are heard in the same courts used by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the public prosecutor for England and Wales, and they can carry the...

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35 h. ago Storm Benjamin warnings come into force as wet and windy conditions hit UK

The Met Office has issued four yellow weather warnings over possible disruption on Thursday from Storm Benjamin, as named by Meteo France.

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44 h. ago Sam Kerr is finally back. Her return cannot come soon enough for Matildas | Jack Snape

In the absence of their talisman, Australia have taken more steps back than forward and her presence in the squad this week is timely just four months out from the Asian CupLooking back at a largely forgettable Matildas victory over Taiwan in Perth almost two years ago, the smile stands out. Sam Kerr grinned after scoring the scrappy second goal, then beamed celebrating a job well done with the bench after she was substituted.That was the last appearance for the national team of Australia’s greatest goalscorer. Two months later she suffered a serious knee injury, and a long rehabilitation has left Kerr stranded on 69 goals. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago UK weather: Storm Benjamin to batter Britain with torrential rain and 70mph winds forecast from tomorrow

A yellow weather warning is in place for London along with much of England and Wales

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48 h. ago Storm Benjamin set to hit UK with heavy rain and winds of more than 70mph

A yellow weather warning is in place for London along with much of England and Wales

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68 h. ago UK weather warning map shows where 75mph winds will batter Brits

Three separate yellow weather alerts have been issued by the weather experts at the Met Office for various areas of England and Wales

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69 h. ago Drug deaths mapped as Greater Manchester bucks national trend

Last year the number of people dying from drugs overdoses across England and Wales was the highest on record

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2 d. ago Heavy downpours and winds of up to 75mph forecast as warnings issued

On Thursday, the wet and windy conditions may cause travel disruption, flooding and power cuts, according to the Met Office.

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2 d. ago Third of UK’s churches have uncertain futures, according to major survey

The survey included buildings in the Catholic Church, Church of England, Church of Scotland, Methodist Church and the Church in Wales.

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3 d. ago Estimated 4m people in England and Wales ‘are trapped in a negative budget’

Citizens Advice estimated that in 2025/26, more than half a million people could be at risk of an unexpected shock pushing them into the red.

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3 d. ago England respond to Owen Farrell's public statement and Wales star eases crisis

These are the rugby stories making headlines on Monday, October 20.

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3 d. ago Son of England star Stuart Pearce dies, aged 21, in tractor accident

Harley Pearce died at the scene

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4 d. ago Today's rugby news as England axe top star and pundit 'lost for words' before call

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and the wider world

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4 d. ago Rugby LIVE: England exclude two key men from squad as hero reduced to tears

England have called upon a breakthrough youngster for their training squad ahead of the upcoming autumn internationals

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4 d. ago Rugby LIVE: South Africa reveal squad as England exclude two huge names

South Africa have revealed their squad which will take on Wales at the end of November at the Principality Stadium.

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4 d. ago Lewis Moody reduces Martin Johnson to tears with emotional speech after MND diagnosis

Lewis Moody was diagnosed with motor neurone disease earlier this month and returned to the rugby scene for the first time on Saturday at the Premiership clash between Leicester Tigers and Bath

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