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Family handouts The deaths of three men murdered by a man convicted under anti-terror laws in a Reading park were avoidable, an inquest has concluded. Khairi Saadallah killed James Furlong, David Wails, and Joe Ritchie-Bennett, in Forbury Gardens in June 2020. He was given a whole-life term in 2021 after admitting murder and the attempted

PA Media By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent King Charles will resume public engagements next week after making encouraging progress in his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has said. It won’t yet be a full return to official engagements for the King, but the palace is sending positive signals. The King will begin next Tuesday with a

London Fire Brigade By Daniel Sandford BBC News home affairs correspondent Two British men have been charged with helping Russian intelligence services after a suspected arson attack on a Ukraine-linked business in London. Dylan Earl, 20, from Elmesthorpe in Leicestershire, and Jake Reeves, 22, from Croydon, were investigated following a fire at a warehouse in

Reuters By Fergal Keane BBC News, Jerusalem A baby rescued from her dying mother’s womb after an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza has died, the BBC has learned. Baby Sabreen al-Sakani was delivered by Caesarean section in a Rafah hospital shortly after midnight on Sunday. Amid chaotic scenes doctors resuscitated the baby, using a

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Graeme Baker & Nadine Yousif BBC News Hollywood actress Ashley Judd says the overturning of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction is a “hard day for survivors”. “But we live in our truth,” Ms

Getty Images By James Cook Scotland Editor Humza Yousaf has been in office for barely a year but his future as first minister is already hanging in the balance. His handling of a deal with the Scottish Green Party, which he inherited from his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon, is the source of much of his trouble.

By Tom Mullen & Jeremy Culley BBC News The general manager of Manchester’s troubled Co-op Live arena has resigned after a series of problems and delays. Gary Roden has quit his role days after comedian Peter Kay’s opening shows were cancelled this week, as the £365m venue was not ready in time. Some tickets for

A 13-year-old girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after two teachers and a pupil were stabbed at a school in south-west Wales. Dyfed-Powys Police said the teenager was arrested at the scene at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. Two teachers and a teenage pupil were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening

Reuters By Graeme Baker BBC News, Washington Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction has been overturned by New York’s top court, on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial. The Court of Appeals found that prosecutors were allowed to call witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges against him.

BBCCopyright: BBC A large contingent of sub-postmasters have turned up to hear Angela van den Bogerd’s evidence at the inquiry today, including Parmod Kalia. Parmod, a former Postmaster in Orpington, was given a six month prison sentence in 2001 after being falsely accused of stealing £22,000. His conviction was overturned in 2021. In 2015, he

The Washington Post via Getty Images By Max Matza BBC News Arizona has indicted a number of former President Donald Trump’s advisers over an alleged scheme to flip his defeat in the state and overturn the 2020 election result. Ex-Trump advisers Rudi Giuliani and Mark Meadows were among 18 indicted on counts including conspiracy and

Reuters By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Ukraine has begun using long-range ballistic missiles secretly provided by the US against invading Russian forces, American officials have confirmed. The weapons were part of a $300m (£240m) aid package approved by US President Joe Biden in March and they arrived this month. They have already been used at

Four people have been injured after five Household Cavalry horses ran loose through central London, causing chaos and colliding with vehicles. The horses – one of which was covered in blood – had been spooked by noise from a building site near Buckingham Palace. The Army said three soldiers had incurred injuries, which were not

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Matt Murphy BBC News Three men have been arrested in connection with the deaths of five migrants in the English Channel on Tuesday, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. The men were detained on

Lisa Barrett, whose daughter attends Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school in the west Wales town of Ammanford, says her daughter texted her saying her secondary school was in lockdown. She told the BBC there are reports that a number of people have been stabbed. “It is really worrying,” said Ms Barrett. “You hear from your child

By Samantha Noble BBC News, East Midlands The mother of Nottingham attacks victim Barnaby Webber has urged a police staff member who she said wrote a graphic post about the killings to “show the respect that was not given to her son”. Emma Webber has written an open letter to members of a police WhatsApp