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Scorpion stowaway in Gillingham student's suitcase

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 16:34
It had travelled more than 9,000km from South Africa to Kent in an unsuspecting student's luggage.

St Austell boy, 9, made to do 'boot camp exercises'

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 16:30
The boy's mother and stepfather are given suspended jail terms for child cruelty.

HMP Birmingham: G4S loses permanent contract

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 16:04
HMP Birmingham was once described by the chief inspector of prisons as the worst he had come across.

Toilet charges scrapped at busiest railway stations

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 15:51
Some stations charged up to 50p to use the loo, but now Network Rail says it wants to put "passengers first".

St James's Hospital Leeds: Apology after new mum's death

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 15:34
Selwa Romedan, 21, collapsed and died four days after giving birth to her daughter in Leeds in 2016.

Hillsborough jury given majority direction

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 15:07
Ninety-six people were killed in the disaster at the FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield in 1989.

Giant panda Tian Tian artificially inseminated at Edinburgh Zoo

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 14:37
It is hoped the UK's only female giant panda Tian Tian will give birth to a cub at Edinburgh Zoo.

Eurostar protest: Brexiteer admits causing public nuisance

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 14:20
Terry Maher caused rail services out of St Pancras to be cancelled by climbing onto a railway viaduct.

Man who burgled police station jailed

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 14:07
Russell O'Connor stole handcuffs and patrol car keys and was arrested wearing a police fleece.

Heidi Allen: 'I'm glad I publicly revealed my abortion'

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 13:50
Heidi Allen of The Independent Group said she received "overwhelming support" after her speech in the Commons.

Line of Duty hooks 7.8m to become most-watched show of 2019 so far

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 13:11
The return of Line of Duty was the most watched episode in the history of the police drama.

Violent crime: Police cannot 'arrest' the issue away - May

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 13:00
Theresa May opens a summit on violent crime, as teachers resist plans to make them tackle youth violence.

Harvey Tyrrell electrocuted at Romford pub, Met confirms

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 12:37
Harvey Tyrrell died after climbing over a wall to get a football at the King Harold Pub in Romford.

Tania Mallet: Goldfinger actress dies aged 77

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 12:31
The actress and model starred alongside Sean Connery's Bond in the 1964 British spy film.

British IS fighters speak after defeat

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 12:11
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville hears from fighters who fled the reported fall of the so-called 'caliphate'.

Man 'critical' after mass street brawl in Glasgow

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 11:50
Two other people were seriously injured in the incident in Glasgow's Merchant City following Sunday's Celtic-Rangers game.

Brexit: Jacob Rees-Mogg defends tweet of far-right AfD clip

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 10:46
The MP, a prominent Brexit supporter, shared a clip criticising the EU strategy on negotiations.

April Fools' Day: 10 stories that look like pranks but aren't

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 10:12
It's even harder to decipher the fake from the facts on April Fools' Day.

Facebook to reveal News Feed algorithm secrets

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 09:58
Facebook is launching a new feature to explain how its algorithms decide what to display in your News Feed.

Veteran journalist Jeremy Bowen diagnosed with bowel cancer

Mon, 04/01/2019 - 09:39
BBC Middle East editor undergoes chemotherapy after noticing "funny pains in legs" while in Iraq.

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