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Police Stop Seven-Year-Old Boy Driving Scrambler Bike on Public Road

Police in Merseyside expressed surprise after they caught up with an erratically driven scrambler bike on a public road to find the rider was a seven-year-old boy.

Tory focus on small boat crossings had role in UK riots, says senior Labour MP

The Conservative government's relentless focus on small boat crossings and delays processing asylum claims played a role in stoking August's riots, the chair of the Commons equalities committee has said.

DWP spent £50,000 in bid to halt release of safeguarding review

More than £50,000 of taxpayers' money was spent on lawyers to try to prevent the release of a safeguarding review ordered after a disabled man starved to death in his own home.

Refugees Call for 10,000 visas to reduce Channel death toll

The Home Office is facing calls to introduce 10,000 refugee visas in an effort to reduce the death toll from people crossing the Channel in small boats after a record number of lives were lost in 2024.

Suspected traffickers to face travel restrictions and ban on social media

Suspected people smugglers will face phone bans, social media blocks and travel restrictions under new interim orders that can be applied before any conviction, which ministers say will drastically speed up curbs on traffickers' activities.

Patient safety fears after poll suggests most GPs have compassion fatigue

Seven in 10 GPs suffer from compassion fatigue and struggle to empathise with patients because they are worn out from caring for them, a survey has found.

Search for identity Struggle to put names to bodies found in sea

Four years ago, the remains of a toddler encased in a lifejacket and a navy snowsuit washed up on a beach in southern Norway, having spent the previous two months being carried on North Sea currents.

Warring stars Lively and Baldoni both file lawsuits over It Ends With Us

The actor Blake Lively has sued the director of It Ends With Us, Justin Baldoni, and several others associated with the film, alleging harassment and a coordinated campaign to attack her reputation for coming forward about her treatment on the set.

Why automatic voter registration could be one solution to waning engagement

The turnout gap between homeowners and renters widened to 19 percentage points last year, up by a quarter since 2017

Heavy snow warning issued for most of country as 2025 begins with flooding and strong winds

A three-day heavy snow warning was issued by the Met Office yesterday as thousands of households mopped up after torrential new year rain led to flooded properties, travel chaos and power cuts.

Concern at surge in use of drones to deliver drugs to prison inmates

Prisons will need more money to combat the rapid rise in the use of drones to deliver drugs to inmates, the head of an influential Commons committee has said, as figures show the number of aerial incursions more than tripled in two years.

Father of Stephen Lawrence says he can accept killer's release if he shows remorse

His chance to argue his case for freedom will come after his completion of a minimum prison term of 14 years and three months.

New year revellers tell of shock and confusion

The silence on Bourbon Street told much of the story. At the intersection that marks the centre of New Orleans's noisy tourist hub, lined with tall palm trees and towering hotels, the quiet on the morning of New Year's Day was broken only by yellow police tape fluttering in the light breeze and the occasional blare of sirens echoing on the road.

Horrific' White House pledges full support to investigators

The White House said last night that Joe Biden had been briefed by the leaders of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, after the attack in New Orleans that is being investigated as a terrorist incident.

I don't want to be in the back seat' Biology still beats AI when it comes to art, says Jeff Koons

His hands-off approach to the production of his famous balloon dogs and stainless steel rabbits has been criticised in the past but Jeff Koons, the world's most expensive artist, has drawn a red line: \"I wouldn't - for my own base work - be looking at AI to be developing my work.\"

Russian gas stops flowing to Europe via Ukraine after agreement expires

Russian gas stopped flowing to Europe via Ukraine yesterday, ending a major energy route that goes back to Soviet times and had even survived three years of full-scale war between the two states.

Ten dead after truck flying IS flag drives into crowd in New Orleans

Vehicle and gun attack injures dozens gathered to celebrate new year FBI investigating 'act of terror', while police say suspect has been killed

More cancers being spotted at early stage, says NHS England

The number of patients being diagnosed with cancer at an early stage in England has risen to its highest level, according to NHS analysis.

Low turnout 'a threat to legitimacy of elections'

UK elections are \"close to a tipping point\" at which they lose legitimacy because of plummeting voter turnout among renters and non-graduates, an influential thinktank has said.

Arteta vows Arsenal will 'hammer' away at Reds' lead

Mikel Arteta has warned Liverpool that his Arsenal team are ready to hammer away at the points gap over the second half of the season if they wobble at the top of the Premier League table.

Madrid make first move Liverpool reject bid to lure Alexander-Arnold in January

Liverpool have rejected Real Madrid's attempt to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold in the January window.

Year to Forget: How United's 2024 Unravelled by the Month

May's FA Cup triumph did not save Erik ten Hag and by the end of December, as John Brewin writes, his successor was talking about relegation

Trossard on a quest to show Arteta he can fill Saka's boots

The Arsenal forward has been called 'a bit of a moaner' by his manager but he has a vital role to play this season

Contract sagas of Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold act as a sideshow Slot does not deserve

Arne Slot dealt with the latest round of questions concerning Liverpool contract extensions, or lack of them, in his usual relaxed, affable manner at West Ham on Sunday.

Rooney leaves rock-bottom Plymouth after seven months

Wayne Rooney's time at Plymouth has come to an end after only seven months, with the Championship club announcing they have \"mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect\", with the former Manchester United and England forward.

Cummins the conductor in Boxing Day Test for the ages

Life rarely meets expectation. At around this time each year, those realisations come knocking with increasing frequency.

A tale of two Tuchels: which will England get?

England's new head coach, whose 18-month contract begins today, is a tactical guru but there is an icy side to him

Cooler Kyrgios falls short on return in face of barrage from fiery Frenchman

As Nick Kyrgios returned to the singles court for just the second time in more than two years, he found himself digesting a dose of his own bitter medicine.

If I were in Andy Farrell's shoes ... Time to pick a Lions squad and XV to take on the Wallabies this summer

The Lions are stronger in certain areas than others and much hinges, in every sense, on Ireland's front row.

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