A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Norwegian teenager accused of flying to the UK to murder an unknown target on behalf of an Iran-linked gang.

Three prisoners have been found guilty of murdering a child killer who was stabbed to death in his cell and left "tidily tucked up in bed".

An amber heat health alert has been issued for parts of England from this afternoon, the UK Health Security Agency has announced.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised for the "pain, trauma and stigma" caused by the Church of England's role in historical forced adoptions.

A public inquiry has uncovered "systematic abuse" and a "profound catalogue of failures" that left some of Northern Ireland's most vulnerable adults exposed to harm.

Three prisoners have been found guilty of murdering a child killer who was stabbed to death in his cell.