A man who killed his partner by stabbing her 31 times before blowing up their home has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years.

Two men have been found guilty of carrying out a string of arson attacks on a car and properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer.

A schoolgirl has been arrested after three suffered knife wounds at a school in Manchester.

A 14-year-old schoolgirl has been arrested after two pupils and a member of staff suffered knife wounds at a school in Manchester, police said.

The prime minister has condemned the "abhorrent scenes of violence" after a knife attack in Belfast led to the arrest of a man in his 30s.

Temperatures could hit 30C again over the coming weekend, just two weeks after a record-breaking heatwave, the Met Office said.