A woman and her seven-year-old niece who died in a house fire near Middlesbrough have been named.

A man who hid the body of an arson attack suspect in a bin in Liverpool has been jailed.

A man and a woman have appeared in court as part of an investigation into the attempted murder of two police officers in South Lanarkshire.

Police have used a circular saw to take down the front door of a suspected knife smuggler during a raid in south London.

Further details have emerged over the prostitution sting that led to the arrest of San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York at a US trailer park.

A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is in force across England and Wales - with a risk of flash flooding and travel disruption.