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The number of women and girls caught carrying knives has trebled in the last decade, according to new LBC research, with a sharp increase since the rape and murder of Sarah Everard.

The government has announced plans to make it easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales, as part of its efforts to boost UK economic growth.

The families of the people killed in the Grenfell Tower fire have been told the block will be demolished, it is understood.

Drivers raise safety concerns as projectiles ‘aimed at’ services close to Cambridge North station, damaging trains.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly gifted US President Donald Trump with a golden pager and a regular one, a reference to the clandestine operation that decimated the Hezbollah terror group.

Joan Kathleen Turnell kept her daughter Tracey’s dead body in their shared flat in Leyton for over a year before she was discovered, inquest told.

The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under a renegotiated deal over the future of the Chagos Islands.

A team of growers tend to the six-foot plants in hi-tech laboratories inside the complex at a secret Midlands location. The crop is eventually turned into medicinal cannabis.

Serial killer Andrew Dawson murdered two of his neighbours by brutally stabbing them, and his crime spree will be examined in ITV documentary Tracking a Serial Killer.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, has reportedly only left the UK once in almost six years and is said to be particularly scared of visiting the USA again amid the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Two passengers were escorted off an easyJet flight by police after it landed in Geneva, Switzerland, who were ’behaving disruptively onboard’ the flight from Birmingham Airport.

This is the shocking moment a driver deliberately ploughed into a moped rider - sending him hurtling through the air.

UK drinks company considering possible price rises as shares fall despite strong Guinness sales.

Senior Metropolitan Police officers have held talks with the Royal Parks Charity Board to discuss "key considerations and risks".

A major trial aiming to transform breast cancer screening with artificial intelligence has been launched, with almost 700,000 women expected to take part.

China has hit back at the US with counter-tariffs on multiple products as the trade war between both countries continues to heat up.

Millions of households are facing council tax hikes beyond normal thresholds this year, as Angela Rayner warned of further "tough decisions" to "rebuild and stabilise" local government.

Armour was supposed to be replaced in 2023 but that was delayed by four years under previous government.

The SNP has considered a ban on owning cats amid concerns for local wildlife.

Sir Keir Starmer is heading to Brussels to join a gathering of European Union leaders – the first time a British prime minister has done so since Brexit.

At least one person was reported to be injured after he was hit by a metal piece that flew through the window.

A new book claims Angela Rayner lobbied civil servants and Buckingham Palace to ensure that Prince Andrew was struck from the list of counsellors of state.

Paola Mereu, 39, sold the house her and her husband and their daughters lived in at Uxbridge and were meant to buy their new home on Friday.