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Animal rights campaigners have welcomed the move to shut South Lakes Safari Zoo which gained infamy after keeper Sarah McClay was killed by a Sumatran tiger that gained access to an enclosure

By Ben van der Merwe, digital investigations journalist, and Mickey Carroll, science and tech reporter

Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai has broken down in court after being cleared of raping a fan at an after-show party.

West Midlands Police said a man has been arrested after a two-year-old boy was killed in a collision in Smethwick on Saturday evening - he is currently being questioned

A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of Steve Bruce’s four-month old grandson, Madison Smith, after she was discovered unresponsive

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson won’t be joining the rest of the Royal Family for Christmas dinner, it is understood.

An alleged Chinese spy who penetrated the upper echelons of British society has said he ‘would never do anything to harm the interests of the UK’ after his identity was revealed.

Activist tells public inquiry Andy Coles lied about his age and manipulated her into relationship when she was 19

Foreign secretary says Britain is also working diplomatically to secure better governance in Syria after ousting of Assad

£70,000 worth of stolen whisky has been discovered by police in the back of a lorry after a motorway chase on the M606 near Bradford.

Royal insiders fear Prince Andrew’s links to an alleged Chinese spy could overshadow the good work of King Charles and Prince William - but the monarch has come to two realisations, a source claims

West Midlands Police are hunting a hit-and-run driver after a two-year-old boy was killed in a horror car crash involving a stolen Porsche in Dartmouth Road, Smethwick

The businessman accused of being a Chinese spy was invited to Buckingham Palace by the Duke of York, it has been reported.

The owner of a vintage handbag business has been forced to move premises after a "high percentage" of her stock was stolen.

Police are urgently searching for a 40-year-old man who went missing while skiing alone in the Scottish Highlands yesterday.

Four Bird Flu prevention zones have been enforced in the UK after a ‘highly infectious’ strain has been detected.

Statement from the Duke of York says he met the businessman through ‘official channels’ and ‘nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed’

A former British soldier who went out to Ukraine to help in the war effort against Russia was unlawfully killed by a "comrade", a coroner has found.

National Audit Office says government on track to install 300,000 charge points by 2030 but areas outside south-east risk missing out

The new building, 1 Undershaft, will be 309.6m tall, matching the height of the Shard to the centimetre

Ofcom said postal company took ‘insufficient and ineffective steps’ to improve its performance after £5.6m fine last year

Police officers were called to a bar in central London following reports a customer had smashed glasses and tried to assault a member of staff.