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A woman who was stabbed by her "evil" abusive husband in a knife and gun rampage on a Scottish island has revealed she is "glad the jury saw through his lies".Rowena Macdonald was stabbed by Finlay Macdonald in a frenzied attack in front of their four children after he flew into a rage over false allegations about an affair. Macdonald, who was jailed for 28 years on Friday after being […]

"The rain, the clouds, the lack of sun - I feel at home here," Nikita Vitiugov says. London, the chess grandmaster remarks, feels similar to St Petersburg, in terms of the weather, at least. One of the best players in the world, Nikita was once one of Russia's brightest talents. But after speaking out about the war in Ukraine, he says he can't risk going back. Now he plays for […]

A woman is urgently seeking a stem cell donor for her nine-year-old daughter, who has been diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal blood disorder.Amilah Hussain, from Horsham, West Sussex, was first taken to her GP to look into repeated bruising on her shins earlier this year. Blood tests showed low platelet counts and in October Amilah was diagnosed with aplastic anaemia at Great Ormond Street Hospital.Aplastic anaemia is a […]

The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the Information Commissioner's Office after the names of the alleged victims of the Westminster honeytrap scandal were revealed to each other.The force has said it apologises "sincerely for any distress" after an email was "sent in error". According to reports, the Met sent an email to all those thought to be victims of the scandal, where the addresses were visible to every recipient.The […]

The coffin of comedian Janey Godley will take a two-day "final tour" of Edinburgh and Glasgow ahead of her funeral on Saturday.The Scottish comedian died earlier this month aged 63 after receiving palliative treatment for terminal cancer. Her daughter, comedian Ashley Storrie, shared news of the journey on social media, saying the hearse would travel through her mother's "beloved festival home" of Edinburgh on Friday before travelling "home to Glasgow".The […]

Police have released a facial reconstruction of an unidentified woman whose body was discovered in a river more than eight months ago.The woman, who was wearing a lime-green Primark crop-top and New Look jeans, was found by a member of the public in the River Mersey, near Chorlton Water Park in Manchester, on 21 March. She is thought to have been in the water for one or two months before […]

Two female Russian spies in a love triangle were to be used as "honeytraps" in a surveillance operation on targets across Europe, run from the UK, a court has been told.Katrin Ivanova, 33, a lab assistant, and Vanya Gaberova, 30, a beautician, were intended to be "in direct contact" with targets "as sexual bait to capture more information", the Old Bailey heard. They were allegedly assisted by Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, […]

Remains found in a Greater Manchester park have been identified as that of a newborn girl, police have said.Officers said the baby's cause of death "remains unascertained pending further investigation" after a post-mortem on Wednesday.Police said they have named the baby girl Ava and reiterated their appeal for her mum, family, or anyone who knows anything about what may have happened to come forward.Detective Chief Inspector Charlotte Whalley from the […]

Former Tory minister Dame Andrea Jenkyns has joined Reform UK, Nigel Farage has announced.Ms Jenkyns, who served under the administration of Liz Truss, has been selected to stand as the party's candidate for the newly created post of Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire. The announcement was made during a Reform press conference in which Mr Farage revealed that the party's membership had increased to 100,000 people.Dame Andrea told the audience she […]