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Four people have been jailed after forging more than 2,000 marriage certificates to help people live in the UK illegally.Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, 41, Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, 38, Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi, 31, and Adekunle Kabir, 54, were all sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in London on Tuesday. The Home Office said the four were part of an organised criminal group that made fraudulent EU Settlement Scheme applications for Nigerian nationals.They […]

The typical small business is facing energy bills 70% above pre-crisis levels from next spring, according to a respected forecaster which is warning that the government may have to intervene.Cornwall Insight's business energy cost forecast showed that a business such as a pub, restaurant or independent retailer was currently paying over £5,000 more per year than before 2022, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted an unprecedented spike in wholesale prices. […]

Two men have been charged with murder after a man's body was found in a park in Gateshead.Officers attended a grassy area near Shipcote Lane around 6.10am on Sunday after a report of concern for the welfare of a man. Neil Selkirk, 54, was found dead at the scene with injuries consistent with having been assaulted.Two men - aged 39 and 33 - were arrested near the scene and have […]

Five more people were stabbed and 230 were arrested on the closing day of Notting Hill Carnival. The Metropolitan Police said officers "used their search powers to take weapons off the streets and prevent additional serious violence" after three people were stabbed at the event in west London on Sunday. The force also recovered three firearms on Monday - two at the carnival itself and one during a vehicle stop […]

Four more arrests have been made in connection with the death of a mum and three children after their home was purposely set on fire, police have said.Bryonie Gawith, also known as B, and her three children - Denisty, nine, Oscar, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle - died in the early hours of Wednesday last week after a fire broke out in Westbury Road, Bradford. West Yorkshire Police said a […]

Sven-Göran Eriksson doubted so much whether England could ever have a foreign manager that an initial approach was considered a joke. Intrigued eventually by the ground-breaking opportunity, rather than being deterred by the indignation, the Swede would launch the Three Lions into five of the most frenzied years in their history. Everything belied his suave demeanour - from allowing a celebrity culture to consume the team to being an unlikely headline-making […]

Over 200 firefighters are responding to a blaze in Dagenham, east London, and two people have been taken to hospital.A "significant search and rescue operation" is under way as more than 100 people, including children, have been evacuated. The London Fire Brigade said the building, which they described as a mixed-use residential and commercial building, was known to have "a number of fire safety issues". Image: Firefighters tackling the blaze […]

Rock legends Liam and Noel Gallagher have fuelled rumours of a long-awaited Oasis reunion after the brothers teased that an announcement could be made on Tuesday morning.The Mancunian rockers, renowned for their fractious relationship over the decades, have each shared a video on their X accounts showing the date "27.08.24" before it flickers to say "8am". The date and time are written in the style of the Oasis logo.The same […]

The Metropolitan Police have said it will be using greater search powers after a man was stabbed at the Notting Hill Carnival.The victim's injuries are not life-threatening, the Met said. Police have made 38 arrests across the carnival and four knives have been recovered."While the majority at today's event have come to enjoy themselves, a number of people regrettably have not," the force said in a statement.A Section 60 order […]