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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 […]

The first new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years has been hailed as a "game-changer" by doctors and patients.A clinical trial of the drug benralizumab showed it was far more effective than conventional steroid tablets at treating life-threatening breathing difficulties in people with a severe form of the disease. The monoclonal antibody specifically targets white blood cells that can invade the lungs of people with so-called eosinophilic asthma and […]

Detectives have launched a new investigation into more than five people suspected of helping Mohamed al Fayed commit widespread sexual abuse over almost 40 years.The fresh allegations against the former Harrods and Fulham FC boss, including rape and sexual assault, span the years between 1977 and 2014, with the youngest victim aged just 13 at the time she was allegedly targeted.The Metropolitan Police were previously contacted by 21 women, who […]

A UK pension scheme has been branded "deeply irresponsible" after investing in Bitcoin.The unnamed defined-benefit scheme became the first in the UK to make the plunge, using 3% of its assets to buy into the cryptocurrency last month. Pension specialist Cartwright acted as an adviser to the scheme and said the allocation was a "strategic move that not only offers diversification but also taps into an asset class with a […]

Mohamed al Fayed’s daughter has been cleared of robbing her brother of his £1,900 iPhone after prosecutors dropped the case.Camilla Fayed, 39, previously denied the charge of robbery against Omar Fayed in the gym of the family's Grade I listed estate, Barrow Green Court, near Oxted in Surrey, on 18 May 2020. She was due to face trial alongside her husband Mohamad Esreb, 44, Matthew Littlewood, 35, and Andrew Bott, […]

The FA has launched an investigation into allegations that suspended Premier League referee David Coote discussed giving a yellow card ahead of a match.Mr Coote booked Leeds player Ezgjan Alioski during a match against West Brom in October 2019. The Sun claims that the day before, he discussed carding the player with a Leeds fan he'd met online, then after the game messaged him saying: "I hope you backed as […]

London celebrity haunt the Groucho Club has closed after claims a "serious crime" took place there.The swanky Soho joint had its licence suspended by Westminster City Council on Tuesday after a request by the Metropolitan Police. It's understood the members-only venue co-operated with the council and acknowledged the seriousness of the allegations."This decision follows reports that a serious crime may have taken place at the premises in circumstances linked to a […]

A fugitive wanted for more than two decades by the FBI has been caught in North Wales, the agency has said.Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was one of the FBI's "most wanted terrorists" for two bombings in the San Francisco area in 2003. Two bombs exploded about one hour apart on the campus of a biotechnology corporation in Emeryville in August that year, according to authorities.Then, in September of the […]