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A woman has died after being stabbed in Bradford city centre.West Yorkshire Police said the "shocking incident" happened in "broad daylight in a busy area" on Saturday and was witnessed by a number of people.Officers were called to Westgate in Bradford at 3.21pm after reports a woman had been stabbed by a man who then fled the scene.She was taken to hospital where she subsequently died of her injuries.The victim […]

A murder investigation has been launched over the death of a woman who was found unresponsive in a car in east London.Officers were called to Whiston Road in Hackney shortly before 6.45am on Saturday following a concern for a woman's welfare.They found the woman unresponsive inside a vehicle that was parked in an alleyway.Officers forced their way inside and then carried out CPR until paramedics arrived. However, the woman, who […]

The human remains found wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve belong to a man aged older than 40, police say.A murder investigation was launched after a human torso was found at Kersal Wetlands in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Thursday. Greater Manchester Police said the victim is a man aged older than 40 who had been dead for a matter of days.DNA tests are ongoing to identify the man."Our focus […]

Employees across the country have today been granted the legal right to request flexible working from the day they enter a new job.Previously, the right was only applicable if someone had worked for their employer for 26 weeks or more. The Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023 gained Royal Assent in July as Kevin Hollinrake, the business and trade minister, backed the measure for "a happier workforce [which] means increased productivity".Flexible […]

Radio 1 DJ Greg James has apologised after being called out for negative representations of disability in a video to promote his latest children's book. James and co-author Chris Smith, who write the popular Kid Normal series together, appeared in a now-removed promotional video for a new version of Roald Dahl's famous book The Twits on Friday. In the clip, the pair can be seen looking over the shoulders of […]

A Conservative MP has said he was targeted in the parliamentary honeytrap sexting scam and was the politician that first alerted police and Commons authorities. Dr Luke Evans, the MP for Bosworth, in Leicestershire, said that he was approached in March by two different numbers on WhatsApp "who purported to know me". In a video message on Facebook he said: "Last month I was a victim of cyber flashing and […]

The crisis enveloping Thames Water has deepened after its holding company announced it had been unable to meet debt repayments. Kemble Water said it missed an interest payment that was due on Tuesday. The firm said it had asked its lenders to take no immediate action so as to "provide a stable platform while all options are explored".The announcement paves the way for a potential restructuring of Thames Water, which […]

A police officer who was suspended by his force over allegations by his ex-wife of domestic abuse and sexual violence has still not been questioned - more than a year after the investigation began.Sky News reported last March that the officer had been removed from duty after West Yorkshire Police launched an investigation into the claims by his former partner. A year on, she has spoken of her disappointment that […]

Senior Conservative MP William Wragg has admitted giving the personal phone numbers of fellow MPs to someone he met on a dating app, according to a report in The Times.The MP for Hazel Grove told the newspaper: "They had compromising things on me. They wouldn't leave me alone. "They would ask for people. I gave them some numbers, not all of them. I told him to stop. He's manipulated me […]