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A 37-year-old man has been arrested after more than 50 dead animals were dumped outside a shop in Hampshire.A member of staff was opening the Broughton Community Shop when they encountered the "horrifying" scene on 15 March. Police were called and found about 50 dead hares, a kestrel and a barn owl outside the store.Officers from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary's Country Watch team have been investigating and discovered […]

More than 600 Border Force officials at Heathrow Airport will strike for four days in April.The strike action will take place from 11-14 April, the PCS union announced. The workers, who carry out immigration controls and passport checks at Heathrow, voted by 90% to walk out over a new roster and imposed changes to shift patterns.The union said the changes could see 250 staff at the London airport forced to […]

The chief executive of Thames Water has refused to rule out bill increases of up to 40% for customers as the troubled company tries to secure its future.It comes as the business, which serves nearly a quarter of the UK's population, struggles with more than £15bn of debt and the huge interest payments required to service it. Earlier on Thursday, its situation got worse when it was revealed that a […]

A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed on a train in south London.British Transport Police (BTP) said it received reports of two men fighting while getting on a train at Shortlands railway station in Bromley shortly before 4pm on Wednesday afternoon. Footage shared on social media showed a man wearing a black-hooded jacket, black trousers and a facemask holding a large blade, while distressed onlookers could be heard […]

Churches have been "brought into disrepute" after one in Tyneside supported the asylum application of Clapham chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi, a leading Christian organisation has said.Christian Concern has publicly supported the cases of other asylum seekers who have converted to Christianity, but told Sky News that churches need to be more rigorous to ensure conversions are genuine. Someone converting should "renounce their former faith" and "accept that Jesus is the […]

Cambridge is considering introducing a tourist tax at its hotels, charging £2 per night.The city could introduce a local charge on visitors staying in hotels, something that is common in Europe, according to a new report from Cambridge City Council. It follows on the back of the launch of a similar scheme in Manchester last April.Under the new proposals, visitors to hotels that have ten or more rooms could be […]

A mum whose teenage son died on a Scout trip in 2018 has called for a public inquiry into the youth organisation.Ben Leonard from Stockport, Greater Manchester, died after falling 60m (200ft) off a cliff in North Wales. The 16-year-old suffered a serious head injury at the Great Orme in Llandudno on 26 August 2018.A two-month inquest into his death, which concluded last month, found Ben was unlawfully killed.His mother […]

Free vapes in emergency departments could help thousands quit smoking, a study has suggested.Research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) said that providing A&E patients with e-cigarettes and a referral to a stop smoking adviser helped them kick the habit more than those who were just pointed to advice. Dr Ian Pope, of UEA's Norwich Medical School, added that the scientists behind the study now believe that "if this […]

Wales have failed to qualify for Euro 2024 after losing to Poland in a penalty-shootout in Cardiff.The game went to penalties after it remained 0-0 after 90 minutes and extra-time at the Cardiff City Stadium. Poland won the penalty shoot-out 5-4, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny - a former Arsenal player - saving the crucial spot-kick from Leeds winger Daniel James.Poland converted five perfect penalties with Robert Lewandowski, Sebastian Szymanski, Przemyslaw Frankowski, […]