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Two lorry drivers have died following a crash in Lincolnshire.The men, who police said were both 51, were each driving a lorry when they collided near the Snitterby junction on the A15 on Christmas Eve morning just after 9.30am. One of the men was from the Barnsley area of South Yorkshire and the other was from Cleethorpes in northeast Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire Police said.The crash involved a Volvo lorry and a […]

More than 13,000 people in the UK's armed forces are "not medically deployable", defence ministry figures show.Statistics shared by Al Carns, the veterans minister, who is also a reservist, show 99,560 people within the armed forces are medically fully deployable, while 14,350 have limited deployability. However, a total of 13,522 are medically not deployable.The Royal Navy has 2,922 members medically not deployable, the army has 6,879 and the Royal Air […]

A man who was hit in the crotch by a flying brick during a riot in Southport has been jailed.Brian Spencer was sentenced to two years and six months behind bars after pleading guilty to violent disorder at Liverpool Crown Court. The unrest happened on 30 July, the day after a mass stabbing targeting children in the Merseyside town in which three young girls were killed. The riot was fuelled […]

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will be "looking towards a better, brighter future" in his first Christmas message as prime minister.It comes almost six months into the Labour leader's time in Downing Street, with the prime minister currently having to battle criticisms of his party's management of the economy and the direction he is taking the country. His message takes an optimistic tone, while also encouraging people to "look […]

A "reckless" father, who brandished a decommissioned AK-47 assault rifle as he threatened to "blow away" the English Defence League (EDL) in an "inflammatory" video, has been jailed for 27 months.The footage of Habeeb Khan in his living room in Birmingham was posted on 6 August, during the height of the civil unrest this summer.It was widely shared by the far-right on social media, attracting 1.4 million views on an […]

Cadbury says it is "disappointed" after losing its royal warrant after 170 years.The chocolate maker behind festive favourites such as Heroes and Dairy Milk is among the brands that have had their warrants withdrawn under King Charles. The development was reported in a list published by Buckingham Palace's Royal Warrant Holders Association.Warrants are granted as a special mark of recognition to people or companies who have regularly supplied goods or […]

At least 270 migrants have died in the UK while awaiting a decision on their asylum applications since 2015, figures have revealed.Home Office data released in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Sky News showed the majority of those who died - 171 - were male. Three of them were teenagers or children.Migration charities told Sky News the deaths are of people who have often "fled horrors […]

A plane's nose wheel collapsed during a hard landing in Belfast due to bad weather. There were four crew members but no passengers on board when the Aer Lingus regional flight, operated by Emerald Airlines, landed at around 4pm on Sunday. Belfast City Airport closed its runway for the rest of the day following the incident, which triggered emergency procedures.Some flights have been redirected to Belfast International Airport.The airline said […]

A 35-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a five-year-old boy in Essex.Lincoln Button died following an incident in Windstar Drive, South Ockendon, on Sunday 15 December, Essex Police said.Police were called to the scene following reports of serious concerns for the welfare of a child and a woman, and officers worked alongside paramedics in an attempt to save Lincoln.A woman was taken to hospital for […]