As many as 74,000 prosecutions for alleged rail fare evasion in England and Wales are set to be quashed following a landmark ruling. UK rail companies had been fast-tracking alleged ticket dodging offences using a process called the single justice procedure (SJP), which allows magistrates' hearings to be held behind closed doors.

Thousands of train fare prosecutions to be quashed

Plans involve a 4 mile (6.5km) rail link to allow services from Reading and Slough to reach Heathrow.

Heathrow rail link project could be 'reopened'

A court hears Paul and Dean Mathews made £136,000 through their illegal refunds scheme.

Father and son jailed for steam iron returns scam

The pair spotted victims outside fast food restaurant and invited them to house party in Harehills.

Two men jailed after raping women at house party

A department store will shut its doors for good in Northampton town centre this weekend. Next will have its final day of trading on Saturday and will be replaced by an as yet unknown retailer. Mark Mullen, the operations manager for Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID), said the...

Major retailer to close permanently in town centre

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The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian writer and activist, was one of 24 prisoners released on 1 August.

Freed prisoner details time in 'harshest' Russian jail

The approval comes after local cabbies warned they could struggle with the influx of new drivers.

Council approves Uber licence to operate in town

Lauren Harris stabbed David Mark Wilcox to death, and her accomplice bludgeoned him with a bottle.

Woman jailed for murdering man who loved her

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

A fire broke out in a house in the early hours of the morning, firefighters say.

House fire being treated as 'targeted attack'

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Two 12-year-old boys have become the youngest people to be convicted in connection with the nationwide public disorder. One of the boys admitted throwing a missile at a police van as he pleaded guilty to two charges of violent disorder during two separate incidents in Manchester.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was part of a group that gathered outside a Holiday Inn hotel in Manchester on 31 July.Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how he was filmed by police “kicking the front window of a vape shop” and was seen kicking a bus.The other 12-year-old youth admitted a charge...

Two boys, both aged 12, become youngest to be convicted of violent disorder during nationwide riots

It is part of a fleet of 28 buses for a route in Kent which will be fully electric.

First electric bus arrives ahead of switch

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Last month, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released video footage that shows a veteran LAPD officer chasing a young man through a Pacoima housing project before fatally shooting him in the back as he ran away.

20-Year-Old Fatally Shot in The Back By LAPD Officer in Pacoima Projects

A man in his 40s is arrested on suspicion of murder after a body is found in woodland in Wythenshawe.

Murder arrest after body found in woods

A police officer has been filmed kicking and stamping on the head of a man lying on the ground at Manchester Airport. The uniformed male officer is seen holding a Taser over the man, who is lying face down, before striking him twice while other officers shout at onlookers to stay back in a video shared widely online.

Police filmed stamping on man's head at airport

Cancer patients in Leeds could be invited to take part in a trial of a new type of treatment using personalised vaccines in a bid to help stop the disease returning. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said it would refer eligible people to an NHS programme to boost participation in the trial, which uses mRNA technology like that found in Covid jabs.

Cancer patients to join personalised vaccine trial

Police officers, firefighters and paramedics are at the scene of the crash.

Key route closed after serious crash

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A teenager filmed waving from the top of an overturned car and a man who live-streamed himself shouting racial slurs have been locked up for their roles in riots in Sunderland.Riley Adey, 19, was part of a group that attacked police during a “protest that soon turned to widespread violence” in the city on August 2.He was filmed repeatedly throwing missiles at officers, including a vape, a brick and a scaffolding pole, Newcastle Crown Court heard.He was also seen standing and waving on top of an upturned vehicle after it had been set alight and taking a fire extinguisher from...

Rioter, 19, who stood on overturned car and looted fire extinguishers locked up

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man fell from a fourth floor balcony in Salford.Officers were called to reports that a man had fallen from a balcony at Black Friar Court at 8.42pm on Sunday, Greater Manchester Police said.Despite efforts from emergency services, the 57-year-old man was pronounced dead at hospital, the force added.Police have arrested a man, 37, and a woman, 40, on suspicion of murder. Both remain in custody for questioning.Enquiries are ongoing, the force said, as they appealed to anyone with information to come forward.Detective inspector David Ogden of Greater Manchester Police...

Man and woman arrested on suspicion of murder after 57-year-old falls to death from Salford balcony

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Warning as fines to be issued on more train lines

From September, passengers face a fine of double their fare if caught travelling without a...

Warning as fines to be issued on more train lines

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