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Far-right group Blood and Honour has assets frozen by government
The sanctions affect neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, linked to the skinhead music scene.
MP calls for Letby retrial, claims ‘no hard evidence’
Sir David Davis claims case notes reveal that the conviction of Lucy Letby was based on flawed evidence.
Man arrested over murder of woman outside church
An 18-year-old man is arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Michelle Sadio in Harlesden.
CPS given file over Premier League footballer rape claims
The prosecution service will make a charging decision after being handed an evidence file by police.
No nursing ban after murder arrest, inquiry told
The Nursing and Midwifery Council says it could have interpreted its own guidance differently.
MPs urge clampdown on tenants’ antisocial behaviour
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson calls for a “three strikes and you’re out” for social housing tenants.
Body found in search for British men missing in Italian mountains
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, had not been heard from since 1 January.
Edinburgh ‘tourist tax’ to be set at 5%
City councillors will decide whether to back the new accommodation tax at two meetings later this month.
Two murder arrests over baby’s death
A woman, 24, and a man, 25, are arrested on suspicion of murder, police say.