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Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Jeremy Corbyn holds up the leaked documents at a press conference on 27 November Boris Johnson has said an investigation is needed into the source of leaked documents on UK-US trade negotiations posted on Reddit. Labour says the documents show the NHS would be at risk under a post-Brexit trade […]

Ron Saunders managed Aston Villa between 1974 and 1982 Former Aston Villa manager Ron Saunders has died at the age of 87, the club have announced. Saunders guided Villa to the First Division title in 1981, before departing during their European Cup-winning campaign the following season. He also won two League Cups during his eight […]

Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Boris Johnson “must answer” for anti-Semitism, Labour says Three Conservative election candidates are being investigated over allegations of anti-Semitism, the party has confirmed. Sally-Ann Hart, Richard Short and Lee Anderson are facing claims relating to their social media use. Labour has called for the candidates to be suspended, adding that […]

Image copyright David CheskinImage caption Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson wants small business owners to back her party The Liberal Democrats plan to scrap business rates to help small firms and will provide greater support for entrepreneurs, if the party wins the general election on Thursday. Nearly a million businesses in the UK have closed […]

Image copyright Steve Parsons/PA WireImage caption The strike means hundreds of services are being cancelled each day Weekend travellers on South Western Railway (SWR) have faced disruption due to ongoing strike action compounded by engineering work. Twenty-seven days of strike action by Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members began on Monday. Union leaders have […]

Image copyright GoogleImage caption Selwyn Francis died after choking on a piece of sausage at Mountain Park Hotel The death of a man who choked on a piece of meat five months after his brother died in the same way was accidental, an inquest has concluded. Selwyn Francis, 63, choked on food at a restaurant […]

Image copyright UK Government A UK diplomat in charge of Brexit at the British embassy in the US has quit. In her resignation letter, seen by broadcaster CNN, Alexandra Hall Hall said she could no longer “peddle half-truths” on behalf of political leaders she did not “trust”. She said she has become “dismayed” by the […]

Image copyright Met PoliceImage caption Jonty Bravery was 17 years old when he was charged A teenager said he threw a boy from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern in London because he wanted to be on the TV news. The six-year-old boy was visiting London from France with his family when Jonty Bravery, […]

Image copyright Met PoliceImage caption Joseph McCann was found guilty of 37 offences against 11 victims A man who carried out a string of sex attacks on 11 women and children across England over two weeks has been found guilty of 37 offences. Joseph McCann’s victims were aged between 11 and 71 and included three […]

Image copyright Hampshire ConstabularyImage caption Police began to search Trafalgar Cemetery on Monday Bone fragments have been found during a police search for the body of a Royal Navy sailor who is thought to have been murdered in Gibraltar in 1986. Naval rating Simon Parkes, 18, from Kingswood near Bristol, disappeared while on shore leave […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhat Andrew Neil wants to ask Boris Johnson The BBC’s Andrew Neil has issued a challenge to Boris Johnson to take part in a sit-down interview with him before next week’s general election. Mr Johnson is the only leader of a main party not to have faced […]

Image copyright Winston TrewImage caption Winston Trew said his life fell apart after he served eight months in prison Three men who were jailed nearly 50 years ago on the evidence of a corrupt police officer have had their convictions quashed. Winston Trew, Sterling Christie, George Griffiths and another man were accused of stealing handbags […]