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Updated 18:12, 27 Apr 2026

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Top story: Gorleston Man Found Guilty of Murdering Sister-in-Law and Arson in Shocking Family Tragedy

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GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN

Tamils Stage Symbolic Hunger Strike Outside 10 Downing Street

CUT THE GAS

Man jailed for 11 years over deliberate Derby gas blast

WAR ESCALATES

British Tourists Stranded as Deadly Iran Drone Strike Shuts Dubai Airport and Grounds Flights

NOT LINKED

Streatham Terror: Gunshots and Teen Stabbing Kill Spark Panic in One Terrifying Day

COMMUNITY REELING

Guadeloupe Christmas Horror: Car Ploughs Into Crowd Killing 10, Injuring 9 at Sainte-Anne Festival

HORRIC EPISODE

Tragic Death of 8-Year-Old Girl at Penrhys Primary in Ferndale Prompts School Closure

FEET FROM DISATER

EasyJet Near Catastrophe at Nice Airport: Planes Miss Collision by 10 Feet at 170mph

Gainesville Walmart Locked Down After False Active Shooter Scare Near University of Florida

Call the Midwife Season 14 Shakes Up Nonnatus House with New Star Sister Catherine

Family Flees Death as Lorry Smashes Broken-Down Car on Busy Motorway

Vaughan Gething Resigns as Welsh First Minister Amid £200,000 Donation Scandal and Govt Turmoil

Near-Miss Horror Over Syracuse: American Airlines and Delta Jets Just Feet Apart in Air Traffic Blunder

Waterlooville Mourns Beloved Recruitment Agent Joanna Derkacz in Murder Probe

Waterlooville Mourns Beloved Recruiter Joanna Derkacz as Murder Investigation Intensifies

Three Years On: Community Pays Tribute to Joanna C’s Lost Fishermen Robert Morley and Adam Harper

Houthi and Iraqi Militias Threaten Deadly Strikes on US if It Intervenes in Gaza as Biden Sends Warships to Israel

Rise of Online Casinos during the Pandemic: A Focus on the Czech Republic

Nurse Strike Hits UK Hospitals Tonight But Life-Saving Care to Continue

Nurses Strike From Tonight to Monday: NHS Braces for Chaos but Emergency Care Guaranteed

Sunak and Rutte Unite to Boost Ukraine Support and Nail NATO Summit Goals

Grant Shapps Fuels UK-Korea Offshore Wind Boom to Beat Putin’s Energy Grip

Shapps Seals £512m UK-Korea Green Energy Pact to Slash Russian Gas Dependence

Coarse Fishing Close Season Starts 15 March: Protect England’s Rivers and Fish Stocks

West Midlands Fire Service Mourns Legendary Investigation Dog Kai After Sudden Blindness Retirement

Fuel Prices Cut by 9p in December but UK Drivers Still Overpay £5 a Tank, Warns RAC

Gorleston Man Found Guilty of Murdering Sister-in-Law and Arson in Shocking Family Tragedy

Murder Inquiry Underway After Woman, 71, Found Dead in Swansea Home

Fuel Rip-Off: UK Drivers Overcharged £156m in December as Petrol Price Cut Slashed to Just 2p

Bolton Drug Dealer and Gunman Jailed 16 Years After Police Find Automatic Guns, £140k Cash, and 100kg Cocaine Stash

Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine 90% Effective: UK Secures 15 Million Doses in Breakthrough Deal

GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN Tamils Stage Symbolic Hunger Strike Outside 10 Downing Street

CUT THE GAS Man jailed for 11 years over deliberate Derby gas blast

WAR ESCALATES British Tourists Stranded as Deadly Iran Drone Strike Shuts Dubai Airport and Grounds Flights

NOT LINKED Streatham Terror: Gunshots and Teen Stabbing Kill Spark Panic in One Terrifying Day

COMMUNITY REELING Guadeloupe Christmas Horror: Car Ploughs Into Crowd Killing 10, Injuring 9 at Sainte-Anne Festival

HORRIC EPISODE Tragic Death of 8-Year-Old Girl at Penrhys Primary in Ferndale Prompts School Closure

FEET FROM DISATER EasyJet Near Catastrophe at Nice Airport: Planes Miss Collision by 10 Feet at 170mph

Gainesville Walmart Locked Down After False Active Shooter Scare Near University of Florida

Call the Midwife Season 14 Shakes Up Nonnatus House with New Star Sister Catherine

Family Flees Death as Lorry Smashes Broken-Down Car on Busy Motorway

Vaughan Gething Resigns as Welsh First Minister Amid £200,000 Donation Scandal and Govt Turmoil

Near-Miss Horror Over Syracuse: American Airlines and Delta Jets Just Feet Apart in Air Traffic Blunder

Waterlooville Mourns Beloved Recruitment Agent Joanna Derkacz in Murder Probe

Waterlooville Mourns Beloved Recruiter Joanna Derkacz as Murder Investigation Intensifies

Three Years On: Community Pays Tribute to Joanna C’s Lost Fishermen Robert Morley and Adam Harper

Houthi and Iraqi Militias Threaten Deadly Strikes on US if It Intervenes in Gaza as Biden Sends Warships to Israel

Rise of Online Casinos during the Pandemic: A Focus on the Czech Republic

Nurse Strike Hits UK Hospitals Tonight But Life-Saving Care to Continue

Nurses Strike From Tonight to Monday: NHS Braces for Chaos but Emergency Care Guaranteed

Sunak and Rutte Unite to Boost Ukraine Support and Nail NATO Summit Goals

Grant Shapps Fuels UK-Korea Offshore Wind Boom to Beat Putin’s Energy Grip

Shapps Seals £512m UK-Korea Green Energy Pact to Slash Russian Gas Dependence

Coarse Fishing Close Season Starts 15 March: Protect England’s Rivers and Fish Stocks

West Midlands Fire Service Mourns Legendary Investigation Dog Kai After Sudden Blindness Retirement

Fuel Prices Cut by 9p in December but UK Drivers Still Overpay £5 a Tank, Warns RAC

Gorleston Man Found Guilty of Murdering Sister-in-Law and Arson in Shocking Family Tragedy

Murder Inquiry Underway After Woman, 71, Found Dead in Swansea Home

Fuel Rip-Off: UK Drivers Overcharged £156m in December as Petrol Price Cut Slashed to Just 2p

Bolton Drug Dealer and Gunman Jailed 16 Years After Police Find Automatic Guns, £140k Cash, and 100kg Cocaine Stash

Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine 90% Effective: UK Secures 15 Million Doses in Breakthrough Deal