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Police have found the body of a boy after a 15-year-old vanished when a group of teenagers got into trouble in the River Eden in Carlisle. The local youngster’s loved ones have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers, Cumbria Police said. No formal identification has been carried out yet. Another boy, 14, was airlifted to hospital and is in a critical condition, the force said on Saturday.

Police are hunting a 42-year-old burglar who escaped from a prison van outside Brixton police station. Kwami Richards had been detained after being wanted for recall to prison when he managed to escape from the van operated by a private security firm on Friday as he was being transported back to jail. He was then pursued by a police officer into Brixton Underground station. The officer was assaulted as he

Ten-man Hearts held on for a 1-1 draw in a tense final-day Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle to stop Hibernian leapfrogging them into fourth place in the cinch Premiership. The Jambos knew a point would be enough to keep their fifth-place city rivals beneath them and secure automatic European qualification next term, and they got off to the perfect start when Yutaro Oda fired them into a ninth-minute lead. But a

The company introduced standard premium fares in May 2021 More than 1.5 million journeys have been made in premium economy train carriages since the service was launched two years ago, operator Avanti West Coast said. The company’s introduction of standard premium fares in May 2021 was the first times three classes of travel was offered on Britain’s domestic railway for decades. The service is positioned between standard class and first

That's according to the Halifax Detached houses were the most popular type of property among existing homeowners moving home with a mortgage in the year to March, according to analysis of a lending giant’s data. Halifax said detached homes accounted for nearly a third (32%) of such sales, rising from a quarter (25%) a decade ago. While detached homes were found to be the most popular choice in several parts

Temperatures could hit 24 degrees Celsius according to the Met Office The warm weather is not expected to relent over the weekend with highs of 24C possible in south-east Wales and around the Bristol Channel on Saturday and Sunday. Other areas around the UK can look forward to temperatures reaching high teens and early 20s. Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said the high temperatures for the bank holiday weekend were

Tyson Fury claims to have sent Anthony Joshua “a draft contract” for a fight at Wembley Stadium in September. The fierce British rivals appeared on course to meet each other last year, but discussions broke down. Joshua has been linked with a fight against Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia, while WBC champion Fury’s proposed undisputed heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk fell through in March. Fury says a clash with