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Steve Wright: The head and shoulders of a balding man with brown hair looking directly ahead. He is wearing and open-necked white polo-style shirt. Behind him is a white window blind.

Woman's narrow escape from serial killer Steve Wright

Steve Wright's attempted kidnap victim arms herself with a stick and hides from him during a close encounter.

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Suffolk

A woman with brown hair and wearing a pink top clutches a pillow while sitting on a bed. Behind her a teddy bear can be seen on a chair.

I needed to face Letby in court, says victim's mum

The mother of one of the babies murdered by Lucy Letby breaks her silence in a Netflix documentary.

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England

New police hate mail probe after BBC investigation

Merseyside Police has launched a new probe following the conviction of ex-politician Gerard Woodhouse.

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Liverpool

Trepanned skull of Viking-era man found in mass grave

The skull belonged to a young man whose remains were flung into the burial pit, say archaeologists.

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Cambridgeshire

A large pile of fly‑tipped rubbish in a grassy area, including an old stained mattress, plastic crates, broken furniture and assorted household waste.

Farmer baulks at £40K cost to remove dumped waste

He says he cannot afford to clean up the toxic waste dumped illegally on his land.

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Beds, Herts & Bucks

Cath Lyon in a nurse uniform holding a large bouquet of flowers. A group of colleagues are stood behind her.

'Endlessly devoted' nurse retires after 62 years

Cath Lyon, who is about to turn 80, is known as "Mamma Cath" by colleagues at Hull Royal Infirmary.

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Hull & East Yorkshire

A young woman sitting on a bed with her hair curled and make-up on, looking at the camera in selfie-style image.

'Animal abuse law might have saved my daughter'

Annette Bramley is calling for a register of animal abusers because of links to domestic violence.

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Lincolnshire

Katalin Kaszas smiling while seated indoors, wearing a pink scarf and black jacket.

'Bus driver who punched thief made me feel safe'

Kartalin Kaszas is grateful to bus driver Mark Hehir for intervening in a "terrifying" situation.

A large electricity pylon with yellow material resembling a parachute wrapped around the bottom of it.

Two men killed in light aircraft crash, police say

A team from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch is at the scene of the crash in Littleborough.

Russell Curwen is standing on a drive with an unnamed woman. He is wearing fluorescent emergency service clothing which has reflective stripes and there is a blood service motorbike in fluorescent yellow in front of him.

Honour for blood biker who died while volunteering

The prestigious Elizabeth Emblem is given in honour of Russell Curwen, who died in a crash in 2018.

A young woman standing near a fence by a field smiling at the camera. She is wearing a white blouse and green jumper and has brown curly hair.

'Students should eat venison to help environment'

The Sussex Grazed Meatbox Project aims to make wild venison easily available to residents.

A cockerel with white feathers and a red beak. It is turned towards the left of the photograph.

Cockerel crowing sparks complaints over fowl play

The bird's owner has won some local support, but not everyone in Aldeby appreciates the noise.

Stories to make you smile

A black toilet on the right in a toilet cubical. On the left there is a red and yellow tropical design with flamingos on the cubical doors.

Art museum's flamboyant toilets win national award

The Sherborne in Dorset is honoured at the 2025 Loo of the Year Awards.

A man with red hair and beard is dressed in a black and white top, featuring cartoon drawings of a variety of characters. He is wearing one red nose with black and white doodle illustrations, and four of his fingers with a red nose with black and white doodle illustrations.

Doodling maestro designs new Red Noses

The artist from Tenterden is calling everyone to support Comic Relief, which is on 20 March.

Piers Burnell is wearing evening dress, minus the blazer, whilst air guitaring in front of a crowd.

'Silly and joyous' air guitar championship revived

Competitive air guitarist Piers Burnell, from Henley, is bring back a UK-wide competition.

Features & Analysis

A red 4x4 drives along a section of a Hampshire chalk stream open to traffic

The rare chalk stream 4x4s can legally use for fun

Campaigners want to stop vehicles legally driving along a 200m section of chalk stream in Hampshire.

A man wearing a navy blue and light blue colour T-shirt, with small white writing in the top left. He is positioned near two square cut holes inside the interior of his living-room walls. Inside these holes you can see wood and other materials. The living-room walls are white and the flooring is wooden.

'I can't sell this defective house – we're absolutely trapped'

A family from Hackney describe their struggle with mould and damp in a new home they bought in 2015.

Mitchell Jones is wearing a navy zip-up jumper outdoors. He has short brown hair and glasses with dark rims. Behind him are bushes and a tree, as well as a purple bus driving by.

'My sister's killer must confess or stay in jail'

The body of Danielle Jones, 15, who was kidnapped and murdered in Essex, has never been found.

General view of the fountain and steps leading up to Birmingham Council House on Victoria Square

'Bankruptcy in past', says Birmingham City Council

The authority says two-and-a-half years after financial crisis, it is on a sounder fiscal footing.

Sport

'Years in the making' - are Arsenal ready to shed 'nearly-men' tag?

Arsenal have moved a step closer to winning their first major silverware since 2020 by beating Chelsea 4-2 on aggregate in the Carabao Cup semi-final.

Sheff Utd fight back to win as Oxford's woes mount

Sheffield United keep up their pursuit of a Championship play-off spot with a 3-1 victory over struggling Oxford United.

Jacob Bethell with hands held out wide during Sri Lanka's innings

England sweep Sri Lanka in low-scoring thriller

England successfully defend a target of 129 to win by 12 runs against Sri Lanka in an enthralling contest, completing a 3-0 T20 series sweep.

Chelsea adopt Match of the Day tactic to stop Arsenal set-piece threat

Despite losing their Carabao Cup semi-final, Chelsea attempted a new way of stopping Arsenal set-pieces - just days after a similar suggestion on Match of the Day.