GOVERNMENT INVESTS £7M IN DNA PROFILING TOOL TO CATCH RAPISTS AND SEX OFFENDERS

An eight‑year-old Jamaican girl left homeless by Hurricane Melissa will not be permitted to join her parents in the UK after her visa application was rejected by the Home Office, despite the devastation of her home and pleas from her family that the situation had become an emergency.

A second man has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into two violent robberies in Leicestershire, one of which involved a man being struck with a belt and forced to transfer money from his bank account. Police were first called to Bath Lane in Leicester on Saturday following reports that a group of men, aged 18 and 19, had entered a property and assaulted a man inside.

Arsenal and England star Bukayo Saka has officially confirmed his engagement to his long-time girlfriend, Tolami Benson. The 23-year-old winger reportedly proposed during a romantic evening at an upscale London hotel, marking a new chapter in the couple’s relationship.

A police misconduct panel has come under fire after refusing to reveal the identity of a convicted criminal who received confidential police intelligence from his girlfriend — a serving officer at the time — on the grounds that naming him could “affect his welfare." Maryam Ilyas, 20, was exposed for abusing her access to West Yorkshire Police systems to secretly pass sensitive information to her boyfriend, a known drug dealer.

Today marks 25 years since the loss of 10 year old Damilola Taylor, a tragedy that shook the nation and inspired a movement for change, as family, friends, campaigners and community leaders gather in London to honour his life, reflect on his legacy and confront the ongoing realities of youth violence across the capital today.

A family has been left devastated after the sudden loss of their eleven-year-old son, who died just hours after collapsing at home following complaints of breathing difficulties. Earlier that same day, the boy had visited his GP with a sore throat, which was reportedly dismissed as a viral infection.

Internet prankster Mizzy, real name Bacari Bronze O Garro, has reappeared online with a surprising new chapter. The twenty one year old, who went viral in 2023 for disruptive stunts that landed him in court and earned him a social media ban, now says he is a dad of two and preparing to get married next year.

A 22 year old woman from Leicester was repeatedly dismissed by doctors despite crippling back pain, only to later discover she had stage four angiosarcoma, one of the rarest cancers in the UK. After months of begging for help and being told to take paracetamol and stretch, Nothando Nhliziyo finally received a scan that revealed cancerous lesions spread across her spine, pelvis and adrenal gland.

Martin Suter, 68, has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of more than 27 years after fatally stabbing his 71‑year‑old ex‑wife, Ann Blackwood, in a premeditated attack at Crofton Cemetery in Stubbington, Hampshire, on 24 July 2023, the day that would have marked their son Christopher’s 36th birthday.