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The two 16-year-olds, from Kirkdale and Everton, in Liverpool, used a gas-powered BB gun to rob a taxi driver and a newsagent to steal money to spend on the Class B drug.

Levi Gough, 22, has been jailed for three-years at Sheffield Crown Court after 35 wraps of heroin, and 77 wraps of crack cocaine, were discovered.

New analysis of two letters, supposedly written by the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper, suggests that they may have been penned by journalists.

Daniel Norton met the girl on a dating website and persuaded her to send him photos and videos of ever more degrading acts, Southampton Crown Court heard.

Most psychologists have thought that authoritarianism in North America may be a uniquely right-wing phenomenon.

Janie Lovejoy died in bathroom of mother's Pennsylvania home after injecting morphine and fentanyl mix.

New figures from the ONS 2014-16 wealth in Great Britain survey show that growing UK household wealth is overwhelmingly weighted towards older and wealthier Britons.

Virgin Atlantic plans to ramp up transatlantic travel experience with Love Suites on its business class flights between Britain and the US.

Man who ploughed into worshippers outside north London mosque guilty of murder and attempted murder.

Labour MP Liz Kendall suggests Corbyn could soften his stance on Brexit and adopt a position more in line with the party voters.

Bournemouth artist Stuart Semple has highlighted the "hostile design" of anti-homeless segregated benches in the town, with help from popular rapper Professor Green.

Culture secretary becomes first MP to launch own app, though early reports suggest its privacy policy has significant flaws.

Prisoner stabbed to death named as Saleh Khader, 25. London prison experiencing a surge in violence, says report.

Safety campaigners, including those whose children died after getting into trouble in water, have successfully lobbed Birds Eye to edit an advert with its new captain.

Community Security Trust (CST) reports reveals there were 1,382 recorded anti-Semitic incidents in 2017, with 34% increase of assaults.

Brexit study shows UK's borrowing could increase by huge amount as falling immigration and trade barriers offset US deal.

Aquib Ahmed and boy,16, jailed for 26 years for raping woman three days after breaking into her home in hunt for drugs.

Woman screams for help after getting bag and coat stuck in door as carriage began to move at Notting Hill Gate station.

European Union has repeatedly made clear that freedom of movement has to continue for the duration of the post-Brexit transition.

Head of Ofsted Amanda Spielman says religious extremists use schools to 'indoctrinate' children and narrow their horizons.

A respected Tory MP says he is on the brink of quitting in protest at the leadership of Theresa May which could set a chain reaction of colleagues and lead to her ousting.

Michaela Sheldrake, 41, has been jailed for seven years after being caught with a huge stash of child porn and taking indecent pictures of a girl who she had groomed.

The Ministry of Defence has 'unaffordable' plans for new warships, jets and submarines after a £20bn black hole was found in its finances.

Model Sandy Hunter, 33, from Dagenham, Essex, claims Khan kissed her and slapped her bottom in a London hotel after he had appeared on ITV with his pregnant wife Faryal Makhdoom.

Clare Lombardelli has become the first woman to be appointed chief economist to the UK Treasury.

Convicted sex offender from Pudsey, West Yorkshire, shot down in attempts to expose genitals in courtroom as part of his defence.

A builder accused of raping and cutting the throats of two women, had previously offered one of them up for sex online, a court has heard.

A mother has sparked a debate after she charged parents £6 to attend her boys' fifth birthday party.

Kent Police say parents risk legal action and urge them to discourage children from sending sexually explicit photos.