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Five pieces of the historic Lewis Chessmen - a famous hoard of 93 objects discovered in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides - have been missing for years.

An HM Inspectorate of Prisons report into Feltham Young Offenders Institute has revealed a massive increase in violence and self-harm, over a quarter of children locked in their cell for the whole work day and nearly two thirds reported having been physically restrained by staff. Shadow Justice Minister Imran Hussain said youth custody was “in crisis” and called on the Government to urgently set out a plan to ensure that children in Feltham are safe  HMYOI Feltham A in west...

Ronan Korby, also known as Lee Watersworth, has absconded from HMP Leyhill in Gloucestershire

Danny Westfall jumped from the dock after he had pleaded guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend, but having managed to get out the courtroom and down the main stairs he came unstuck at the entrance door

Alexander Cox, 28, was cleared of intending to sell the crop, with a potential street value of around £17,000, after a court heard how he smoked seven grams a day

A BBC investigation has exposed a wealthy businessman who rented a £14,000-a-month penthouse and lived a life of luxury but paid just £35.20 income tax. Frank Timis spent thousands dining in London’s finest restaurants after receiving a total of £670,000 in payments during 2017. But his personal tax return shows he paid just £35.20 in tax that year after claiming that he had hardly any income from his worldwide business empire. In 2016 he didn’t pay a single penny at...

President Donald Trump has landed at Stansted Airport in Essex for a controversial three day state visit with first lady Melania Trump. Before Air Force One even touched down, the President of the United States faced a protest against his reckless policy on climate change. An environmental protestor mowed a giant penis into a field near the airport. The image, which is accompanied by the message "Oi Trump" was left by 18-year old student, environmentalist and entrepreneur Ollie Nancarrow, mowed...

The horrified victim - a 21-year-old woman - was at a Wilko store in Banbury on Monday May 13

Ghamer Sulayman, 23, forced the teenager to perform sexual acts with multiple men after saying he was taking her shopping