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The body of Libby, 21, was recovered from the Humber Estuary and formally identified on March 21.

A petition calling for the government to revoke Article 50 has hit three million signatures and is set to surpass the previous record by the end of the day today. Millions of people have added their name to the petition in the last 48 hours after Theresa May delivered a disheartening speech to the nation earlier this week. Nine in ten Brits now say her handling of the Brexit negotiations a “national humiliation", with just seven per cent saying it...

Odds on a three year delay to Brexit have plummeted with bookmakers now pricing it at 9/4. April-June 2019 is still the most likely Brexit date at just 11/10, with the much trumpeted official leaving date of 29th March now a very unlikely 10/1. But according to Betway the second favourite is now for no Brexit before 2022. Alan Alger said: “Theresa May’s last gasp trip to Europe for a crisis summit has offered a chance of an extension, but...

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Faith Associates hosted a Mosque leaders Safety and Security Conference last night at City Hall. Mosque Leaders, volunteers and associates linked with the many Mosques in London were invited to a conference dedicated to discussing the protective measures that are and could be put in place around Mosques and other places of worship. The event had talks and briefings from senior members of the Mayor's leadership team, Metropolitan Police, Home Office, security experts...

Wildlife photographer Andrew Fusek Peters spent hours crouched in a bog pool to capture the shots

Ben Shieldaig in the Highlands has 3,800 acres of scenery including an ancient forest dating back to the Ice Age, and red squirrels and golden eagles

The EU’s agreement of a short extension of Article 50 reduces the likelihood of a no-deal ‘Brexident’ next week. Even if Scope has expected the UK to avoid a no-deal exit, the consequences of prolonged uncertainty for the UK’s credit ratings are growing. The EU agreed Thursday to a short Article 50 extension until 22 May, less than the UK’s request for an extension to 30 June and conditional on the Brexit deal being approved in the UK Parliament next...

Theresa May has returned to the UK with a "clear choice" on Brexit following eight hours of talks with EU leaders. Brexit will be delayed until 22 May if MPs approve her deal next week, but there will be a much shorter delay - until 12 April - if they do not approve it. In that eventuality the UK must set out its next steps or leave without a deal. MPs are expected to vote for a third time on the...

James Hicks, 20, and Joshua Scales, 18, carried out the robbery on a stolen moped in June last year as their victim walked home from a tube station.