Hundreds of National Education Union teacher members in 32 sixth form colleges in England began walkouts on Thursday.

Three Bulgarian nationals were allegedly part of a group which carried out surveillance on opponents of the Russian state, the Old Bailey heard.

Tommy McQuaker, 29, took part in a ‘siege’ on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Tamworth in the wake of the Southport stabbings.

Norwich-based insurance firm Aviva has had a £3.3 billion takeover offer rejected by its biggest UK rival Direct line.

Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders for murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, between June 2015 and June 2016.