Dong Yuyu, a commentator and editor, was taken away by police while meeting a Japanese diplomat at a restaurant in February 2022.

A woman is unidentified more than eight months after she was discovered dead in the River Mersey. The woman was discovered dead by Chorlton Water Park by a member of the public in March 2024.

Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Nikhil Rathi has defended the organisation after the report by MPs and peers.

First Minister John Swinney and former prime minister Gordon Brown are in attendance at the service at St Giles’ Cathedral in the Scottish capital.

The military said it hit sites that had been used to smuggle weapons from Syria to Lebanon after the ceasefire took effect.

The funeral of comedian Janey Godley is taking place in Glasgow, with former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon among the mourners. The service is being held at at St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow ...

A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said that about 200 people were at the protest, where a minority of those involved became aggressive.

A beloved Bolton bakery is getting residents in the Christmas spirit as they host a pop-up this weekend. The mother and daughter duo of Natalie and Isabella Riding will be back bringing their tasty ...

The patrol at the shopping centre was part of Project Servator which is a crackdown on crime involving police and partners.

According to the appeal the wanted man is 6ft2 and he has dark hair and green eyes. He has a connection to the towns of Bolton, Blackpool and Preston and he is wanted in connection with an ...

A senior MP has said she is “worried that vulnerable people will get swept up in the assisted dying route”, after plans received their first approval from MPs. A historic Commons vote on Friday means ...

A 45-year-old man, who had been banned from driving, has had his vehicle seized after a police operation in Halliwell.