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UK to ban three types of extreme pornography from next month
A ban on pornography depicting strangulation and incestuous relationships - as well as someone pretending to be a child under 16 - will come into effect next month.
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:25:00 +0100
A ban on pornography depicting strangulation and incestuous relationships - as well as someone pretending to be a child under 16 - will come into effect next month.
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:25:00 +0100
Mother of Henry Nowak's killer will be freed early from prison, Sky News understands
The mother of Henry Nowak's killer will be freed early from prison, Sky News understands.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:02:00 +0100
The mother of Henry Nowak's killer will be freed early from prison, Sky News understands.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:02:00 +0100
'Fantasist' guilty of Airbnb murder to exact 'brutal and fatal revenge' after rejection
An "fantasist" has been found guilty of murdering a woman who rejected him at an Airbnb to exact “brutal and fatal revenge".
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:42:00 +0100
An "fantasist" has been found guilty of murdering a woman who rejected him at an Airbnb to exact “brutal and fatal revenge".
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:42:00 +0100
Man admits raping woman drugged by her husband for over 20 years
A pensioner has admitted raping a woman who was drugged by her husband for more than 20 years.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:31:00 +0100
A pensioner has admitted raping a woman who was drugged by her husband for more than 20 years.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:31:00 +0100
Trans patients to be placed on wards according to their birth sex in England
Transgender patients should be placed on hospital wards according to their birth sex rather than their gender identity, according to new guidance.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:23:00 +0100
Transgender patients should be placed on hospital wards according to their birth sex rather than their gender identity, according to new guidance.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:23:00 +0100
Former supply teacher jailed after taking upskirt photos of children
A former supply teacher has been jailed for six years after admitting taking upskirting photos of pupils.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:12:00 +0100
A former supply teacher has been jailed for six years after admitting taking upskirting photos of pupils.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:12:00 +0100
Woman in her 20s stabbed to death
A murder investigation has been launched after a woman in her 20s died in a suspected stabbing in Manchester.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:10:00 +0100
A murder investigation has been launched after a woman in her 20s died in a suspected stabbing in Manchester.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:10:00 +0100
Wildlife park to reopen after man fatally attacked by tiger
Yorkshire Wildlife Park, which was closed after a man was killed by a tiger, is to reopen on Friday.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:02:00 +0100
Yorkshire Wildlife Park, which was closed after a man was killed by a tiger, is to reopen on Friday.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:02:00 +0100
Police officer found guilty of raping teenage girl and woman
A police officer has been found guilty of raping a teenage girl and a woman.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:43:00 +0100
A police officer has been found guilty of raping a teenage girl and a woman.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:43:00 +0100