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Police have raided three properties and made several arrests as part of an investigation into allegations of sex offences involving a religious group. Officers were alerted in March to claims of forced marriage and modern slavery and carried out searches in Crewe on Wednesday. Detectives say the offences are believed to involve one woman and are thought to have taken place in 2023 A Scottish travel influencer has disappeared in […]

The King was greatly touched by the warm reception to his address to Congress, Buckingham Palace says. A spokesperson said he was deeply honoured to be invited as the first British monarch to deliver such an address and appreciated the warmth and generosity shown in response to his speech by those present at the event MPs have rejected a motion calling for the prime minister to face a parliamentary inquiry […]

The King and Queen have arrived at the White House at the start of their four day state visit. Charles and Camilla were welcomed on the South Lawn by Donald Trump and his wife Melania, where the couples shook hands and embraced before posing for photographs and heading inside, with extended conversations seen during the visit. Cole Allen, the suspected gunman in Saturday's shooting at the White House correspondents dinner, […]

Former US president Barack Obama has condemned the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner. He wrote on social media that, although details are not yet clear, violence has no place in democracy. He also praised US Secret Service agents and said he was grateful the injured officer is expected to recover. Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rivals have announced they are joining forces to try to oust […]

A woman and a child have died after getting into difficulty in the water at a west London park. Police were called shortly before half past four to Elthorne Park in Ealing, near the River Brent, following reports of two people in trouble in the water. The pair, believed to be a mother and her son, were recovered but died at the scene. Their ages have not been released. Emergency […]

Five males, three aged sixteen or under, have been charged over the rape of a teenage girl in Kent. Police say four of those charged are Romanian, while one of the sixteen year olds is British. Kent Police received a report on Tuesday that a teenage girl had been raped in Gravesend between the twenty fifth of March and the nineteenth of April. Two men and three boys were later […]

US President Donald Trump says next week’s state visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla could help repair relations with the UK. Asked if it would improve ties, he said absolutely, describing the King as fantastic, brave and a great man. He said he had known him for years and the visit would be positive. Mr Trump also spoke about Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he could only recover politically […]

Riot trained police are to be deployed to beaches in France under a new £662m agreement with the UK aimed at stopping migrants crossing the Channel. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to sign the three year deal, which will see at least fifty officers trained in crowd control tactics sent to tackle violence and hostile groups. The package also includes drones, two helicopters and a new camera system to […]

Donald Trump has announced an extension to the ceasefire with Iran, saying it will remain in place until a proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded. The announcement follows uncertainty over when the original agreement would end, with just hours left before the deadline. Earlier, the US president had said the ceasefire would expire on Wednesday evening Washington time, although no specific time was given. An X Factor singer accused […]