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Gangster gran funds luxury lifestyle using family to put £80m of cocaine on UK streets

Bodycam footage shows the arrest of 'gangster granny'A "gangster granny" who ran a UK-wide cocaine ring and splashed cash on designer gear for her cat has been sentenced to 20 years in jail. Deborah...

Brits could soon be fined £100 for swearing in beloved UK seaside towns

A council has relaunched a controversial bid to hand out £100 fines to anyone caught swearing.Thanet District Council tried to apply similar rules - known as a public space protection order (PSPO) -...

Slovak rap festival featuring Kanye West called off

Slovak rap festival featuring Kanye West called off6 hours agoRob CameronBBC NewsIan YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesA rap festival offering what organisers claimed would be the only performance in...

Woman and three teens arrested over M&S and Co-op cyber-attacks

Four arrested in connection with M&S and Co-op cyber-attacks2 hours agoJoe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServiceGetty Images / PAFour people have been arrested by police investigating the...

Slovak rap festival featuring Kanye West called off

Slovak rap festival featuring Kanye West called off1 hour agoRob CameronBBC NewsIan YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesA rap festival offering what organisers claimed would be the only performance in...

South West Water agrees to pay £24m for 'failures'

South West Water has agreed to pay £24million after the water regulator found it spilled wastewater in the environment when it should not have done so. Ofwat said its investigation found a “range...

Immigration officers could be handed police powers to crack down on migrants

The Home Secretary has vowed to clamp down on migrants working illegally in the UK as delivery drivers by handing immigration officers the same powers as the police. In her first immigration raid...

Palestine Action ban to become law as it passes final hurdle - but could face legal fight

A ban on Palestine Action as a terror group is poised to become law after peers backed the Government move at Westminster but faces a legal bid to block it. The House of Lords backed proscribing the...

Uber Eats and Deliveroo takeaway kitchen in asylum hotel shut down after YouTube tour

A kitchen in a four-star migrant hotel has been used to prepare and dispatch food by Deliveroo and Uber Eats, it has been revealed. Footage on YouTube shows Cedar Court Hotel in Wakefield, West...

Glastonbury Festival camper 'had to leave' after hearing drug abused every nine seconds

Glastonbury clean-up teams have been tackling the aftermath of festival-goers' revelries, with workers facing mountains of laughing gas canisters at the end of each day.The remnants of the illegal...

NHS on Alert as New Report Warns of “Silent Ketamine Epidemic”

Britain is sleepwalking into a silent epidemic of ketamine addiction, with health services “ill-equipped” to cope and users dangerously unaware of the risks, experts have warned.The alarm follows...

Spain holiday hotspot slaps tourists with £640 fine if they make street seller mistake

Tourists visiting Palma, the capital of Mallorca, are being warned they could face hefty fines of up to €750 (£640) if caught buying items from illegal street vendors under tough new rules...

Slovak bid to arrest ex-defence minister exposes bitter row over war in Ukraine

Slovak bid to arrest ex-defence minister exposes bitter row over war in Ukraine24 hours agoRob CameronBBC News in PragueGetty ImagesPolice in Slovakia have tried to arrest ex-defence minister...

Slovak bid to arrest ex-defence minister exposes bitter row over war in Ukraine

Slovak bid to arrest ex-defence minister exposes bitter row over war in Ukraine29 minutes agoRob CameronBBC News in PragueGetty ImagesPolice in Slovakia have tried to arrest ex-defence minister...

Jack Straw: 'taxes will have to rise' in response to new defence era amid Russia threat

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to make the UK “battle-ready” as he launched the long-anticipated Strategic Defence Review (SDR), revealing the Government’s plans to counter looming threats from...