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The four men, described as "schoolboys", treated ?teenage girls like trophies?, a court is told.
Lynsey Kelly is running the London Marathon to raise money for mental health after suffering PTSD.
The fireworks factory owner told paramedics he would "go to prison" for the blaze, the court heard.
Labour's Luciana Berger and Ruth Smeeth are applauded by MPs after their speeches about anti-Semitism.
Five women were found in houses during raids in Derby, police say.
Frank Cochran left his victim "a shadow of her former self", Staffordshire Police say.
Adrian McDonald was Tasered and bitten by a police dog before he died in December 2014.
Andy Carroll's dramatic late equaliser boosts West Ham's survival hopes - and takes Stoke City closer to the Championship.
Burton win at home for the first time in almost six months to stave off relegation from the Championship for another week.
Port Vale all but secure their League Two status with a hard-fought win over promotion-chasing Lincoln.
Luton are on the brink of promotion to League One after racking up their third successive home win by beating Crewe.
Olympic double scull champion Anna Watkins is considering trying to become Britain's first single scull gold medallist in Rio.
The former Dundee United and Partick Thistle footballer Charlie Adam dies suddenly at the age of 50.
Everton's Marouane Fellaini apologises for headbutting Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross in Saturday's 1-1 draw.
Kenwyne Jones scores his first goal in 28 Premier League games as Stoke draw with Everton at the Britannia Stadium.
On-loan Bradden Inman scores an 88th-minute winner for Crewe to extend Bury's winless streak to five matches.
Promotion challengers Cheltenham and Port Vale settle for a point as well as both retaining their top-three places.
Marc Richards' equaliser rescues a point for in-form Chesterfield at home to Burton Albion in League Two.
Previously undisputed king of darts Phil "The Power" Taylor faces a real battle to win a 16th world title
The four men, described as "schoolboys", treated ?teenage girls like trophies?, a court is told.
Berlinah Wallace's attack on her ex-partner left him with "grotesque injuries", a court hears.
It's not just people making the most of the sunshine, as your pictures of animal antics show.
A woman, 34, and a man, 33, remain in police custody on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Mining firm Banks Group wants to extract 500,000 tonnes of coal from Pont Valley, near Consett.
Chelsea Russell said she used the Snap Dogg lyric as a tribute to a boy who died in a crash.
Leah Kerry, 15, took three so-called Netflix tablets she bought from a dealer who was later jailed.
Labour's Richard Taylor is suspended over online posts about senior Tory women.
Andy Hill is facing manslaughter charges over the 2015 air show crash in which 11 men died.
Three quarters of NHS hospital trusts are employing more managers than they did five years ago.
After being diagnosed with cancer, Raymond Page suffered depression and was in constant pain.
A campaign group wants Stagecoach and Virgin to be stopped from bidding on future contracts.
