Eight men have been charged with rape and child sexual abuse offences as part of an alleged grooming gang operating in South Wales, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
Two asylum seekers have been given lengthy prison sentences for repeatedly raping a woman on Brighton beach, while a third who filmed the attack has also been jailed.
A man is to stand trial next year accused of murdering a woman weeks after he allegedly attempted to kill her.
The current run of very high UK temperatures is set to end in the coming days - but may return in the weeks ahead, forecasters have said.
A British illegal immigrant who was allegedly part of an international criminal organisation has been shot and killed in the United States.
Sixteen and 17-year-olds will face an overnight social media curfew and the disabling of addictive features under government plans - but critics say it won't achieve anything as the settings can be turned off.
Police have named a man whose body was found in a suitcase as 34-year-old Dale Mundell.
The UK has now had 25 days this year when temperatures have exceeded 30C as the country experiences its third heatwave of the summer, the Met Office has said.
Labour MPs are demanding Andy Burnham sets a target of creating one million jobs in production over the next decade as part of a reindustrialisation strategy.
Thames Water has warned funding is due to dry up by November and further money will be dependent on the views of incoming PM Andy Burnham, as its major lenders seek to shore up its financial future.