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A woman convicted of handing over a three-year-old British girl for female genital mutilation (FGM) during a trip to Kenya in a legal first has been jailed for seven years. Amina Noor, 40, from Harrow, north-west London, was found guilty last year of assisting a non-UK person to carry out the procedure overseas 18 years […]

Jordan North has quit Radio One’s legendary Going Home show after a decade on the BBC programme. Following his significant announcement, it was revealed that Jamie Laing, 35, will take his place – Monday to Thursday, 3.30 pm to 6 pm – next to radio co-host Vick Hope. Starting on March 4, the former Made

Advanced weather modelling maps show a 1,000km Atlantic storm will bring torrential rain and 32cm of snow to the UK later this month. Despite a return to more mild conditions this week, weather experts have warned of a “major spell of cold weather and widespread snow” to come before March. Forecasts indicate the period of

Pizza giant Domino’s has apologised after a worker at one of its restaurants was filmed appearing to pick his nose and wipe it in a large mass of dough. The clip, filmed at a Japanese branch of the chain, went viral on Monday after it was shared on the Bakusai online forum. It shows an

Steve Wright’s final picture has emerged as police issue a fresh update over the cause of death. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “A man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed.” “The death was unexpected, but is not being treated as suspicious. A report

Antiques Roadshow expert Theo Burrell has provided a ‘worrying’ update on her terminal cancer diagnosis. The 36-year-old, who joined the long-running BBC series in 2018, revealed in June that she had been diagnosed with ‘an incurable aggressive grade four brain tumour’ in June 2022 following the birth of her son Jonah. The TV star was

Steve Wright’s friend has claimed he died ‘of a broken heart’ after he was dropped from his BBC Radio 2 afternoon show. The veteran broadcaster died this week at the age of 69, his family confirmed in a statement shared on Tuesday. Wright was found dead in his Marylebone flat after paramedics were called over

A grieving mum has shared her sister-in-law’s ‘ignorant and selfish’ behaviour during her two-year-old daughter’s funeral. Melissa, 28, was devastated when her toddler passed away after a long battle with cancer. Describing the aftermath as ‘the hardest time of her life’, the mum has struggled ever since and feels like she lost ‘a part of

A “ROARING” 1.5 magnitude earthquake has shaken Brits awake – with locals saying “our wardrobe moved”. Tremors from the Snowdonia quake last Thursday were felt up to 25km away in Gwynedd and Anglesey. The British Geological Survey said the epicentre of the quake was 12km below ground near Foel Grach in the Welsh mountain range.

A man and his parents have been jailed after severe abuse left his wife in a persistent vegetative state from which she will never recover. Ambreen Fatima Sheikh was 30 when she was forcibly drugged and had corrosive substances thrown at her after she was brought to the UK from Pakistan for an arranged marriage.