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Gay man Gordon Maxwell required surgery after he was violently attacked for wearing a white dress in Tower Hamlets, London. Metropolitan police release CCTV in witness appeal.

"We started to go down the long escalator and just a few moments later I heard a really loud distressed high pitched scream," she wrote.

Following fears over "Aussie Flu", concerns have been raised over a new virus that could spread across the UK.

Many called for the right-wing journalist turned educationalist to be sacked over sexists tweets, and remarks about working-class students.

The prime minister Theresa May has been slammed for a bungled Cabinet reshuffle which has been described by one MP as the "worst I have ever witnessed".

Richard Spottiswood, 34, and Lucy Burn, 29, have denied murdering Darren Bonner, 24, following a furious row about drugs at Cresswell Towers caravan park, Northumberland.

Choose one of these 24 stunning animal pictures as the winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.

David Cameron's former strategy chief said his boss believed Barack Obama was one of the 'most narcissistic and self-absorbed people'.

The Attorney General has deemed the sentence handed to child killer Craig Smith, 28, too soft. Smith was jailed for life with a minimum term of 17 years in November 2017.

Authorities are investigating the death of a pregnant woman who jumped in front of a train at Slough station as a case of 'child destruction'.

Asylum seeker Munir Mohammed volunteered for a 'lone wolf' mission and drafted in the help of pharmacist Rowaida El-Hassan, who he met on SingleMuslim.com.

Two sisters have been jailed for smuggling seven Albanians into the UK in an unbearably smelly camper van - which they blamed on overripe cheese.

London protests have been launched ahead of a possible visit by Donald Trump to the UK.

'I'm not racist - I have Muslim friends,' says man who threatened on Facebook to burn mosques and kill Muslims after London Bridge and Manchester terror attacks.

Andreas Christopheros lost 90% of his face in mistaken identity attack but is still years off completing recovery.

Judge rules mental health of former PC Darren Wright had significant impact on decision to break the law.

Britons more pessimistic of attack by terrorists than people in US, France, Germany and Turkey, reveals Ipsos-Mori poll.

Three men who kidnapped, drugged and forced a 14-year-old girl into prostitution will be sentenced on 8 January.

Marks and Spencer's new modest category of clothing has proved divisive on social media, with one person even questioning: "When does the M&S Modest range for men come out?"

HMS Westminster to escort Russian vessels as they pass by British coast following "upsurge" of military presence over Christmas.

A 34-year-old man from the UK is facing a hefty £85,000 bill from Sky after his allegedly drunk friend live-streamed a boxing match on Facebook to 4,250 viewers.

Carrie Gracie resigned from role as BBC's China editor but was not allowed to discuss the story on Radio 4's Today programme.

A 59-year-old grandfather from Bolton was left in agony after contracting a rare disease on holiday that caused one his testicles to swell to 10-times its normal size and burst.

Former coach charged with 55 offences against boys at Crewe, Manchester and Stoke over 12-year period.

After a series of resignations from the cabinet in 2017, Theresa May has begun a refresh of her cabinet.

The Northern Ireland secretary, James Brokenshire, has resigned from the cabinet over ill-health.

A pro-Brexit supporter has launched a campaign for the reintroduction of crown emblems on British pint glasses.

Today's RMT strike means some commuters face a denuded service, but London Underground was totally pants over the weekend.

Figures show more than 24,000 attempts to access pornography on Parliament network were made in the months after the general election.