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The eleven-strong gang carried out 49 drone flights and 'throw-overs' into British jails mainly consisting of pre-ordered drugs but also tools, phones and a TV box.

Birmingham Crown Court heard that Simon Bramhall branded "SB" on the organs of a man and a woman undergoing transplant operations at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Tory rebel MPs have helped the government lose a key vote over a Brexit bill, which has been described by Labour as a "humiliating defeat".

Stoke boss Mark Hughes hopes that Kurt Zouma merely suffered cramp during the 1-0 loss to Burnley, although is aware that a hamstring injury would see him miss a couple of matches.

An Italian court ruled that liking a propaganda video on Facebook could be considered apology for terrorism. A man who liked videos and Isis imagery on the platform was deported.

A female rape gang drugged a male hitchhiker at gunpoint then assaulted him, according to police in South Africa.

Floyd Mayweather claims that, if he wanted to, he could earn as much as $1bn by agreeing a three or four-fight deal to come out of retirement and test his skills in the octagon.

A bacteria that can be deadly to humans if left untreated has been found in almost a dozen water outlets at a hospital in Kent.

A rising number of faith schools are actively undermining British values including tolerance of others, the head of Ofsted has warned.

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has repeatedly refused to remove plaques of controversial stars from the star-studded pavement.

Police in Michigan want to identify hapless would-be thief whose clumsy antics were captured on CCTV in car repair shop.

Madihah Taheer found guilty of supporting husband Ummariyat Mirza's plan to carry out an attack in Birmingham. Couple were sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court.

Eden Hazard can be replaced and Chelsea should not fret if they lose the Belgium marksman, says Marcel Desailly.

Children should be made to play outside for two hours each day in order to halt a global epidemic of short sightedness that has the potential to create a surge in blindness.

Andres Iniesta has provided a positive injury update 10 days before the first El Clasico in La Liga against Real Madrid on 23 December.

Growing popularity of Greek staple generating huge volumes of food waste in the form of liquid whey, which scientists test for other uses.

More than 80 malicious apps were discovered lurking on Google's official Play Store that were designed to hijack credentials for VK, the Facebook-like Russian social network.

The dramatic Christmas trailer released on EastEnder's Twitter account reveals a dark twist for Max Branning.

The aspiring model gave birth to the couple's first child in common, daughter Alana Martina, in November.

Rafael Benitez could have £30m to spend to improve Newcastle's fortunes after Amanda Staveley's takeover took a step closer to completion.

Search engine confirms most searched for terms of 2017 in the UK and across the globe, ranging from weather to technology to royals.

The man filmed his girlfriend walking the streets naked and shared footage of the punishment - which he says is an African custom.

Heart-stopping moment Chinese factory worker emerges in flames from building as onlookers rush to save his life.

Dane was with his guitarist friend Johnny Moraes at the time of his death.

Toxic pollutants are particularly harmful to developing brains because they can damage brain structure and neural networks, researchers say.

United trail Manchester City by 11 points but Valencia insists they still believe they can overcome the gap.

Paedophile barred from boarding flight in Sydney under new Australian sex tourism law, which aims to stop sex offenders abusing children in developing countries.

Toffees boss Sam Allardyce signed Dutchman Van Aanholt for Crystal Palace for around £14m in January, and has confirmed his desire to recruit a left-back next month.

George Clooney is said to have invited 14 of his closets friends for dinner and presented them with a million dollars each and even paid their taxes for the year.