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Son of former Tory mayor jailed for killing friend in car crash was 130 times over drug drive limit
Christopher Backhouse had taken MDMA when he attempted to drive 270 miles from Hampshire to Scarborough
Lesley Dunford jailed for life after confessing to smothering 7-month-old son 13 years ago
Lesley Dunford was jailed in 2012 for seven years for killing her 3-year-old daughter, but confessed in prison to killing her son.
Isis and IRA are working together to develop car bombs to strike UK, claims Ukip chair
Ukip chair in Northern Ireland David McNarry believes the IRA has been passing their bomb-making expertise onto the jihadists so they can attack the UK.
EU referendum campaign gets underway as both sides prepare to bring out the heavyweights
The gloves come off ahead of the crucial vote on 23 June.
British technology firm +rehabstudio gives employees half day off to watch Game of Thrones premiere
The company is giving its employees the morning off to soak in the sixth series.
Chilcot report: Top military figures expected to be criticised as MP's demand publication in fortnight
Gen Sir Nicholas Houghton and Gen Sir Mike Jackson said to be reprimanded alongside Tony Blair.
Two teenage girls arrested on suspicion of kidnapping toddler from Newcastle Primark store
A 13 and 14-year-old were taken into custody after the three-year-old girl went missing.
EU referendum on a knife edge as Jeremy Corbyn prepares to make first intervention
Corbyn will urge voters to stay in the EU, 'warts and all' when he sets his case out.
Government pledge to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees in the UK to cost over £500m
So far, 1,194 people have been accepted by the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme.
UK plug-in car sales surge to over 100 per day in record-breaking quarter
Record quarter sees one plug-in car bought every 13 minutes in the UK between January and March.
Libya: British plans to send in 1,000 ground troops to battle Isis thrown into disarray
Ministers hinted they would not accept international security assistance for fear of deepening divisions.
EU referendum: Tory donors 'incandescent with rage' to pump £5m into Brexit campaign
The move is seen as an effort to redress the balance after Cameron spent £9.3m on pro-EU leaflets.
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale admits to relationship with escort
The MP said that he met the woman on dating site Match.com in September 2013.
Over a third of British Muslims believe Jews talk too much about the Holocaust says new poll
The poll of British Muslims was conducted by ICM with analysis by the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism.
Refugee crisis: Austria begins work on 'anti-migrant' fence bordering Italy
The 250-metre structure will cover the Brenner Pass over several lanes of traffic on the border.
EU referendum: Tory MP accuses Cameron of 'Robert Mugabe antics' over £9m pro-EU leaflet
Europe Minister David Lidington said Nigel Evans' remarks were 'not his finest moment.'
Abuse against the elderly on the rise as £18m stolen from victims
People are being urged to install hidden cameras in the homes of vulnerable elderly family members.
Drone strike 'Kill List' - and Britain's role in it - will only make the world more dangerous
Kill List generates roughly 40 to 60 new enemies for every terrorist operative killed by drones
More than 50% of British Muslims back criminalising homosexuality, ICM poll reveals
According to the survey, 86% of British Muslims said they had a strong sense of belonging in Britain.
'Wake-up call for Westminster' as UK economy stutters in first quarter
Many business indicators tracked by the British Chambers of Commerce are 'at a low ebb.'
Ukip activist dubbed 'stupid' by his own party after blacking-up on Facebook
Jack Neill, from Hamilton in Scotland, posed in the bath with a blacked-up face 'for entertainment'.
Shane Tunney 'kicked to death' after asking teenagers to stop throwing food at people
The 24-year-old from Norton in Stockton-on-Tees was with a friend when he was attacked on 27 June 2015.
Mum found guilty of stamping 21-month-old daughter Ayeeshia Smith to death in Burton upon Trent
Smith died with injuries likened to that of a car crash victim on 1 May 2014
Hinkley Point C postponement 'still under discussion' says French energy minister
Ségolène Royal's comments have led to suggestions that EDF could be forced to halt the project.
Serious Fraud Office opens criminal probe into Tata Steel
Authorities examine allegations that certificates detailing the steel composition may have been falsified.
Missing PC Gordon Semple: Man arrested as human remains found in Southwark, London
PC Gordon Semple from Greenhithe in Kent had been missing since 1 April after visiting The Shard.
Man bludgeons 82-year-old to death then takes his car and uses his bank card in JD Sports
Raymond Sykes attacked his former neighbour, Arthur Walters-Girout, but says it was an act of mercy,
Dating website illicitencounters.com buys private island where the married can cheat risk-free
Guaranteed privacy on the island roughly 100 miles from Portsmouth says the dating agency.
Just 18% of Britons have truthful profile pages on Facebook and Twitter
The majority of British social media users lie to make their social profiles more interesting.
EU Referendum: Leaving would be an 'act of economic and political self-harm,' warns Cameron
According to a poll, 51% of voters support Remain compared to 44% who back Leave.