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Two men who tried to smuggle £42 million worth of cocaine into the UK have been jailed. Mark Moran, 23, and Daniel Livingstone, 25, were caught after 524kg of cocaine were found in a hire van outside a hotel where they stayed in Lelley, East Yorkshire, in May, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Moran and Colombian national Didier Tordecilla Reyes, 40, had sailed a rigid hulled inflatable boat from […]

The man accused of fatally shooting the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare has pleaded not guilty to murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution. Luigi Mangione, 26, was shackled and seated in a Manhattan court when he leaned over to a microphone to enter his plea over the killing of Brian Thompson. He was formally charged last week by the Manhattan district […]

Arsenal have been dealt a major injury blow after Mikel Arteta revealed a “really emotional” Bukayo Saka has been ruled out for “many weeks” with a hamstring tear. Saka, 23, left Selhurst Park on crutches after he went down in the first half of Arsenal’s 5-1 win at Crystal Palace holding his right leg on Saturday. And the England international, who has scored nine times and created 12 goals in […]

Morrisons has cut the price of items including turkeys and Champagne for all shoppers after a system glitch hit its loyalty card on Monday, but some customers may face delayed Christmas orders. The supermarket chain is offering 10% off an entire shop on Monday and Christmas Eve for its loyalty card holders, and discounted prices for all shoppers. Morrisons apologised to customers after confirming it was dealing with “system issues” […]

The Met Office has forecast a “mild Christmas” with “notably high temperatures” over the festive period. The weather service said conditions “should not play a factor” in any disruption to roads over the next few days as people travel home for Christmas. Met Office spokesman Oli Claydon said it would be a “mild Christmas” for many with “notably high temperatures” over the festive period, adding that this “doesn’t necessarily bring […]

A fire that broke out at the front of a shop in Birmingham is “under control”, emergency services said. West Midlands Fire Service said it responded to the incident at Stratford Road, Sparkhill, shortly before 4.55am on Monday. The fire service said the blaze at the front of a retail store spread to shop signage and the bay windows of flats above. It added that there were no casualties or […]

A victim of an alleged sex abuser priest has called for the Archbishop of York to step down over his “insulting and upsetting” response to his handling of the case. The anonymous woman questioned the “moral compass” of Stephen Cottrell, the Church of England’s second most senior bishop, saying the Church “deserves better”. Mr Cottrell is under increased pressure after new revelations that David Tudor was twice reappointed under him […]

The NHS has urged people to look out for symptoms of dementia as they gather with loved ones at Christmas as new data shows more people than ever before have been diagnosed with the condition in England. November figures from the health service revealed 499,068 people have received a dementia diagnosis – a jump of 19,416 in a year. Care minister Stephen Kinnock said a timely diagnosis is “vital” to […]

Belfast City Airport’s runway is “operating at normal” after it was forced to close following an emergency incident. A plane’s nose wheel collapsed as it landed in the airport amid adverse weather conditions on Sunday afternoon. There were four crew on board and no passengers when the hard landing occurred. The incident triggered emergency procedures at Belfast City Airport and forced the runway to close for the rest of the […]