Man pleads not guilty to £2.5m National Lottery fraud

A man has pleaded not guilty to fraudulently claiming a £2.5m lottery win.

Edward Putman, 53, of Station Road, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, allegedly claimed the jackpot with a faked ticket in 2009.

Hate crimes: Rise in offences linked to religious beliefs

There has been a surge in hate crime directed at people because of their religious beliefs, new figures show.

Body found in search for missing Nottingham man

A body has been found during the search for William Shields (Billy Shields).

Fifty-seven-year-old William, who was known to his friends and family as Billy, went missing from the St Ann’s area in the early hours of Sunday morning (14 October 2018).