All news by author: Ryan Merrifield

A huge fire broke out in Reading town centre at the Station Hill development site, not far from the train station, sending black smoke into the sky, with two people rescued

Mark Lang suffered fatal injuries as he was dragged hundreds of metres by his vehicle after trying to stop Christopher Elgifari from getting away with this stolen van in Cardiff

Unlicensed and uninsured Nicholas Hopkins, 20, ploughed into little Mustafa Ahmed as he crossed the road with his dad and 10-year-old brother outside Greenwich Islamic Centre

Alice Vinten, 42, served in the Met Police for 11 years and said the institutionalised sexism didn't start to change until the murder of Sarah Everard by PC Wayne Couzens in 2021

The Tilted Barrel in Tipton, West Midlands, has taken on the mantle of Britain's wonkiest pub after the nearby Crooked House was demolished following a devastating fire

Harvey Owen, 17, went missing along with friends Jevon Hirst, 16, Wilf Henderson, 17, and Hugo Morris, after they drove from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on Saturday and planned to camp in Snowdonia National Park

Nicolas Galy, 40, was one of a group of 10 jumpers taking part in the stunt in July 2018 which resulted in him being killed by the wing of pilot Alain C's plane

Sixth form students Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, went on a camping trip to North Wales over the weekend but never returned

Wilf Fitchett's partner Maddi wrote: "I love you so much baby. I'm going to miss you forever" in a heartbreaking tribute on Instagram after the teenager and three friends were found dead

Harvey Owen, 17, was one of four friends aged 16 to 18 who died after their Ford Fiesta crashed during a camping trip in North Wales over the weekend after driving from Shropshire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims he's survived several attempts on his life since the start of Vladimir Putin's invasion, and has fought back against claims the conflict is a 'forever war'

Ashley Dale, 28, was shot dead at her home while spending the evening watching TV with her miniature Dachshund, Darla. Four men were today convicted of her murder

James Witham, 41, Joseph Peers, 29, Niall Barry, 26, and Sean Zeisz, 28, were all convicted of the murder of council worker Ashley Dale, 28, who was shot dead at her home

Sasha Rodoy, from Friern Barnet in North London, filed a claim against Booking.com after the firm failed to provide a taxi from the airport in Sicily to her accommodation

The Mirror has spoken to experts about the psychology behind Facebook groups like 'Pervert$ unite to support Lucy Letby', with members expressing misplaced infatuation for the baby killer

Florin Sfetu, 41, suffered serious injuries and was knocked out after a rail bridge collapsed in Barking, East London, and he plummeted 15ft on to a rail line. He wants to thank the person who saved him

Rentokil says callouts for bedbugs went up 196% in October compared to the same month last year - but said confirmed activity of the critters was only 65%, with experts believing it maybe delusional parasitosis

Nine Met police officers were injured during clashes with right-wing thugs as at least 126 arrests were made during the counter-protest to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign march on Armistice Day

Rishi Sunak has condemned the "violent, wholly unacceptable" behaviour during today's protest after clashes erupted with police as at least 105 people were arrested

Eight-month-old Indi Gregory has been granted Italian citizenship and it's understood she will be moved to Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome after Italy granted her citizenship in a bid to save her life

Christina Ozturk is hoping to have dozens more babies using surrogates and says her age gap romance is a benefit when it comes to having so many children

Police were called to a dog attack in Halifax, West Yorkshire, on Monday night in which two people and another dog were injured - with the attacking animal shot dead

Today marks the one-month anniversary since an estimated 3,000 Hamas militants crossed the border into Israel to slaughter around 1,400 civilians - with the resultant bombardment of Gaza killing a child every 10 minutes, says the UN

Ian Fitzgibbon is among five men accused of murdering 28-year-old Ashley Dale, and claims he fled to Dubai after her death in August last year because he feared "people were gonna retaliate"

Two cases of the illness have been detected in Leicester - a university student and a school child - here are the key signs everyone needs to be aware of