All news by author: Ryan Merrifield

Visitors to Jubilee Beach in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, have taken to TripAdvisor to warn others to "stay away" due to the raw sewage, drugs and litter they found there

A new Banksy mural, called Morning is Broken, has appeared on a derelict farmhouse in Herne Bay, Kent, with the mysterious artist confirming they are behind it on Instagram

Prince William has spoken about how his mum the late Princess Diana introduced him to homelessness as part of a film for Red Nose Day after spending time with charity Groundswell, funded by Comic Relief

Missing Claudia Lawrence's heartbroken mum Joan says the BBC continues to hound her daughter for her TV licence fee 14 years after she vanished - and in January threatened court action

Gloucestershire Police arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of terror offences as well as attempted murder after a woman - reported to be a US spy working at GCHQ - was stabbed

Prince Andrew is said to have engaged in "extreme and outrageous conduct" with alleged sex attack victim Virginia Giuffre, according to her lawyer as part of a different case involving Jeffrey Epstein

Anthony Bennett said his 14-year-old son Ethan is "lucky" to be alive after being pulled from the wreckage of a suspected gas explosion in Swansea, Wales, on Monday

South Wales Police said the man's family has been informed and is being supported by specially trained officers following the suspected gas explosion in Morriston, Swansea, on Monday

The National Education Union (NUE) is locked in a stalemate with Education Secretary Gillian Keegan over talks amid a long-running pay dispute with pupils across England facing disruption

Passenger Joel Lia, 27, was dropped off at home before the fatal crash in Cardiff which killed three people after a night out, but joined searchers looking for the missing car

Huge crowds have gathered in Parliament Square chanting 'stop the bill' as MPs debated Home Secretary Suella Braverman's draconian plans to end Channel crossings

South Wales Police confirmed the body of a man who was previously unaccounted for has been found in the rubble of a home after a suspected gas explosion in the city's Morriston area

Frances Kendra Lucero, 27, was fatally shot as she walked home with her partner and two children after they dined at a restaurant in Daly City, California, US, on March 6

Armed officers stopped a car and arrested two men and a woman on suspicion of murder after the alleged attack in Castle Vale, Birmingham, which has left one dead and another in a critical condition

Joel Lia, 27, has been named as the mystery fifth passenger in the Volkswagen Tiguan before it crashed in St Mellons, Cardiff, killing Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, both 21, as well as Rafel Jeanne, 24

Storm Larisa is bringing torrential rain, 50mph gales and up to 40cm snow with Met Office weather warnings remaining in place across the UK and schools expected to remain shut

Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson is bidding to be released from prison after spending 48 years behind bars, but his brother Mark Peterson says they no longer speak

Temperatures of -16C were recorded at Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands overnight, making it the coldest March since 2010, according to the Met Office which has issued an amber warning

Prince Harry and Meghan had their one-year-old daughter christened on March 3 as Princess Lilibet and will also be referring to son Archie, three, as Prince - with the Royal site now reflecting this

Kyle Bevan, 31, sent his mum a "disturbing" 22-second video of two-year-old Lola James limp with a swollen head as he tried to make her stand up and saying "she's gone"

The UK recorded its lowest temperatures of the year overnight but the Met Office is forecasting milder temperatures as winter makes way for spring - with a major upswing imminent

Eve Smith's dad Everton Smith has shared a heartbreaking tribute to his daughter who died in a car crash in Cardiff, describing his "numbness" at never being able to see her again

Schools across the UK are having to close due to the late winter cold snap which has brought blizzard conditions and a level three cold alert by the UK Health Security Agency

Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32, were travelling in Volkswagen Tiguan which was later found in the St Mellons area of Cardiff

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police have called for any witnesses to the fatal crash on Middle Road, Southampton, at 1am on Sunday to come forward and help with the investigation