All news by author: Tim Hanlon

A coroner reached for a tissue while fighting tears as she opened the inquests of two young girls, a man and a woman who were found stabbed to death in Costessey, near Norwich

Julia Wandelt, a 22-year-old from Poland, has now said that she "never meant to hurt anyone" after claiming she was Madeleine McCann but DNA tests proved she wasn't last year

Here is a list of five key ways that you can reduce your risk of developing bowel cancer following rising cases and the prediction for a spike in deaths this year

Mark Gordon, who is accused along with his aristocrat girlfriend Constance Marten of killing their baby, "slid down in his seat" when a police car by their taxi, a court heard

The mother of a stillborn baby who was discovered in a toilet cubicle at the Three Horse Shoes, in Oulton, near Leeds, on Sunday, has now been found by police and is being given support

A man believed to be armed with weapons including a crossbow and making threats to harm residents at a property in Southwark, London, has died after being shot by police

Victoria Anderson, from Inverclyde, has told how her son Angus, three, went "limp and stone cold" during a seizure brought on from having a slushy and he remained unconscious for two hours

Footage shows an Ecuador prison with "VIP cells" where prisoners enjoyed luxuries from alcoholic drinks, a disco and even a swimming pool as authorities battle drug gangs

King Charles is seeking a tech expert with a salary of £75,000 a year who will protect computer systems at Buckingham Palace and prevent cyber attacks on the Royal Family

A man has been detained by police after opening an emergency door on an AeroMexico plane and walking onto the wing at Mexico City International Airport

The UK is set for 17-hours of heavy rain that will sweep in today for parts of the country with a weather warning in place until tomorrow. People are told that travel disruption is possible

Kate has been gifted some incredible jewellery from Prince William for birthdays and other memorable occasions and here is a list of nine of the most stunning pieces

The island of Poveglia, a short distance from Venice in Italy, holds a dark and macrabre history as it was were many sick people have been taken over the centuries to die in often horrific ways

King Charles believes that Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, can play a key part in the future of the Royal Family and is his "secret weapon" due to her rapport with the public, said a royal expert

Peter and Helen Kroger appeared to be a typical friendly couple who owned a bookshop in west London but their true identities were later revealed as Russian spymasters Morris and Lona Cohen

Urban explorer Yannick has taken photos from an abandoned palace in Portugal which has been empty for nearly 30 years and was left fully furnished with family belongings inside

British businessman Ian J Stones who disappeared in China back in 2018 was jailed in 2022 for spying, Beijing has now said, while officials have warned citizens of honey plots by foreign spies

Ivan Petrelli, 45, who was jailed for kidnap and assault in Italy having been mistaken for his lookalike brother is seeking compensation after being freed 18 months later

House buyers have mocked a £1 million price tag on a London property which is filled with bin bags and is described by one person as "looking like Pat Butcher's home"

An expert has given a little known symptom of dementia, which affects 944,000 people in the UK, that can be a common habit during the day and is a sign of the brain weakening

The head of the British Army has said the UK needs to have a "citizens army" ready to fight if war broke out - but here are the medical conditions that would exclude you from conscription

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, 9, from south-east London, died after an asthma attack in 2013 having been exposed to air pollution and now her mum is suing the Government for compensation

Workmen have arrived at the family home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire to begin the demolition of the controversial luxury spa with relatives seen clearing out many prized possessions

Sex monster Josef Fritzl's ‘house of horrors’ were he kept his daughter as a captive in a dungeon in Austria has now been converted into blocks of flats, as the local community tries to move on

David Carruthers, 61, and Janus Atkin, 37, from Newport in Gwent, both admitted offences involving extreme body modifications with videos posted on a "eunuch maker" website