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A wheel of Double Gloucester won in the annual traditional cheese rolling races in Gloucestershire is to be served up to rough sleepers in north London. First-timer Ava Sender Logan, 20, managed to bag the 7lb (3kg) cheese in the …

Eight people have been arrested after a man was allegedly forced into a vehicle by men in balaclavas. Surrey Police said the "serious incident" happened on Rough Rew, Dorking, during the early afternoon of 26 April. Officers said the man, …

Early on Friday morning, before a single result was actually confirmed, my phone started to buzz with sources from various parties telling me their predictions from before polling day – that Reform UK would gain a handful of Nottinghamshire seats …

The Prison Service will conduct a snap review into whether protective body armour should be made available to front-line staff, the justice secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood's announcement comes after Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi threw hot oil at prison …

A woman who travelled across the South West Coastal Path with her terminally ill husband has said a film depicting their journey took her "right back" to those difficult moments. Raynor Winn, a writer who grew up on a farm …

Miriam Margoyles, Jenny Eclair and Bill Bailey are among the performers appearing in more than 3,000 shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, including 3,352 shows across 265 venues. Comedy, …

A man who poured petrol over another man before setting him alight, as well as setting fire to a property, has been jailed for life. Ryan Tomney, 29, of Normandy Road in Cleethorpes, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm …

Scouts were “jumping up and down with excitement” when they were treated to a surprise visit from the Princess of Wales, their leader has said. Princess Kate met the group from Cumbria’s 1st Ulverston Scouts, alongside chief scout Dwayne Fields …

A woman who left her dog to die in her house after she moved out has been banned from keeping animals. Rachel Maxwell was put in a hotel after a fire and flood at her home in Darwen, Lancashire, but …

Former First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he will not vote for a bill which would legalise assisted dying in Scotland. A new law allowing terminally-ill people to take their own life, put forward by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur, …