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Two million crimes went unsolved in a single year in Britain, according to the latest Home Office data (Photos by National World/Adobe Stock)

‘Unpunished crime undermines the whole system of justice’

The council will purchase a four-bed home for an Afghan family and two two-bed units to be used as temporary accommodation for homeless families.

Government funding to provide accommodation for homeless families and refugees

Meet the man who is vying for the Shed of the Year title after turning his old strawberry patch into a summer work cabin using recycled materials.

We built a posh shed office from scratch - by raiding a skip

Travis Scott performs during Michael Rubin's 2023 Fanatics Super Bowl Party; the “Astroworld” musician is set to perform two dates in the UK this week despite being arrested in June 2024 in Miami (Credit: Getty Images)

Controversial US rapper will still perform in the UK despite arrest

Harborough candidates (from top left, going clockwise): Darren Woodiwiss (Green Party), Hajira Piranie (Labour), Danuta Jeeves (Reform UK), Neil O'Brien (Conservative), Phil Knowles (Liberal Democrats) and Robin Lambert (Social Democratic Party).

General election candidates in Harborough

The four MPs who claimed driving fines on expenses revealed

Prince Harry

Prince Harry loses bid to challenge decision over UK security plans

Queen Elizabeth II: Government forked £162 million on state funeral

Cost of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral revealed by Government

Men in the UK being offered £10,000 to pose as dads for migrant women’s babies in visa scam

UK men being offered £10,000 to pose as dads in visa scam

CCTV footage shows police storming a couple's Essex pub and seizing their golliwog dolls, saying the toys were a suspected hate crime (Photos: SWNS)

CAMRA makes damning verdict on pub at centre of Gollies row

The Campaign for Real Ale has issued guidance to the local branch which represents the pub

Patrick Hollis

MI5 has warned ministers of Chinese spies who buy citizenship through third countries to gain access to the UK.

Ministers warned of Chinese spies who slip through the UK

The top 10 UK burglary hotspots have been revealed

List shows top 10 burglary hotspots in the UK

The Bibby Stockholm will house 500 people (Photo: Home Office)

More than 500 asylum seekers to be housed on barge off coast

Police searching for Madeleine McCann to get extra funding

Martin Lewis has issued guidance to British holidaymakers heading abroad soon

Money Saving Expert team issues passport warning to holidaymakers

Data has revealed how many people are being prosecuted each week for failing to pay their BBC TV licence

TV licence row as thousands prosecuted each week for failing to pay

dangerous domestic abusers will be recorded on the violent and sex offender register under new government proposals (Photo: Adobe)

Domestic abusers could be added to violent and sex offender list

The gas is often linked with anti-social behaviour

South Leicestershire MP backs laughing gas ban proposal

Passport fees have increased for the first time in five years - here’s how much they now cost

New passport prices for adults & children as fees increase

DNP is used as a ‘slimming pill’ (not pictured) and has killed 33 people in the UK.

‘Slimming pill’ DNP to be classified as poison after 33 deaths

You can renew your UK passport online.

Countdown to passport price hike - how to apply before charge increase

Home Office vows law change to protect victims of sexual assault

British passport prices are set to rise next month

Passport application fees to increase next month

Emirates’ Airbus A3800-800 airliner approaches Heathrow international airport, where Border Force agents discovered a package contaminated with uranium in December

Scotland Yard continue investigations in uranium contaminated package

Detainees are seen inside the Manston holding centre for asylum seekers. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick this week vowed "more radical" policies to counter illegal migration.

Diphtheria confirmed at asylum centre following man’s death

‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street - residents unable to leave their homes

‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty Images

Home Secretary plans to crack down on protests with new bill

The bill will introduce serious punishment for disruptive protestors

Patrick Hollis

TUI has warned travellers to check the date on their passports before travelling abroad (Photo: Adobe)

TUI issues passport warning to everyone with a holiday booked this year

Asda trials self-ID cameras that verify your age when buying alcohol at self-che...

Mike Haynes

Desborough neighbours ready to help Afghan families with donations

Suspect charged in just one in 20 rapes - why the Guardian got this story wrong

Many have expressed concerns that the new law will disproportionately impact traveller communities (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

New trespassing laws will mean £2,500 fines or 3 months in prison for being on l...

Asylum seekers were housed in ‘filthy’ and ‘cramped’ conditions which made Covid outbreaks ‘virtually inevitable’ (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Asylum seekers were housed in ‘filthy’ and ‘cramped’ conditions which made Covid...

The government is working to reach people who are not currently registered with a GP (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's how to get the Covid vaccine if you're not currently registered with a GP

Domestic abuse rates are up 10% despite an overall drop in crime (Photo: Shutterstock)

Domestic abuse rates are up 10% despite an overall drop in crime

Tasers could become standard issue for all police who want them in England (Photo: Shutterstock)

Tasers could become standard issue for all police who want them in England

The findings raise questions about the efficacy of the watchdog (Photo: Shutterstock)

Fewer than 1 in 10 UK police officers lose their jobs after committing gross mis...

150,000 police records were wiped due to an ‘error’ - including fingerprints and...

UNICEF says the UK should ban the use of tasers and spit hoods on children

Breath tests set to double in December

Government poised to crack down on illegal number plates

Roadside breath tests plunge to lowest levels on record

Racism in the UK: tens of thousands of crimes were reported to police forces las...

Nearly 4,000 migrants have crossed the Channel so far this year (Photo: Getty Images)

Here’s why migrants risk their lives to come to the UK Claire Schofield

A court has ruled that people cannot be gender neutral on their passports

Nobody is sure if the post-Brexit passports are blue or black - what do you thin...

Drink-drive crashes on the increase as roadside testing is halved in 10 years

This is why the Home Office is deporting people to Jamaica

The change in colour aims to symbolise the UK's national identity, having first been used in 1921 (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is when UK passports will change to blue - and if you need to get one now B...

MPs say possession of illegal drugs should be decriminalised - do you agree?

Make sure your travel plans aren't caught out (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is everything you need to know about travelling when your child has a diffe...

Firefighters in Leicestershire face most calls in seven years, figures show

How the UK Visas and Immigration department is preparing for Brexit

How the UK Visas and Immigration department is preparing for Brexit

Thousands of suspects are avoiding justice in Leicestershire