Usher was the first adult to be charged with riot, following a 15-year-old boy, also from Sunderland, having had his violent disorder charge upgraded to riot.

A social worker was described as a “monster” as he was jailed for sexually messaging two young teenagers on Snapchat and accessing records of another teenager he had a relationship with.

The youths, now aged 13, were both aged 12 when they took a machete to a park, where they killed stranger Shawn Seesahai.

A coalition of nature groups said they identified gaps in commitment and funding that need to be filled to address England’s water crisis.

Conservationists are celebrating after white-tailed eagles bred in Northern Ireland for the first time for more than 150 years. Two first-time breeders in Co Fermanagh successfully fledged one chick.

Parts of England suffered localised flooding on Friday with a weather warning of high winds on Sunday to come.

Speaking to broadcasters, John Healey said his ‘first concern remains the safety of British nationals in Lebanon’.

The government has been pressed to hold an independent inquiry into the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan. Mr O’Hagan was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in Lurgan, Co Armagh in 2001. No-one has ...

The Justice for Harrods Survivors team said they are in possession of ‘credible evidence of abuse’ at businesses including Fulham Football Club.

Nationwide’s £2.9 billion takeover of rival Virgin Money has been approved by a judge. Lawyers for the lenders secured the sanctioning of the deal at a specialist companies court in London on Friday.

A flood alert is currently in place for parts of Surrey along the River Thames following heavy rainfall overnight.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has previously urged pensioners to check if they are eligible for the benefit.