The UK and France have finalised a three-year agreement worth up to £662 million, intensifying efforts to deter migrant crossings in the English Channel. The deal includes deploying riot-trained police and advanced surveillance technology to French beaches.
The Church of England is preparing to issue a formal apology for its involvement in historical forced adoptions, where tens of thousands of babies were taken from unmarried mothers between 1949 and 1976. This follows similar apologies from other religious institutions and devolved governments, intensifying pressure on the UK government to acknowledge its own role.
West Yorkshire Police have arrested a man in connection with the 2004 murder of Leeds businessman John Luper, who died during a violent robbery at his Alwoodley home.
Four individuals have been hospitalised with stab wounds following a disturbance at Tenby railway station in Pembrokeshire. Two arrests have been made, and police are investigating the incident.
