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A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed in what police have called an “awful incident”. Keiron Charles, 17, was pronounced dead at the scene in Erconwald Street, Shepherd’s Bush, west London, at about 13:10 BST on Saturday. Another boy, aged 16, was taken to hospital with stab...

A teenager found dead after going swimming in a lake in south-east London has been named as Izaiah Smith. The body of the 15-year-old was found in Beckenham Place Park in Beckenham at about 22:40 BST on Friday following searches by specialist dive teams. The Metropolitan Police previously said his death was being treated as...

Watch: Pope Francis waves to crowd from wheelchair in first public appearance since leaving hospital Pope Francis has made an appearance at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican following his discharge from hospital after five weeks of treatment. The Pope briefly appeared on stage in a wheelchair, with a breathing tube under his nose. “Hello...

Simon Armstrong BBC News, North East & Cumbria BBC A cordon has been put in place with officers carrying out house-to-house inquiries A man has died in a shooting in County Durham. Emergency services attended a home in Elm Street, Stanley, at about 17:20 BST on Saturday following reports of a disturbance. A man aged...

A huge gorse fire in County Down which led to the evacuation of homes in the vicinity of the Mourne Mountains is believed to have been started deliberately. A major incident was declared after the large wildfire broke out on the Sandbank Road in Hilltown about 17:00 BST on Saturday. More than 100 firefighters with...