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A man who subjected his partner's three-year-old son to "horrendous" beatings and left him to bleed to death has been sentenced to at least 24 years in prison.

A teenage boy has been found guilty of murder after stabbing a 12-year-old girl to death after a row over a Snapchat video.

England has recorded 14 new cases of monkeypox, taking the UK's total to 71.

The UK's energy price cap is expected to rise in October to around £2,800, Ofgem's chief executive says.

Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens has pleaded not guilty to four charges of indecent exposure.

Kurt Zouma has pleaded guilty to kicking and slapping a cat after footage emerged of the incident in February.

Prince William has suggested giving out a free pint in exchange for attending a check-up to encourage reluctant men to look after their health.

London mayor Sadiq Khan has written to the Met Police asking for a "detailed explanation" of its partygate probe - after claiming photos showed the PM was "caught red-handed" at an event for which he was not fined.

Every university in the UK will be asked to introduce a policy to tackle spiking by the end of the year, it has been announced.

There are now a total of 131 confirmed cases of monkeypox and a further 106 suspected cases - in 19 countries, the World Health Organisation has revealed.