Janice Nix, 66, charged with manslaughter over death of Andrea Bernard, who died after being assaulted in south London

Janice Nix has been charged with manslaughter following the death of Andrea Bernard.

Five-year-old died in special burns unit five weeks after she was taken to hospital following 1978 assault

A giant 60ft sinkhole has opened up in the middle of a UK high street. A cordon is in place today (18 February) in Godstone High Street, Surrey, with a number of buildings evacuated. The road has been closed between Oxted Road and Bletchingley Road. Some homes are currently without water. A SES Water spokesman said: “Our teams are on site to carry out urgent repair work. A road closure is in place to ensure the safety of our teams on site. We’re really sorry for the disruption this is causing and are doing all we can to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.”

As an interim report by former justice secretary David Gauke lays bare how a move to long sentencing has contributed to a prison system in crisis, what has become of the political class that got hooked on being ‘tough on crime’, asks Andrea Coomber KC

Couple accused of entering country ‘under guise of tourists’ had been monitored by security agencies

Craig and Lindsay Foreman were on a round-the-world motorcycle tour when they were arrested last month

John Healey is discussing his priorities for the future of Britain’s armed forces at the Institute of Government

Study by former Tory justice secretary David Gauke will give Starmer political cover to tackle overcrowding and save money

A SUSPECTED spy was just a naive beautician whose judgment was clouded by love, a court heard yesterday. Vanya Gaberova, 30, was said to be besotted with Biser Dzhambazov, who admits being part of …

The issue made headlines in September when thousands of people were freed early to ease overcrowding.

Successive governments’ ‘penal populism’ has driven England and Wales justice system to brink of collapse, report finds

Hundreds of teenagers have been given an IN10 police endorsement since 2020, says road safety charity