Masked men armed with a machete reportedly forced their way into a house earlier this week, with armed police called to the scene.

Two parents were jailed this week over the death of their two-year-old daughter. Omra Wali Jan, died in February 2024 after suffering a non-accidental brain injury less than three months earlier.

Yellow snow and ice warnings have been issued for large parts of the UK as flooding is expected in more than 70 areas.

Huge parts of one of the region’s biggest railway stations have closed from this weekend to allow “once in a generation” works to take place.