Southchurch High School sent a text message to parents about a new uniform policy which some said could have harmed poorer children — now the school claims it was a mistake

Raheela Sadaf, 36, admitted assaulting two people at Wibbly Wobbly World of Play in Perry Barr, Birmingham, in a fight between feuding family members at a kid's party

Simon Mellors, 56, was found hanged in his cell at HMP Manchester ahead of his murder trial. In the lead-up to his death, he said he wanted the 'visions' to "go away"

Four years ago the Duke of Sussex claimed he and his dad would frequently chat about climate change for "hours", a far cry from their frosty relationship of today

The delayed April showers are lashing Brits in May as heavy downpours are set to continue with thunderstorms, hail and lightning this week. Torrential downpours are set to drench parts of the UK

CBS anchor Gayle King claims she predicted Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepping down as senior royals to find their own way a year before they announced the decision themselves

A young man, believed to be in his 20s, was shot in the chest after a gunman entered a pub and began shooting. Emergency services rushed to the scene and took the man to hospital

Santokh Doal, 34, who bought homes, two cars and a £14k Rolex watch from the profits of his cocaine empire has been told he has to pay back £90,000 by a judge

James Hobby, 54, and his partner's son suffered a broken leg and a subcontractor was seriously injured after builders failed to prop the gable, party wall and chimney

Tributes have been paid to Richard Harris, 56, who was found dead in a sleeping bag in the back of his black cab. Pals say the 'witty' dad was working hard for his daughters

Police investigators have been searching for missing teenager Mary Bastholm, last seen 53 years ago, underneath a cafe in Gloucester – in the belief her case is linked to serial killer Fred West.

Cheyenne O’Connor has help convict 24 would-be child sex offenders by posing as a young boy online – but she says the people she catches should be jailed as of they were grooming a real child

Police have received multiple reports of indecent exposure in South Tyneside and Gateshead and released a CCTV image of a man they want to identify following a fresh sighting

Prince Harry is "confident" and can "fly solo" without his celebrity wife Meghan Markle according to body language expert Judi James who analysed the trailer for The Me You Can’t See

After 35 years of agony, the parents of murdered schoolgirls Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway have finally got justice as the former girlfriend of killer Russell Bishop is found guilty of covering up his vile crimes

Death Row inmates in one US state now officially face a horrifying choice between death by electric chair or firing squad after a new law was signed off by its governor

An unearthed picture of the Duchess of Sussex, taken before she met Prince Harry, shows Meghan Markle beaming as she holds up a picture of her soon to be sister-in-law Kate Middleton

Anthony Gelling, 30, who plays for Leigh Centurians, allegedly punched his former wife in the face. He told Liverpool Crown Court he was trying to stop her from running him over

A farmer filmed hundreds of rats nesting in the hale bales of a barn in Wales. The city of rodents came scampering out when a bale of hay was removed by a tractor

Essex police are hunting a vile thief who stole a woman's wedding and engagement rings – valued at £13,5000 – moments after she died aged with her husband at her side at the Princess Alexandra Hospital

Richard Montañez, 62, is set to have a blockbuster biopic made by Eva Longoria but the extent of his incredible Flamin' Hot Cheetos claims, have been questioned by former colleagues

Luke Williams handed over personal details to conmen posing as customers in a bid to steal more than £2.3million. He has been jailed for four years at Southwark Crown Court

John Gibson said that he put on the kilt belonging to Scottish soldiers as a prank at Balmoral before posing for a snap. He didn't realise that the Queen was watching

Terrille Yates, 32, bought a McDonald's meal, £14.50 worth of scratchcards and withdrew £300 in cash after finding Jane Godfrey dead at her home and stealing her bank cards

Caroline Crouch, 20, and the family dog were killed by armed robbers in Greece last week while father and husband Charalambos Anagnostopolous was helplessly bound