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The cost of policing protests in Epping could reach £1.7m by October, a crime panel meeting was told.Thousands of people have demonstrated in the town after an asylum seeker, Hadush Kebatu, was charged with sexual offences in July.Since then, Essex Police have arrested 32 people in connection with the disorder outside The Bell Hotel, where Kebatu, who was later jailed, was staying.Roger Hirst, the police, fire and crime commissioner for Essex, said the force’s response had required a “substantial level” of resources.Speaking at an Essex crime panel meeting, Hirst said: “I think some [officers] even came from Wales to support…

Before Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup final between Canada and England, BBC Sport asked fans: “What has been your favourite moment of the tournament so far?”WATCH MORE: ‘You set me up!’ – Red Roses lift the lid on team-matesWatch England v Canada live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app from 15:00 BST on Saturday.Available to UK users only.

Sarah Spina-MatthewsNorth WestPolice handoutStuart Everett (pictured) was murdered by his housemate Marcin Majerkiewicz in March 2024A murder victim’s brother has spoken of the haunting moment he realised a birthday card he had received had actually been sent by the man who had just killed his sibling.Stuart Everett, 67, was murdered by his housemate of seven years Marcin Majerkiewicz in March 2024, who then dumped his remains across Greater Manchester. Mr Everett’s older brother Richard Ziemacki said Majerkiewicz had been sending him text messages from his brother’s phone for weeks in a bid to cover up the murder, and had even…

An asylum seeker from Gaza tried to meet a 14-year-old schoolgirl for sex, before getting arrested.The child, who had been in contact with the Palestinian man over 57 days and had agreed to meet with him, is thought to have been a decoy.Al-Najjar Amir Abdulrahim, 30, has been arrested and remains in custody.He has been charged with attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to meet a child following grooming.The man will appear at Manchester City Crown Court next month | GB NEWSThe man will appear at Manchester City Crown Court next month.Despite not being considered…

Sarah Ferguson has sold a Belgravia townhouse originally bought as an investment for her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.The Duchess of York, who shares Royal Lodge in Windsor with her former husband, Prince Andrew, purchased the mews property in 2022 for £4.25million. It was let to a tenant who recently chose to buy it.Fergie’s spokesman, James Henderson, told the Times: “[She] wasn’t looking to sell it. She was asked by the tenant to buy it, and it seemed like a good time to sell. “It’s an investment property for her girls, and so the monies will be reinvested accordingly.”Sarah…

Pension savers could be missing out on retirement savings worth up to £24,500 due to widespread confusion about a pension scheme that actually increases their money rather than reducing it. Research reveals that the commonly misunderstood scheme could boost annual pension contributions by £463, yet many Britons avoid it because of its misleading nameSusan Hope, a retirement specialist at Scottish Widows, warns that the term “salary sacrifice” creates unnecessary fear among workers who believe they’ll lose income. She told GB News: “People hear salary ‘sacrifice’ and assume they need to give something up, that’s not the case.”The salary sacrifice scheme…

Chris Waring, East MidlandsSuppliedAmie – pictured with her son Reggie – said she no longer trusted hospital staff A woman who went into hospital for a planned Caesarean section and ended up in a coma for four days has said she remains traumatised by her experience.Amie suffered internal bleeding during the Caesarean section at Nottingham City Hospital on 26 August 2024.But she said her deteriorating condition was not identified, and was only able to see her son Reggie for 10 minutes before going into a coma.Her case is one of hundreds being examined as part of the largest maternity review…

Canada’s glittering wing Asia Hogan-Rochester says she is looking forward to expressing herself in Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup final against England.WATCH MORE: How tragedy freed world player of the year nominee JonesWatch England v Canada live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app from 15:00 BST on Saturday.Available to UK users only.

Sir Keir Starmer is “lying to Britons” if he “believes digital ID cards are going to work”, James Price has claimed.Speaking to GB News, the Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies claimed that the move would create “more bureaucracy and more difficulty for normal people”.The Prime Minister is expected to confirm the move in today, in a bid to tackle the illegal migration crisis and those working in the underground economy.The digital identification, nicknamed the “Brit Card”, will be able to verify an individual’s right to live and work in the UK.Keir Starmer has been accused of ‘lying…

A senior Bank of England policymaker has rejected claims that Britain faces distinctive inflationary challenges, advocating for additional reductions in interest rates.Swati Dhingra, who serves on the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), maintains there is no justification for excessive caution when reducing borrowing costs.Writing in The Times, she challenged the widespread view that UK inflation differs fundamentally from other economies. “It’s become commonplace to assert that inflation in the UK is out of step with other economies, requiring a more careful approach to cutting interest rates as a result,” she stated.A Bank of England policymaker has claimed inflation is…