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• Rats, flies and maggots: A community plagued by 25,000 tonnes of illegal waste

  "That smell of maggots, rotting food and maggots, my house smells like that."

• Child dies after 'hazardous materials incident' in London

  A child has died following a "hazardous materials incident" in east London.

• 'I know you loved me': Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann confronted parents at family home

  Julia Wandelt, a woman who claimed to be the missing British toddler Madeleine McCann, told Kate McCann: "I know you loved me," a court has heard.

• Man charged over 'racially aggravated' rape

  A 32-year-old man has been charged over a "racially aggravated" rape in Walsall.

• Man who stabbed girl eight times in Leicester Square won't face attempted murder trial

  A man who stabbed an 11-year-old girl in a random attack in Leicester Square will no longer face trial for attempted murder.

• Budget 2025: What tax rises and spending cuts could Rachel Reeves announce?

  As Rachel Reeves' second budget fast approaches, speculation about tax rises and spending cuts is reaching fever pitch.

• Watch as Mandelson challenged by Sky News over Epstein links

  Sky News has exclusively challenged Lord Peter Mandelson over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

• Southport killer 'had three 30-minute sessions with social workers after earlier conviction'

  Social workers spent three 30-minute sessions with the Southport killer after he went into his old school armed with a knife and attacked a fellow pupil with a hockey stick, the inquiry has heard.

• Afghan man arrested over fatal stabbing 'had arrived in UK in lorry'

  An Afghan national has been arrested after a man was stabbed to death and two other people, including a 14 year-old boy, were injured in west London.

• No simple solution to problem of Prince Andrew and Royal Lodge

  Royal Lodge, and the optics of Prince Andrew living in it, has been a problem for a long time, but never has the attention been this intense.