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• Mother jailed for 10 years after her four sons died in house fire while she was out shopping

  A woman whose four young boys died in a house fire after she went to a supermarket has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

• Judges who oversaw family court proceedings related to care of Sara Sharif can be named

  Three judges who oversaw family court proceedings related to the care of Sara Sharif can be named next week, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

• Grandson of pie company tycoon jailed over murder of friend on Christmas Eve

  The grandson of a pie company tycoon who killed his best friend in a "frenzied attack" on Christmas Eve has been sentenced.

• 'Sting jet' behind fastest-ever wind gusts recorded in Ireland during Storm Eowyn - but what is it?

  A "sting jet" was behind the fastest-ever wind gusts recorded in Ireland, the Met Office says.

• US woman charged with murdering her children loses fight against extradition from UK

  A US mother charged with murdering two of her young children has lost her fight to avoid extradition from the UK.

• All the cancellations and closures caused by Storm Eowyn

  Flights, rail services, sporting fixtures and hospitals are all set to be affected on Friday when Storm Eowyn slams into the UK.

• Thousands of young men obsessed with violence, UK's most senior police officer warns

  The UK's most senior police officer has warned thousands of young men are obsessed with violence in the wake of the Southport killings.

• Tourist tax for Edinburgh visitors one step closer as council considers 5% levy

  People staying overnight in Edinburgh could face a tourist tax from next summer under plans being considered by the city's council.

• Joey Barton 'kicked his wife in the head' after threatening to fight her father, court hears

  Former footballer Joey Barton pushed his wife to the floor and kicked her in the head, leaving her with a bleeding nose and a lump on her forehead during a drunken argument at their home, a court has heard. 

• Man in his 80s arrested on suspicion of murder after death of woman

  Police have arrested a man in his 80s on suspicion of murder after the death of a woman in Bedfordshire.