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A former US Air Force pilot has been cleared of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl after approaching her outside Harrods in London.Robert Prussak, 57, approached the girl after she became separated from her family during a trip from France on 22 April.The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was standing outside the department store in Knightsbridge, a trial at Isleworth Crown Court heard, when Mr Prussak sought to help her.He then walked with her to his…

Trick-or-treaters can expect "unseasonably mild" weather for Halloween, according to the Met Office. Parts of the UK saw conditions "more akin to early June than late October" on Monday the Met Office said, up to 7C above the seasonal average. Although most places were not far off the October average, the drier and milder weather is expected to last throughout the week.But it's not all good news for those hoping to take part in Halloween festivities on Thursday - there…

Alex Salmond has been remembered as not just the political leader who took Scotland "so close to his dream of independence", but as a "dear friend".Tributes were paid to the former first minister of Scotland at his private funeral service at Strichen Parish Church in Aberdeenshire on Tuesday. Image: Mr Salmond's coffin arriving at Strichen Parish Church. Pic: PA Image: Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh arriving with her husband, Zulfiqar Sheikh. Pic: PA Image: John Bercow, former speaker of the House of Commons,…

Apple Intelligence is rolling out on certain iPhones, iPads and Macs around the world. The artificial intelligence (AI) now helps Apple users with things like writing, emailing and photo curation. "This is the beginning of an exciting new era," said Apple chief executive Tim Cook on X.But, for many users in the UK, it won't be immediately available until they change their settings. In order to install Apple Intelligence, in the UK, users with iPhone 16s, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15…

Police searching for a missing woman have issued a renewed appeal, more than three months since she was last seen.Charlene Hobbs, 35, from the Riverside area of Cardiff, was last seen on 19 July at Cardiff Bay Retail Park at around 10.30am. South Wales Police say Ms Hobbs also has connections to the Bristol area.Detectives are looking for any information on her whereabouts since she was last seen.A 45-year-old man from the Adamsdown area of the Welsh capital was arrested…

Former Conservative MP Aaron Bell carried out "brazen and drunken" sexual misconduct in the parliament bar, a watchdog has found.Parliament's standards watchdog found that the former MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme "abused his position of power" by touching a woman "on her left thigh, waist and bottom inappropriately and without her consent" while in one of Parliament's bars in December 2023.The panel found that had Mr Bell still been an MP, the panel said it would have considered suspending him from Parliament…

Liam Payne's first posthumous single, Do No Wrong, will be released this Friday.US singer and songwriter Sam Pounds shared the news on social media, saying he hoped the track "eclipses the negative echoes" of the One Direction star's death, and acts as a "blessing" to Payne's family.The 31-year-old died earlier this month after he fell from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.While final toxicology reports have not yet been made public, preliminary reports suggested…

More than 1,000 Ford employees will go on strike from tomorrow, the Unite union has said. Administrative workers in Dunton, Stratford, Dagenham, Daventry and Halewood will walk out for 24 hours over a long-running dispute about pay and contract changes. The carmaker has offered many office workers a one-off payment for 2024, rather than giving them a permanent pay ris.Performance-related pay will be imposed from next year for all staff. Ford has been contacted for comment. This breaking news story…

Police are appealing for witnesses after two people were shot in east London. Two men, aged 25 and 27, were taken to hospital after the shooting on Thorne Close in Canning Town at about 2.05am on Saturday. They continue to receive medical treatment but neither suffered life-threatening injuries.Detective Inspector Iain Wallace said: "I would like to hear from anyone who was in the area in the early hours of Saturday - who heard or saw anything suspicious - to come…

A 26-year-old man has died while detained at Brook House immigration removal centre, private security company Serco has confirmed.The Home Office has sent its condolences to the family and friends of the man, who died on Sunday at the centre near Gatwick Airport in West Sussex.Activists from Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group reacted to the news by criticising Brook House, which is managed and operated by Serco, as "prison architecture".The group added: "No one should take their last breath there."We mourn…