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It started with a strong espresso in a simple cafe on a side street in north London.

The owner of a barber shop that was twice confronted by a man wielding a knife has questioned whether last Saturday's Huntingdon stabbing attack could have been prevented, had the police taken his concerns seriously.

In the political arena, you will often see people try to capitalise on the wrongdoings or failures of others.

A woman is in a critical condition after she was stabbed in the neck in what police have described as an "unprovoked attack".

Davina McCall has revealed she has had breast cancer, nearly a year after she had surgery to remove a brain tumour.

An NHS trust and a ward manager will be sentenced next week for health and safety failings - more than a decade after a young woman died in a secure mental health hospital.

Sir Alan Bates has told Sky News that the government's new Capture Redress Scheme is "half-baked".

US scientist James Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix shape of DNA, has died aged 97.

A teenager has been sentenced to five years in a young offenders institution for causing the death of a 17-year-old by dangerous driving - just one day after he had passed his test.

The proposed £1.6bn takeover of a big chunk of ITV by Sky would be the biggest consolidation in British broadcasting in more than 20 years, and reflects fundamental changes in viewing habits and commercial realities.