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A boy has been charged with arson after a synagogue was attacked in northwest London.

Anybody who carries out arson attacks for pay will be hit with "significant" sentences, police have warned, after eight people were arrested on suspicion of a series of attacks across London. 

The UK's unemployment rate has taken a surprise fall, according to official figures, released amid warnings of a spike in job losses to come.

A counter-terror investigation has been launched into a man formerly employed in parliament who was arrested under anti-hacking laws.

Baroness Karren Brady has stepped down as vice-chair of West Ham United, the football club has announced.

A woman died when she suffered serious neck injuries after a dog attack, an inquest has heard.

A former high school teacher sexually assaulted his adopted baby before smothering him to death, a court has heard. 

Four people have been arrested at another protest in Epsom after a woman was allegedly raped outside a church over a week ago.

Heavy disruption is expected on the Tube this week as train drivers go on strike over changes to their working conditions.

At least two children die from knife wounds every month in England, a national study has found.