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Lawyers for Luigi Mangione have filed fresh paperwork seeking to throw out the state case over the UnitedHealthcare executive's killing, citing New York's double-jeopardy law after his federal guilty plea.
Ahead of a Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda, the prime minister said he was open to a state apology and talks, but ruled out financial reparations and announced a debt drive.
A Dublin court has sentenced three men for planning to attack the Maryam Mosque in Galway. One of them is from Annalong, County Down. Gardaí linked them to a self-styled extremist group.
George Filip, 45, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court for running a group that brought at least 16 women to the UK for sex work. Three others were also sentenced.
A jury at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court convicted Simon Richardson of murdering headteacher Michael Mullins. Sentencing is set for Monday.
Treasury officials have reportedly told Ben Houchen that mayors can hand tax revenue to residents and firms as grants, at the cost of other local priorities.
Ministry of Justice figures show 52,716 people were sent back to prison in the year to June, up 27%, despite early release measures.
Ministers told MPs that only five council mergers in England will go ahead for now. Nine areas, including Lancashire and Kent, face further delay.
Reform UK has begun distributing The Reformer, a monthly paper in which Nigel Farage is the only credited reporter. The party says it wants a national publishing operation.
A jury at Southwark crown court convicted the far-right activist on both counts. He faces up to 10 years in prison and returns to court in December.
Mair Godley says Carl Johnson accused her of "facilitating the invasion" for teaching English to asylum seekers. Her husband has lodged a complaint with Essex county council.
A federal judge barred Bill Essayli from two prosecutions, citing a recent appeals ruling. The order is on hold while the justice department appeals.
The chancellor is expected to ease energy bills, scrap the carer's allowance cliff edge and raise bank taxes, while holding big spending decisions until next year.
Prosecutors in Washington failed to win an indictment of the ex-White House staffer who testified on 6 January. Details of the allegations were not clear.
The Court of Appeal ruled the minimum terms given to Klevi and Nivalda Pirjani were unduly lenient. Their three-month-old son Miguel had 41 fractures.