The jury in a trial of a man accused of murder has been discharged.
Elvis Vickers, 47, of Mousehold Street, Norwich, is charged with the murder of 48-year-old Abdulkadar Chadli, his neighbour, in November 2024.
The trial started at Norwich Crown Court on 31 March, but on Wednesday the judge ruled that proceedings should be stopped because of the availability of legal representatives.
A new trial date has been set for 24 November.
A brown bear who underwent pioneering, life-saving brain surgery in October has rejoined his playmates after more than a year apart.
Three-year-old Boki, who lives at Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, Kent, started suffering seizures last summer, which were believed to have been caused by hydrocephalus (fluid on the brain).
It was decided that brain surgery was the best option for Boki, who went under the knife in October.
After spending the winter in semi-hibernation, he has now been able to re-join Wildwood's other two bears, Fluff and Scruff.
World-leading veterinary surgeon Romain Pizzi, who waived his fee for the job, fitted a stent between Boki's brain and abdomen to help him pass the excess fluid.
Head of bears at Wildwood, Jon Forde, said: "We had to be certain Boki was strong enough before putting them back together.
"He would often sit by the fence line, watching them, so we knew he missed them.
"But we were taken aback by just how much it has lifted all three of them. It's not just Boki who's benefited, we've seen a positive impact on Fluff and Scruff too.
"We'll continue to monitor their interactions carefully, but for now Boki will spend the day with them, then return to his own enclosure overnight, so he doesn't keep them awake all night."
Boki was adopted from Port Lympne Reserve in Kent in 2022, after being rejected by his mother and hand-reared by keepers.
Keepers at Wildwood taught him key bear behaviours and began integrating him with Fluff and Scruff, who had been rescued from horrific conditions in a Bulgarian hunting facility.
An art exhibition showcasing school shirts emblazoned with anti-knife crime messages will go on display as part of Knife Crime Awareness Week.
Created by young people in Bristol, the exhibition will be held at The Lord Mayor's Chapel on College Green, Bristol, on 19 May.
In the Empty Shirts, Lost Childhoods project, participants aged 13 to 25 were invited to decorate plain white school shirts with poetry, slogans, artwork, and memorials that reflect their feelings and experiences of knife crime.
The University of Bristol's Dr Jade Levell, who led the project, said the exhibition "shines an important light" on young people.
Knife Crime Awareness Week, which runs from 19 – 25 May, is an annual campaign by The Ben Kinsella Trust that aims to raise awareness of knife crime's devastating effects and promote preventative solutions.
Dr Levell said: "[The project] aims to make people think about the experience of 'childhood' for those absent from school.
"Writing on school shirts is a rite of passage for many young people as they graduate from formal education.
"Children involved in youth violence often miss out on this milestone, due to being excluded from school, victims of violence, or perpetrators in custody."
The project represents the culmination of a unique creative project spearheaded by the University of Bristol in collaboration with local schools and youth organisations.
Inspired by The Clothesline Project, a global initiative that raises awareness of gender-based violence, this is the first time the concept has been adapted to address serious youth violence in the UK.
Organisers hope it will spark conversations and shift perceptions away from criminality and towards understanding and support.
The project also invites community members to respond by contributing to a "community manifesto" that will be shared with Bristol City Council and other partners to inform future youth violence prevention strategies.
Participating organisations include Barnardo's, Empire Fighting Chance, Youth Moves, and City of Bristol College.
Duncan Stanway, assistant director at Barnardo's, said: "It is important that we listen to what young people who are affected by violence say about their lives.
"We see too many young people who are seriously harmed through exploitation and violence."
The initiative is part of a broader citywide effort, led by the Bristol City Office, to address serious youth violence through collaboration between community groups, academics, police, and public health bodies.
Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner Clare Moody praised the initiative.
She said: "[It} powerfully captures the voices and experiences of young people affected by violence."
The exhibition will be held from 11:00 to 17:00 BST on May 19 and is free and open the public.
Two men have been arrested after a drone was seen circling above a prison.
The device was spotted hovering in the airspace of HMP Long Lartin in South Littleton, Worcestershire, at about 22:30 BST on Monday.
Officers stopped a car about 20 minutes later and found a drone in the vehicle, West Mercia Police said.
Two men, aged 19 and 33, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to convey prohibited items into a prison.
The older man was also arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs. Both remain in custody while inquiries continue.
Det Ch Insp James Bamber said: "We are continuing to crack down on incursions around HMP Long Lartin and have seized another drone suspected to be used in criminal activity."
Six weeks ago, two other men were arrested after a similar incident at the jail, and police said they had intercepted seven other drones and arrested 18 people in the past year.
A man was "scarred for life" when an attacker smashed a wine glass in his face, a court has heard.
Darson Johnson, 26, could have blinded his victim when he struck him outside a party in Sunderland in August 2023, Newcastle Crown Court was told.
The victim, who was left with a deep, 4in-long (10cm) gash on his face, said he could not understand why he was attacked.
Johnson, Houghton-le-Spring, was jailed for one year and nine months, suspended for two years, after admitting unlawful wounding.
The court heard Johnson was standing on the doorstep of the house party waiting for the victim to arrive in the early hours of 20 August.
When the man arrived, Johnson smashed a wine glass straight into his face knocking the victim to the floor, Judge Gavin Doig said.
The victim, who had large cuts to his face and was drenched in blood, was able to flag down passing police officers who took him to Sunderland Royal Hospital for treatment.
The man had a deep wound between his eyebrows, with a piece of glass embedded in the muscle below the skin, and another cut close to his eye.
He had been left with permanent scarring, the court heard.
In a statement read to the court, the man said he was still confused about why he had been attacked, adding: "I cannot believe I have been scarred for life.
"I could have been blinded."
Judge Doig said it was a "nasty" and "foolish" attack which had resulted in a serious injury.
But he said Johnson, who lost his job in a call centre in the aftermath of the assault, would be spared immediate imprisonment as he was of previous good character and there was a "realistic prospect of rehabilitation".
Johnson, of Queen Elizabeth Drive, Easington Lane, was also ordered to complete 100 hours unpaid work.
Residents are being invited to a public event to view and comment on plans for 250 new homes in a Surrey village.
Fairmile Homes is holding a consultation event on Thursday about its plans to redevelop Clouds Hill Farm in Oxshott.
The proposed development site covers 23.1 hectares of land including two residential properties, stables, a barn, grasslands, grazing pastures and woodlands, the Local Democracy Reporting Service previously reported.
The developers asked Elmbridge Borough Council's formal opinion on what information should be included in an environmental impact assessment for a future planning application on the green belt site.
Matthew Estwick, Fairmile Homes chief executive, said plans for 50% of the new homes to be affordable were "baked in".
He said for the site to be classed as a grey belt development it had to hit "golden rules", one of which is that half the homes must be affordable.
"We want to do 50% affordable because you need to be breathing new life in to areas that are really struggling to get youngsters to come in," he said.
"It's horrifically expensive as an area."
Concerns raised by residents via the council's planning portal included the "very bad precedent" that the development could set in the village given the site's green belt classification.
Others mentioned the "horrendous" traffic situation in Leatherhead Road, with both the M25 and the A3 nearby, and that the new homes may "considerably worsen the situation".
Mr Estwick said he understood frustrations regarding transport and that plans would include mitigations like car clubs, cycle paths and better footpaths to the village.
Plans also include 32 acres of publicly accessible green space.
Elmbridge borough, which includes the towns of Esher, Cobham and Walton, was previously labelled one of the "least affordable in the country" by a government planning inspector.
The council was told by the inspector to rethink its local plan, setting out where and when homes will be built in the borough, including a request to provide more affordable housing.
The drop-in session will take place on Thursday between 15:30 BST and 19:30 at Oxshott Village Centre.
The developer plans to submit an outline planning application to Elmbridge Borough Council later this year.
Discord is testing face scanning to verify some users' ages in the UK and Australia.
The social platform, which says it has over 200 million monthly users around the world, was initially used by gamers but now has communities on a wide range of topics including pornography.
The UK's online safety laws mean platforms with adult content will need to have "robust" age verification in place by July.
And social media expert Matt Navarra told the BBC "this isn't a one-off – it's the start of a bigger shift".
"Regulators want real proof, and facial recognition might be the fastest route there," he said.
But campaigners have said these types of checks are ineffective and could lead to privacy issues.
"Age assurance is becoming the new seatbelt for the internet," said Mr Navarra.
"Will it become the norm in the UK? Honestly, yes, probably."
He said he believed the incoming changes in online safety laws mean online platforms would beef up their age verification processes.
"The era of 'click here to confirm you're 13' is dead," he said.
"Get age verification wrong now, and you don't just lose users – you could lose a courtroom battle or incur fines."
Firms which do not comply with the Online Safety Act could be fined up to 10% of their global turnover.
Instagram previously brought in age checks using facial analysis in 2022 for users who want to change their profile settings to be over 18.
The social media company requires users to take a selfie video on their phone and uses AI to estimate the person's age.
Like Discord, they can alternatively upload a picture of their photo ID.
The Black Country Living Museum has been crowned the best large visitor attraction in the country.
It was among several West Midlands tourist destinations that celebrated gold medals in Visit England's annual awards on Wednesday.
Mallory Court Country House Hotel and Spa in Warwickshire was named large hotel of the year while Keele University's won business events venue of the year.
A further seven places in the region won silver and bronze medals.
The museum saw off competition from Liverpool Football Club Tours and Experiences and the National Space Centre to claim the top spot, describing it as "a moment of real pride not just for the museum but for the entire Black Country region".
"To take home the gold is a proud moment for us all and a well-earned recognition of the passion and dedication of our staff and volunteers," director and CEO Andrew Lovett said.
"I'm thrilled we can now celebrate this with our visitors, who are such a vital part of our story."
The museum said its staff and volunteers were at "the heart of this success" as their "passion, knowledge and care bring our site to life every day".
The attraction recently added an industrial quarter to the site which features buildings and characters from the 1950s, a 1960s high street and numerous other recreations reflecting 250 years of local history.
More than 1,800 entries from across the country were whittled down to 52 national finalists judged by tourism industry experts at the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, the museum said.
World of Wedgwood in Staffordshire won silver in the International Tourism category, which councillor Jane Ashworth, leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, described as an "amazing recognition".
"It's great that on the first ever Stoke-on-Trent day, we can further spotlight the very best our city has to offer in tourism and show people what a wonderful part of the country this city is to explore and enjoy."
Other regional winners included: