Maria's treatment by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was so shocking the chief constable described it as "undefendable".
England have booked their place in the semi-finals of the Women's Euros after knocking out Sweden.
A Spanish disability group has threatened legal action after people with dwarfism were reportedly hired as entertainers for Lamine Yamal's 18th birthday....
An Australian woman has been found guilty of murdering three people after serving them poisonous mushrooms....
Snake captured on passenger plane
Politicians have called for a Scotland-wide seagull summit to be held amid warnings someone could be killed....
Two young bears escaped from their enclosure at a wildlife park in Devon - and devoured a week's worth of honey....
Injured dog walkers could be costing the NHS about £23m a year, a study suggests....
Police are warning rock fans at this weekend's Download festival about the potential for accidental calls while in the mosh pit....
A Syrian contractor made a historic discovery when clearing the rubble of a destroyed home, stumbling upon remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex....
Dairy-loving daredevils from around the world have descended on Gloucestershire and thrown themselves down Cooper's Hill in the annual cheese-rolling race....
Details are sparse at the moment. No crew has been chosen, nor is there a concept yet for how it would be selected.
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BBC News went inside -23C freezers to see the ice that could "revolutionise" our knowledge of climate change.... Read more
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The felling has prompted calls for stricter legal protections for other trees and drawn attention to wider issues... Read more
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A huge fire has destroyed the main stage of a major festival in Belgium - two days before it was due to begin.
Huge steel fences have been erected to prevent ticketless fans from watching the Oasis reunion tour in Manchester.
An American Idol TV executive and her husband have been found dead in their LA home.
MasterChef presenter John Torode will no longer work on the show after an allegation he used an "extremely offensive racist term" was upheld, the BBC has said.
The 2025 Emmy nominations have been revealed - with British crime drama Adolescence up for 13 awards.
Gary Lineker has topped the list of the BBC's highest-earning stars for the eighth year running.
Former Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan has said he "fell through the gaps" with his prostate cancer diagnosis, calling it a "massive wake-up call".
An X account for the Sesame Street character Elmo has been targeted by an unknown hacker who posted antisemitic and racist messages.
The head of the BBC says MasterChef can survive as it is "much bigger than individuals" - but the corporation must "make sure we're in the right place in terms of the culture of the show".
Unreleased Beyonce music - along with footage and show plans - has been stolen from a car in Atlanta, police say.
Eight babies have been born in the UK with DNA from three people following a procedure to eliminate an incurable inherited disease.
Whether or not the UK will have a Royal Family in the future is something that often comes up in debate.
A scan which forms part of a routine eye test could help predict a person's risk of having a heart attack or stroke within the next 10 years, a study has suggested.
The East and West Midlands are officially in drought after the driest start to a year since 1976.
A jury will decide whether Tesla is partly to blame for the death of a young woman who was hit by an electric car on autopilot.
Steve's morning starts lying still in the clanging magnet of an MRI machine as his body is slowly scanned from neck to knee in intimate detail.
An X account for the Sesame Street character Elmo has been targeted by an unknown hacker who posted antisemitic and racist messages.
Britain's climate is changing rapidly, with records regularly being smashed and extremes of heat and rainfall becoming the norm, the Met Office has warned.
Many people with a cancer diagnosis "should be confident that it's not a death sentence and that more treatments will become available", according to the outgoing medical director of NHS England.
A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with a melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer that had spread throughout their body, including their brain.
