Serial sex offender Simon Levy went on to murder two women and rape a third after a series of disastrous decisions that left him free to roam the streets.

Summer's record-breaking streak continues as the tally for days above 30C in the UK is broken.

The intervention comes after Andy Burnham said he was "confident" the early release of PC Harper's killers could be prevented.

Up to 96% of the Sun will be covered by the Moon in the UK, while parts of Spain, Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and Russia will see a total eclipse.

Three trauma centres - Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield - say they have treated nearly 500 casualties under the age of 16.

Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.