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Having been convicted of causing the death of six of his children - Jade, 10, John, 9, Jack, 8, Jesse, 6, and Jayden, 5 - in a fire at his Derby house on 11 May 2012, Mick Philpott, 56, has been told at Nottingham Crown Court today that he would serve a minimum of 15 years in prison.

He was convicted of manslaughter along with his wife Mairead and friend Paul Mosley, who were told they would serve half their 17 year sentences.

Having deliberated overnight, Mrs Justice Thirlwall told Philpott that he was "the driving force behind this shockingly dangerous enterprise"....

Police in Cornwall are becoming increasingly concerned with regards to the safety and wellbeing of a local woman from Hayle, Meryl Cameron. Meryl is a white female, 54 years old, 5’3’’ tall, medium build. She has blonde short bobbed hair. Meryl disappeared from her home address in Canonstown in the early hours of Saturday 30 March 2013. Her vehicle, a white Renault Megane (pictured), with black soft top roof and silver alloy wheels, was found parked in a lay-by at the local beauty spot Hell's Mouth on the B3301 Hayle Cornwall at 10.40am on 30 March. Hell's Mouth is located along the North...

Today, in his first day in the job, Tony Hall, the new Director-General of the BBC, set out the "next chapter" for the BBC, telling staff that he believed "with imagination and hard work, the BBC's best days lie ahead of us.”

In an email to all staff, he outlined a number of questions he believes the BBC needs to address over the coming months. He told staff that he wants to listen to their views, which - along with those of audiences and partners - will be key in shaping the BBC's ambitions. He will review these themes with the BBC Trust and then set out his thinking in the autumn...

Update: Police report Maryl Cameron is still missing. If anyone knows the whereabouts of Ms Cameron, please contact 101 quoting incident number 357 30/03/13.

Police in West Cornwall are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of Meryl Cameron who has been missing from her home address in Canonstown, Hayle since the evening of 29/3/13.

Meryl Cameron is described as white and 54 years old, of slight build with blonde hair cut into a bob.

She is the owner of a Renault Megane car WK62 YMC cream in colour, which was located at a local beauty spot known as Hell's...