Marwan Jumaa, 20, from Sudan, escaped during a transfer to North Manchester Hospital while serving an indefinite secure hospital sentence for attacking two women.
Twelve people arrested across England after police identified a credible threat to a large Islamic gathering in Suffolk that had drawn 15,000 attendees.
Investigation into international drug-rape network expands to five UK police forces with raids in London Greater Manchester West Yorkshire Kent and Devon and Cornwall.
Prof Channa Jayasena described the UK's peptide and steroid market as the 'wild west' with risks of contamination and death from untested products often sourced from China.
Nine of 105 probation hostels in England and Wales have closed due to severe staffing shortages.
A 21-year-old Newport man was shot by Gwent Police firearms officers after reports of threatening behaviour and possession of a weapon believed to be a crossbow.
