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Watch: BBC joins police on front line against car theft

Investigations reporter NJ Convery has been out on a nighttime hunt for vehicle thieves.

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Vehicle thefts have risen by almost 50% in a decade, yet just 3% of offences resulted in a charge or summons last year, BBC analysis has found.

Organised crime groups are using increasingly sophisticated technology to steal cars to order, while police and manufacturers look to keep pace.

Criminals, the BBC has been told, are able to work out how to steal a car within weeks of a model being launched.

Investigations reporter NJ Convery has been out with police as they hunt for thieves.

State threats and AI: Key takeaways from MI5 chief's speech

BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner analyses what intelligence agency's boss said in his annual speech and what it means for Britain.

Why the search warrants were deemed unlawful and what happens next?

Special correspondent Lucy Manning explains why the Hight Court has ruled that search warrants used to search Mr Mountbatten-Windsor's home were unlawful.

Watch: Police raid on gang behind fake gay asylum claims

The arrests come after a BBC investigation in April revealed that law firms and advisers were helping migrants pose as gay in an effort to get asylum.

Watch: What caused the US to remove its bombers in such a hurry?

The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed its bombers - thought to be about a dozen B-1s - from the base back to their home stations in America.

What we know about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's legal action against police

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest in February.

'Strong indications' Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, Burnham says

His comments come after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the incident "clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor".

Watch: Detail about new call to police changes RAF Fairford timeline

One of five men arrested near RAF Fairford in the early hours of Sunday morning had dialled 999 himself, the BBC understands. BBC's UK correspondent Daniel Sandford explains the timeline of events.

Watch: Burnham says UK could go 'all the way' towards rejoining EU

Andy Burnham says rejoining the EU is among options the government could look at - telling the BBC the current Brexit settlement has caused "more harm than good".

What happens next in the RAF Fairford investigation

BBC correspondent Daniel Sandford explains where the investigation goes from here.

'We don't know where he is,' relatives of Sir Ranulph Fiennes tell BBC

Speaking to BBC Newsnight, his sister-in-law told the BBC that she did not know where he was, and nobody had been able to see him.

Watch: RAF Fairford suspects are bailed, what happens now?

The men were all UK nationals in their 20s who live in London and were arrested under the Explosives Act and on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.

Watch: Were the arrests near RAF Fairford 'pure luck'?

A farmer who called 999 when she saw a group of "masked men" near RAF Fairford early on Sunday believes she "foiled" their plans by "pure luck".

BBC reports from RAF base after major incident declared

A major incident has been declared near RAF Fairford after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, Gloucestershire police say.

Watch: The arms race in space and how the UK is defending itself

The UK has jammed satellites to defend itself from hostile threats, the BBC has been told.

Earl Spencer's claims about King's reaction to Diana's death open old wounds

His comments come ahead of a controversial new memoir examining the life and death of Princess Diana

Watch: Earl Spencer says he felt Charles had 'giddy tone' during call after Diana's death

Princess Diana's brother has been interviewed by the BBC ahead of the release of his book on the late Princess of Wales.

Watch: Emotional Earl Spencer says he misses sister Diana every day

"This is my swan song too. I'm not here to bang on about Diana, this is my final word, celebration of her", Earl Spencer told presenter Laura Kuenssberg.

Watch: Diana's brother says press has 'cancerous influence' on Harry and Meghan's lives

Earl Spencer says that he can see echoes of Princess Diana's treatment from the press in the way Harry and Meghan are scrutinised.

Watch: Diana's brother says Charles 'went ballistic' in phone call after her death

Earl Spencer spoke exclusively with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg about claims he has made in a new book.

Royal row intensifies after fresh claims in Diana's brother book

Diana’s brother has published fresh claims about King Charles saying he was "giddily elated" in a phone call after the death of the Princess of Wales.

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