The humanitarian organisation said there has been a near-total collapse in hygiene infrastructure and a critical fall in contact tracing since the rare Bundibugyo strain began to spread. Only one in five health centres in the province of Ituru, one of the epicentres of the virus, has access to enough clean water, Oxfam's field data shows. In Mongbwalo, a town of nearly 140,000 people in the province, only 20% of people have access to clean water and only 25% to functional sanitation and hygiene facilities. 'First line of defence' has collapsed Manel Rebordosa, Oxfam's field response coordinator in Ituri, said the findings highlighted the crisis unfolding due to contaminated water, lack of handwashing infrastructure and the challenge of disposing of infectious waste. "Water – the absolute first line of defence in any public health emergency – is simply not available," he said. "Miners working in the surrounding areas have no toilets and handwashing stations. Then they return home to communities already battling the virus. "Clean water costs $2 (£1.50) for 20 litres. For most families here, that is far beyond what they can afford." Cases hit record high The warning came as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the outbreak was the largest of the Bundibugyo strain on record. There were 781 confirmed cases and 181 deaths in the country, according to the DRC Ministry of Health as of 13 June. The Bundibugyo strain has no licensed vaccine, meaning that clean water and sanitation are critical components of the fight against the virus. Contact tracing has also fallen to 43% coverage, which is far below the 79% recorded one month into the 2018-2020 outbreak in the same region. US funding cuts fuelling spread Mr Rebordosa spoke of shortfalls in funding resulting from the US withdrawing its support of disease surveillance. "One month into the 2018 outbreak, healthcare workers achieved contact tracing rates where nearly eight in 10 known contacts were successfully monitored," he said. "Today, following the withdrawal of the US funding for disease surveillance and severe funding shortfalls, contact tracing is reaching fewer than half of the contacts. "That gap is not just a statistic; it is a painful reality that allows the virus to spread undetected through communities." 'Rumours spread faster than the virus' With more than 70 health facilities being destroyed by conflict and only 0.2 doctors per 1,000 people, the DRC's health authorities are struggling to identify new infections quickly enough. In North Kivu province, deaths are being reported in communities before they are ever identified as Ebola cases, Oxfam said. In addition, many families are caring for sick relatives at home and exposing others to the virus. Aid funding for the DRC has been cut from $2.58bn (£1.92bn) in 2024 to $1.4bn (£1.04bn) in 2026, a reduction of 46%. As a result, aid agencies have scaled back, forcing organisations to reduce outreach services. Mr Rebordosa said: "When trusted community outreach teams disappear, rumours spread faster than the virus. "People now fear healthcare facilities, which they see as death traps. "Families are turning to traditional remedies, which risks delaying treatment and allowing the virus to spread further. Every day without funding, the virus takes more lives." Read more from Sky News:Oil prices drop and stocks rally after US-Iran dealCrown prince of Norway's stepson jailed over rapes Tibakanya Mireille, a mother of five in Ituri, said one of her children had started to show symptoms. "I brought my child to the hospital when I noticed she had a fever, and she is now being tested. We are very worried," she said. "Here, two houses have been quarantined, and one family lost several relatives after caring for a sick relative, which caused others to be sick. "The disease has already killed several people in our community of Shari, in Bunia." Oxfam has scaled up its operations in the DRC, launching an initial $11.6m (£8.64m) six-month intervention to provide clean water and hygiene kits to 200,000 people in Ituri province. The charity said the response fell short of what was required to contain the spread.

Smyrtos skipper Ajay Pant, 38, has also been charged with directly or indirectly supplying or delivering by ship prohibited oil or oil products from Russia to a third country during June 2026, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Royal Marine commandos and NCA officers seized the tanker in the Channel early on Sunday, 25 miles south of the Isle of Wight, in the first UK-led operation to capture a sanctioned vessel. The ship, which sailed under the flag of Cameroon but is described as "stateless" by the UK government, has been formally detained and remains anchored off Weymouth, in Dorset, along with Royal Navy vessels HMS Sutherland and HMS Ledbury that took part in the six-hour operation. The interception was also supported by helicopters from the Maritime Air Group (Chinooks, Merlin Mk4 and Wildcat) and an RAF P-8 aeroplane, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Pant, an Indian national, is due to appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, the NCA added. He has been charged with contravening Reg 46Z9B Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. According to part nine of the 2019 regulations, someone who commits a trade offence such as the one Pant is accused of could face up to 10 years in prison, a fine or both. The 24 Smyrtos crew members, from Georgia and India, remain on board the ship. In footage released by the MoD, personnel were shown boarding the tanker in the dark by fast-roping from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Further video clips showed personnel armed with KS-1 rifles conducting searches of cabins aboard the ship, while NCA officers inspected documentation and paperwork. Moscow's shadow fleet is reported to be made up of more than 1,000 ageing tankers that illicitly ship oil and other goods out of Russia by flying the flags of other countries, with the aim of evading sanctions imposed by the West since the invasion of Ukraine started. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said in a statement: "This operation delivers yet another blow to Russia and reminds those fuelling (President Vladimir) Putin's war in Ukraine that they cannot hide." Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis told MPs on Monday that all military and law enforcement personnel involved in the interdiction of the vessel were "safely accounted for". He said Royal Marine commandos "fast-roped under the cover of darkness onto the deck of the Smyrtos, a 244 metre-long oil tanker, which at the time of interception was travelling at 10 knots", and that they seized control of the vessel "without resistance". Mr Jarvis said it was a "highly complex operation executed with remarkable precision" and was conducted "in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the relevant domestic legislation". He added that the operation "deals another blow to Putin". "We do not seek escalation, but we will always take the necessary steps to enforce UK sanctions," he said. "The UK has sanctioned over 550 Russian shadow fleet vessels, this has had a material impact. "Nearly 200 have been forced to anchor because of the action of the UK and our partners, and yesterday's operation sends a clear signal to Russia that the UK and its allies can and will act against the Russian war machine." Read more from Sky News:Sudan drone strikes killed over 1,000 in five months - UNAt least 31 dead after Ethiopia bus crash Also on Monday, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander issued an order which formally prevented the vessel from leaving the UK.

The B-52 Stratofortress came down shortly after taking off from the Edwards Air Force Base in California just after 11.20am local time on Monday (7.20pm UK time). The base said in a statement that the bomber had been carrying eight people during a "routine test mission" when it crashed. "We lost eight great Americans," James Hayes, the deputy commander at the base, said at a news conference. He added: "After reviewing the footage of the crash, it was deemed that this was an unrecoverable crash and unsurvivable. "This is a tragedy - something we never plan for, but we're always prepared for." It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, however, an investigation, which Mr Hayes said could take up to six months, is currently under way. Video from the scene showed a huge plume of black smoke rising near the base, which is located in the Mojave Desert, about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. The B-52 Stratofortress, which entered service in 1955, is a long-range bomber designed to carry both conventional and nuclear weapons. Read more from Sky News:Follow: Iran war latestPlane that crashed in Missouri killing 12 was carrying skydivers In an earlier statement, the base said the airfield had been closed, with all inbound aircraft currently being diverted. It added: "All non-commercial visitor passes have been suspended until further notice to allow the installation to focus entirely on emergency response operations."

The photos show marketing materials handed out at the event promoting properties in Ma'Ale Adumin and Givat Zeev in the West Bank and Ramat Eshkol and Givat HaMatos in East Jerusalem. These settlements are illegal under international law. Prior to the event, a spokesperson for the Great Israeli Real Estate Event strongly denied claims that any such properties would be promoted there. They told Jewish News: "All exhibitors, without exception, will provide information about properties and projects within the Green Line. "We believe that these ridiculous allegations are motivated by anti-Israeli and terrorist supporters, seeking only excuses to attack Jews in general and the State of Israel in particular." Politics latest - follow live The Green Line refers to the armistice line established after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Since 1967, when Israel captured more territory in the Six-Day War, it has marked the dividing line separating Israel from the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza. A member of Jewish Anti-Zionist Action – a UK protest group of pro-Palestinian Jews – told Sky News they obtained the marketing materials after signing up to attend the event. "After passing through security, I was given a free tote bag and a booklet advertising the different real estate companies present at the fair that day," they said. "These companies included Yigal Realty, selling homes in the illegal settlement of Givat Zeev, and Tivuch Shelly, selling homes in Givat Hamatos and Ramat Eshkol, which are both settlements in East Jerusalem. "I visited Tivuch Shelly's stall and was given a leaflet advertising properties in Ma'ale Adumim, which is an illegal West Bank settlement." As exclusively reported by Sky News on Friday, more than 100 cross-party MPs and peers signed a letter calling on the government to stop the event last week, including 62 from Labour. The letter highlighted a 2024 ruling from the International Court of Justice that said Israel should end its unlawful presence in the occupied territories and "emphasised that all UN member states are under an obligation not to recognise the occupation as legal and must not render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation". The event's website had previously advertised properties that would be available for purchase in the West Bank, including the settlement of Gush Etzion, but those references were taken down after human rights groups raised the issue last week. 'Absolutely deplorable' Labour MP Andy McDonald, Co-Chair of the Britain-Palestine APPG, co-ordinated the letter. He says their concerns have been vindicated. "It's an absolute abomination that people have the audacity to come to our capital and trade in lands they do not own," he said. "How would it look if the Russians were here trading lands in Ukraine? I'm aghast that it is tolerated. "It's imperative our government should act and respond – they shouldn't say to British companies they should not trade with settlements; they need to say they must not." Fellow signatory, the Labour MP Debbie Abrahams, described the situation as "unacceptable." "Advertising the sale of land and property in these illegal settlements at events like these in London is abhorrent," she said. "We were assured that the Government was 'pursuing' the matter - clearly this came to nothing. This is a huge failing of the government. We either support upholding international law or we don't." Hundreds of rival protesters gathered outside the event to protest in support and opposition to the event at Edgeware United Synagogue. 15 people were arrested. Sky News understands the Foreign Office Minister Hamish Falconer and Department for Culture, Media and Sport Minister Ian Murray wrote to the Advertising Standards Authority on Sunday requesting that any evidence of advertising property in illegal settlements is examined to ensure UK law and regulations are upheld. In a statement, the government said: "We completely oppose the advertisement of properties for sale in settlements, which are illegal under international law. "We have written to the Advertising Standards Authority to ensure any evidence of such advertising is scrutinised under UK law, and we have updated advice to UK businesses of the legal and reputational risks of activity in illegal settlements." The settlements are endorsed by the Israeli government. The organisers of the Great Israeli Real Estate Show, as well as the estate agents Yigal Realty and Tivuch Shelly, have all been contacted for comment.

The defendant, 16, who can't be named, is accused of killing 9-year-old Aria Thorpe in Weston Super-Mare on 15 December 2025. Aria suffered a single stab wound to the chest. Opening the trial at Bristol Crown Court, Prosecutor Ray Tully KC told the jury about the moment Aria was found on the floor. A family friend of Aria's had returned from work to discover her body in the living room, surrounded by a large blood stain. While the friend called 999 and performed CPR on Aria, the court heard that the defendant, who was 15 at the time, had fled at about 5.55pm to Worle railway station. The jury was told he spoke to a group of young people on the station platform that he knew from school, asking one to borrow their phone. Police analysis found he had searched on the phone what would happen if he killed someone. He was heard by the witnesses saying he had to "get away" and that the victim had run into the 22cm knife he was holding. One member of the group asked people to distract the boy while she called the police, an action the prosecution described as "smart, thoughtful and brave". The boy was arrested on board the train minutes later. In a police interview, the defendant described how Aria had said his name after the stabbing before taking two steps and falling to the floor while holding her chest. He said he left because he felt scared, and when asked if he regretted it, he nodded. Read more from Sky News:'Unduly lenient' sentence for Henry Nowak's murderer referredUK weather: Health alerts issued as temperatures could hit 30CThe prosecution also told the jury that the defendant had been messaging on his mobile phone throughout the night before the attack, from midnight to around 3am.One group chat was named "Cut my life into pieces" before the defendant changed it to "I am going to kms" - the prosecution saying it presumably stands for 'kill myself'.The defendant had his phone confiscated the next day, hours before the attack - and in police interviews, he said his phone represented "freedom" to him.The jury heard Aria was 4ft 4 inches tall and weighed just over four stone.She suffered a stab wound around 8cm to her heart, which also punctured her left lung.The teenager denies murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter.The trial, which is due to last two weeks, continues.

The US and Iran have agreed to stop fighting and to open the Strait of Hormuz. Everything else is being kicked down the road over 60 days of ceasefire and beyond. Given that the Strait was open before the conflict was started by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, reopening it is no great achievement. It simply restores the status quo ante bellum. After a war that has cost an estimated 30 billion dollars, killed thousands and destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of US military hardware, have any of Trump's declared objectives been fulfilled? • No on Iran's nuclear programme: both the fate of Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile and its enrichment project are to be discussed over the coming weeks. It remains far from obliterated. • No to changing the regime: Ayatollah Khamenei and a slew of top-ranking commanders have been killed, but have been replaced by even more hardline figures, apparently in no mood to compromise. • No to helping the Iranian people who rose up against their government. If anything, the war has strengthened Iran's leadership, particularly if it benefits from sanctions relief as part of this deal, which seems more than likely. • No to destroying Iran's ballistic missile arsenal. America's self-styled bombastic 'Secretary of War' had claimed it had largely been neutralised, US intelligence estimates 70% of Iran's missiles remain serviceable. • No to reining in Iran's proxies. These are not part of any deal, it seems for now at least. Trump's supporters will point out that Iran's military has been massively degraded. His lieutenants are fond of saying most of its navy is at the bottom of the sea. But not where it counts. Iran's naval potency has remained intact in the Strait of Hormuz, giving the Iranians leverage they could only have dreamt of before. Iran's air force has been destroyed, but it was largely obsolescent anyway. A huge number of Iran's IRGC and military bases have also been taken out, but their occupants have survived and remain firmly in control of the country. In short, Iran priced in the beating its conventional military would take and has prevailed where it's mattered most. As things stand, the deal achieves none of what Barack Obama's 2015 nuclear deal did. So far, the highly enriched uranium stays in Iran, the enrichment programme can be reassembled, and there is no moratorium yet on enriching more. Read more from Sky News:'Unduly lenient' sentence for Henry Nowak's murderer referredDrone strikes in Sudan killed over 1,000 people in five monthsTrump accused Obama of handing the Iranians billions. Negotiations following this memorandum of understanding are likely one way or another to do the same. Donald Trump has found his off-ramp to this war. He has a better chance now of averting global economic meltdown. He hopes to move on and salvage his party's political chances in America's forthcoming mid-term elections. There is a huge amount at stake in the diplomacy that now follows, which will be fiendishly difficult. Iran has acquired leverage through this war that it never enjoyed before. Its control of the Strait of Hormuz gave it a grip on a fifth of the world's oil supply. It can wield that power at will in the future. It is likely, therefore, to be even less accommodating in these negotiations. Attacking Iran turned out to be a massive miscalculation for Donald Trump. It has cost America's standing in the world dearly and left Iran potentially stronger. It will go down as one of the greatest strategic blunders in US history.

Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, acted on the orders of a Russian-speaking Telegram contact called "El Money", the Old Bailey heard. A Toyota RAV4, which once belonged to the prime minister, was set alight in Kentish Town, north London, in the early hours of 8 May last year. On 11 May, a fire was started at the door of an Islington flat, where Sir Keir had previously lived, while his constituency home was attacked on 12 May 2025. The prime minister's sister-in-law, Judith Alexander, who moved in after Sir Keir entered Downing Street, told how she heard bangs and saw smoke as her partner and daughter slept. Prosecutors said the arson attacks were "planned and directed" by their contact known only as "El Money", who promised to pay Lavrynovych £3,000 in cryptocurrency. The Russian-speaking mastermind behind the attacks aimed to strike "fear" into the prime minister and cause "unrest" across the country, said commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London. Construction worker Lavrynovych claimed he had been threatened by the shadowy figure, who demanded that the fires were filmed and on the news. Carpiuc, who had a short-lived modelling career, said he had been drinking in a pub in Notting Hill at the time of the attacks. Carpiuc, from Romford, east London, and Lavrynovych, from Sydenham, southeast London, had denied conspiracy to damage property. Lavrynovych also denied damaging two properties by fire with intent to endanger life or being reckless as to whether life was endangered. Read more from Sky News:Sky News Insider: Podcasts launching todayMan arrested nine years after woman shoved in front of bus Lavrynovych and Carpiuc were found guilty of plotting to damage property after a jury deliberated for seven-and-a-half hours. Co-defendant Petro Pochynok, 35, was cleared of the same charge. Lavrynovych was also convicted of damaging two properties by fire being reckless as to whether life was endangered on 11 May and 12 May last year. Mr Justice Garnham remanded the defendants into custody to be sentenced on Friday. Ms Flanagan of CTP London, following the convictions, said there was nothing to indicate the shadowy Telegram contact was a "state threat". But she added: "I think the intention of the defendants was clearly to take payment, and to carry out a crime for money. "There was no ideological motivation around that, and there's no evidence to suggest that they knew who they were targeting, and that that was the prime minister or properties linked to the prime minister. "However, clearly the intention from the online tasker was to create fear, both for the victim and the prime minister, and cause uncertainty, unrest, for the UK." In the wake of the attacks, "El Money" encouraged Lavrynovych to flee. He said: "Look, you attacked the home of a very high-ranking person in Britain. I'll send you money, you need to leave the city. "If the police detain you, secretly write the word, 'geranium' and I'll send a lawyer to you, I'll give you money for a week and a new phone. We won't be in touch for a week." Lavrynovych was charged on 15 May last year, just days after the attacks. Carpiuc was stopped two days later at Luton Airport as he waited for a flight to Romania. Following the verdicts, Frank Ferguson, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "These were deliberate and dangerous acts of arson carried out against properties and a vehicle linked to the prime minister, and they posed a serious risk to life. "Such offences go beyond damage to property - they are intended to intimidate and undermine public confidence, and that will not be tolerated." A government spokesman said: "This was an abhorrent attack and those responsible have now been brought to justice for their acts. "We thank our partners in law enforcement and the Crown Prosecution Service for bringing these criminals to justice." Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said: "Keir Starmer and I disagree on many things, but good people across the political spectrum will welcome today's verdicts, condemn these appalling attacks which seem to have been sponsored by Russia and wish the PM and his family well. "Whatever our political differences, no-one should face intimidation, threats or attacks because they hold public office."

Ms Cox was killed by neo-Nazi Thomas Mair in her Batley and Spen constituency on 16 June 2016, during the Brexit referendum campaign. Kim Leadbeater, who was elected MP for the seat following the tragedy in Birstall, West Yorkshire, said her sister would have been "deeply concerned" about the current divisions in society. But she would not have shied away from the challenge of uniting people, Ms Leadbeater added. And she said it was important to "push back on the divisive rhetoric and the dangerous language" while declining to name names, as it would give "bad behaviour oxygen". Following the case of Henry Nowak, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage faced criticism for saying the public should feel "pure, cold rage" about what happened to the student. The 18-year-old was murdered last December by Vickrum Digwa, who falsely claimed he had been racially abused, and Mr Nowak was handcuffed by police. Officers ignored Mr Nowak's pleas that he could not breathe as he lay dying. There were violent protests earlier this month in Southampton near where the teenager was fatally stabbed. Also, billionaire X owner Elon Musk was criticised over social media's role in last week's violence in Belfast where homes were set alight and people targeted based on their race. 'I worry about where we end up' Ms Leadbeater, 50, said it is "absolutely fine to be angry about things", from concerns around immigration to the cost of living and housing, but not to stoke division. She said: "They seem to be shouting and not listening. And what that shouting does is it stokes that division. And it only takes one individual to not be able to draw the line between the anger and the violent language, and then acts of violence. And I find that deeply disturbing. "And I worry, if that continues, where we end up as a society. "So I suppose the 10th anniversary of Jo's murder is a moment in time to say to everybody, whatever your political views are, whatever your ideologies are, let's keep them in a safe, sensible space and not push people towards the extremes because there are no wins in that." Ms Leadbeater remembered her sister as being "full of kindness, full of compassion, but also full of a steely determination to make a difference and to get things done". She said: "Even though she would look, as I am doing at the moment, at some of the challenges we face as a country and be deeply concerned, she would not stop working hard to address those challenges and to look at how we can bring people together." Read more from Sky News:Nowak killer's sentence referred to Court of AppealHenry Nowak murder protesters jailed for violence Ms Cox, who was aged 41 when she was shot and stabbed, days before the Brexit referendum, had spoken against division in her maiden speech in parliament a year earlier. She told the Commons: "We are far more united and have far more in common with each other than things that divide us."

Digwa was handed a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years in prison for stabbing Mr Nowak with a ceremonial knife with a 21cm blade that he claimed he carried as part of his Sikh religion. He had previously been investigated by police in 2023 on suspicion of stealing ceremonial blades from a Sikh temple in Southampton, but no further action was taken. Digwa falsely accused Mr Nowak of launching a racist attack, which led to the 18-year-old student being handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds. Read more from Sky News:Health alerts issued as temperatures could hit 30CTrailblazing investigative reporter Roger Cook dies The case sparked outrage and violent protests amid claims the police had disbelieved Mr Nowak when he told them he had been stabbed, because he was white. Solicitor General Ellie Reeves KC applied for the prison term given to 23-year-old Digwa to be reconsidered under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. She said: "This case horrified me, and I know that feeling is shared by the British public. It is right that difficult questions need to be answered about the way the police handled Henry's Nowak's murder, while my role is to review Digwa's sentence for his crimes. "After careful consideration, I have taken the decision to refer this case to the Court of Appeal. "No sentence can ever undo the devastation that Henry's family have suffered, or fill the void left by his loss. But I hope this referral goes some way towards bringing them the justice they deserve." A June 2 protest involving 1,000 people started outside Southampton Central Police Station before hundreds moved on to the Portswood area where Mr Nowak had been killed and where the violence began. So far, 23 people have been charged over the protest, with 13 people having been jailed so far. Sir Keir Starmer said he "felt sick" when he watched the bodycam footage of the moments before Mr Nowak's death. The prime minister said: "I found it really hard. It was harrowing."

PC Jess Turnbull, 19, joined Northumbria Police last September and had followed her father into working for the force. The officer, who was an only child, was fatally injured as she was responding to a collision near Cramlington, Northumberland, late on the night of Monday 8 June. The vehicle that struck her was unconnected to the original incident. PC Turnbull died in hospital last Wednesday surrounded by her loved ones. In a statement, her parents Janice and Andy Turnbull said: "As a family, we are utterly devastated by the loss of our beautiful daughter, Jess, who tragically died following a road traffic collision at just 19 years old. "Jess was our only child and from the moment she came into our lives she brought happiness, laughter and love into every day. "The hole she leaves in our lives is impossible to put into words. Jess and her mum, Janice, shared a bond that was truly special. They were not only mother and daughter, but best friends. "They loved spending time together, whether that was shopping, chatting for hours or simply enjoying each other's company. "They shared countless memories that Janice will treasure forever." PC Turnbull's parents continued: "One of Jess's proudest achievements was becoming a police officer. She absolutely loved serving her community and was incredibly proud to wear the uniform. "Following in the footsteps of her dad, Andy, was something she had always dreamed of doing, and seeing her achieve that ambition filled us both with immense pride. Policing was not just a job to Jess, it was a calling. "She cared deeply about helping people and making a difference, and she approached every day with enthusiasm, compassion and professionalism." The parents said that, as a child, their daughter played football and competed in swimming, and later volunteered as a football coach. She found love with her boyfriend, Dan, and he "brought so much joy to her life", they said. The family thanked the wider community for their support, adding: "Jess was, and always will be, our greatest pride and our greatest joy." Read more from Sky News:Health alerts issued as temperatures could hit 30C in UKSudan drone strikes killed over 1,000 in five months - UN The teenage officer had been called to a collision involving two cars, with the occupants of one of the cars fleeing the scene, on the A189 near Cramlington, Northumberland, at around 11.10pm on 8 June. Northumbria Police said that while she was out of her marked police vehicle at the scene, PC Turnbull was struck by a black Mercedes CLC that was unconnected to the original incident. Following Jess's death, Northumbria Chief Constable Vanessa Jardine paid tribute to the young officer. She said: "This is an extremely tragic incident where Jess lost her life in the line of duty while serving and protecting our communities. "Policing is a family and we are mourning the passing of not only a colleague and a friend but also our own family member, and we will continue to support each other during this extremely difficult time." She added that the PC still had "so much still to look forward to in her career and life," and that she had "made the ultimate sacrifice and that will never be forgotten". A 73-year-old Mercedes driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and bailed. Officers continue to investigate what happened and asked anyone with information to come forward.