The Liberal Democrats have urged Andy Burnham to stop the “bonfire of patient safety” as part of the government’s plans to modernise the NHS. Healthwatch England (HWE), an independent body…
Abbie Lainton was awaiting her GCSE results when the tragic incident took place, friends of the family have said A 16-year-old girl from Swindon has died in a “terrible accident”…
A man has died after getting into difficulty in the sea on Sunday, emergency services have confirmed. Sussex Police said it was called to Camber Sands beach in East Sussex…
An ex-soldier who was part of a gang which kidnapped and beat a man before making him film naked ransom videos has been jailed for four years. Mark Pearce, 53,…
Thames Water has paid its finance chief a £1m signing fee despite teetering on the brink of a government-handled administration, in a decision which campaigners labelled “indefensible”. The utility company…
A police officer got the opportunity to drive an open-top limited edition Ferrari in Mayfair, London, after the car was seized as part of a record-breaking crackdown on uninsured vehicles…
HS2 Ltd said the marker celebrates ‘one of the world’s greatest engineering dynasties’ A blue plaque has been installed 40 metres underground to mark the location where the HS2 line…
Every southern county is now subject to a hosepipe ban Nearly 26 million people have their hosepipe use restricted as the fifth heatwave of the year has been forecast for…
Downing Street has said it is “not possible” to exempt “one or two offenders” convicted of manslaughter from early release amid pressure over the eligibility of Pc Andrew Harper’s killers…
A mountain rescue team leader has compared a flurry of callouts, which saw 20 climbers saved over a 13-hour period, to a pop-up game. Skye Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) described…
