Man arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at car park used by Gatwick passengers
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire tore through a car park used by people flying from Gatwick airport, destroying about 140 vehicles. The blaze…
Burnham backtracks on spending housing fund only on building social homes
Andy Burnham has backtracked on his proposal to rip up the government’s housing plans and boost social home building. Ministers laid out plans on Monday to spend an initial £10bn…
‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says
Profound isolation contributed to the deaths of more than 100 care leavers in England in a year, with a dramatic drop-off in support from social services at 18 leading to…
NHS England to offer women ‘gamechanging’ free home testing kits for cervical cancer
Millions of women in England who have missed cervical screening appointments will be offered free home testing kits on the NHS. The move comes amid concerns that only two-thirds of…
TikTok driving: What are the laws behind filming yourself behind the wheel
Two police were killed when the car they were driving was struck by a Volkswagen Passat Social media companies have been told to take down videos showing people driving the…
Mother’s horror as fox creeps into home and bites baby’s head
Carly Clarkson said the puncture wounds on Josephine’s head ‘looked like a dog had bitten a football’ A mother-of-two has described how a fox crept into her home and bit…
Disgraced ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children
A jury found the former player guilty after a five-day trial in the High Court in Glasgow Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing…
Twelve people arrested over A66 crash that killed seven including two police officers
Twelve people have been arrested on suspicion of offences including being involved with organised crime as part of the investigation into events leading to a crash on the A66 which…
Snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child abuse
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of child abuse. Jurors at the High Court in Glasgow found the 49-year-old guilty of two charges of lewd and…
French police accused of rising use of violence to stop Channel crossings
People trying to cross the Channel to the UK have reported an increase in French police use of violence on beaches to prevent them from getting into dinghies, according to…