Two die after being pulled from sea at Cornish beach
Two people have died after being pulled from the sea at a popular surfing beach in the Cornish resort of Newquay. A man and a woman were pronounced dead at…
PM urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drilling
Leading climate scientists who created Greater Manchester’s carbon neutral by 2038 commitment are urging Andy Burnham to unequivocally reject new drilling in the North Sea. In a letter to the…
Why Brexit is back on the table under Burnham
Political editor David Maddox looks at the implication of European affairs minister Hamish Falconer suggesting rejoin could be part of a future Labour manifesto Andy Burnham’s new European affairs minister…
Charli xcx portrait added to National Portrait Gallery collection
A portrait of Charli xcx has been added to the National Portrait Gallery’s collection, in the week that she hopes for a No 1 chart position for her new album…
Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm
A US private equity firm will take control of NHS patient records in a deal experts say should “ring alarm bells” amid concerns sensitive health data is increasingly being handed…
Man charged with murder after stabbing on Clapham High Street
Javed Khan is accused of stabbing Abdulkadir Mahamed to death A man has been charged with murder over the death of a man in Clapham in the early hours of…
Police hunt for man dressed as lobster who attacked another man at World Darts Championship
The victim is still suffering from ‘significant injuries’ seven months later Police are searching for a man who punched another man following a World Darts Championship game while dressed as…
The hundreds of victims of crooked funeral director Robert Bush
Thirty-one families believed that their loved one had been cremated, when in fact they remained on site within the Legacy premises on Hessle Road Fraudulent funeral director Robert Bush will…
Cheshire man turns bright yellow ‘like Bart Simpson’ due to rare, life-threatening disease
Kieran Cooper says he is ‘grateful to be alive’ following the terrifying ordeal A man who turned a “luminous” yellow due to a rare, life-threatening disease is speaking out about…
TV presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies at 85
TV presenter and comedian Bill Oddie has died at the age of 85, his agent has said. Oddie became a household name in the 1970s as part of zany TV…