Liverpool man jailed for two sex attacks
A Liverpool man has been jailed for 10 years for two sex attacks carried out eight years apart. Thomas Potter, 40, of Dovecot Place, Dovecot, Liverpool, subjected a 63-year-old woman...
View ArticleScots retain 'unhealthiest' crown
Scots drink more, smoke more and have poorer diets than people across the rest of the UK, an official report has...
View ArticleMiddle East peace talks: Where they stand
As the Obama administration relaunches direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, the BBC's Paul Reynolds outlines where the three parties stand on the core issues of the conflict. Middle East talks:...
View ArticleScottish Army medics honoured for Afghanistan campaign
A unit of medics who volunteered for service in Afghanistan has been...
View ArticleBarnstaple double murder police arrest victim's husband
The husband of one of two women found dead after a house fire in Devon has been arrested. The bodies of Neil Langmead's estranged wife...
View ArticleUnexplained Lincoln death woman is named
A woman who died after being found lying in a passageway in Lincoln...
View ArticleHurricane Earl churns towards US east coast
Hurricane Earl is heading for the eastern coast of the US after causing power cuts and heavy rain across the eastern Caribbean. The category-four storm is already generating sustained winds of 215km/h...
View ArticleIranian insults against Bruni 'unacceptable' - France
France has said "insults" in the Iranian media aimed at its first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy,...
View ArticleWarning over former Leicestershire MP e-mail scam
People in Leicestershire are being warned about an e-mail scam which claims to be from former Leicester West MP Patricia Hewitt. The message offers...
View ArticleSpain breaks up male sex trafficking ring
Spanish police say they have broken up a sex trafficking ring which brought mostly young Brazilian men to Spain to work as prostitutes. Authorities arrested 14 people on suspicion of running the group...
View ArticleChallenge to Oxford School academy plan fails
An attempt to block plans to turn Oxford School into an academy has...
View ArticlePedestrian hit by car in Coventry later dies
A pedestrian hit by a car in Coventry has died. Emergency services...
View ArticleFive held after street fighting in Leamington Spa
Five people have been arrested after a fight which left a police officer needing hospital treatment. Police were called to...
View ArticleBristol man jailed over drugs and weapons charges
A Bristol man has been jailed for seven and a half years after pleading guilty to drugs and weapons charges. Jason Barnett, 35, of Richmond Terrace, Avonmouth, was arrested after a gun and...
View ArticleFake cigarettes found in furniture at Felixstowe Port
Fake cigarettes have been found hidden in a container of furniture at Felixstowe Port in Suffolk. UK Border Agency officials found 20...
View ArticleMurder accused killed Sussex vicar 'to stop sex abuse'
A young lodger killed an 81-year-old vicar in his home and then dismembered his body because of his sexual abuse, Lewes Crown Court has heard. Christopher Hunnisett allegedly drowned the Rev Ronald...
View ArticleAngus chief executive announces retirement
The chief executive Of Angus Council has announced his retirement after 15 years working for the authority. David Sawers, 60, has held the post since 2005. He...
View ArticlePilot scheme offering lower cost ferry fares extended
Lower cost ferry fares on journeys to and from the Western Isles will continue for at least another year, the...
View ArticleMore funding for Swindon workplace well-being group
A group in Swindon that helps employers deal with mental health issues in the workplace has been given a further three years of funding. Swindon Mindful...
View ArticleService personnel in Malvern Hills charity walk
Servicemen and women are being sponsored to walk across the Malvern...
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