Two killed by van left on slope 'without handbrake'
Two people were killed when a van rolled down a slope after the driver failed to apply the handbrake, Southwark Crown Court has heard....
View ArticleMoD criticised over death of leading explosives expert
An expert died following top secret explosives tests which were not properly planned and organised, an inquest jury has ruled. Ministry of Defence scientist Terry Jupp died six days after the accident...
View ArticlePakistan police 'did nothing' as teenagers were lynched
Five policemen, including a police chief, have been remanded in jail on charges they failed to stop a lynching of two teenage brothers last month. Video of the...
View ArticleFewer Bank Holiday rescues for Weymouth beach-goers
Dorset coastguards dealt with fewer incidents during the Bank Holiday weekend despite more than 1,000 people flocking to Weymouth...
View ArticleAnti-HS2 campaigner to walk route
A campaigner opposed to the proposed High Speed Rail link between London and Birmingham has started a walk along the entire route. Lizzy Williams, 36, who suffered a brain injury in a car crash two...
View ArticleHull City boss Nigel Pearson discharged from hospital
Hull City manager Nigel Pearson is expected to return to the training ground on Friday after he...
View ArticlePair jailed for Belfast pharmacy armed robberies
Two Belfast men have been jailed for robbing pharmacies in the city at gunpoint last year. Glen Beattie, 21, from Forthriver Green was jailed for eight years for robbing shops on Ballygomartin Road in...
View ArticleCumbria lake search for missing North Yorkshire angler
A major search is under way for a North Yorkshire fisherman missing in the Lake District. Mark Bryant, 55, from Beamsley, was...
View ArticleEU presses China over fake goods
The EU has urged China to step up the fight against black market exports, saying counterfeit cigarettes alone are depriving the EU of 10bn euros (£8bn) in tax revenue annually. The EU Commissioner...
View ArticleRare ducks stolen from Washington Wetlands Centre
Eleven endangered ducks have been stolen from Washington Wetlands Centre. The rare Philippine ducks were taken from the bird sanctuary...
View ArticleFuneral of Dr Karen Woo held in Hertfordshire
The funeral of a British doctor who was shot dead in Afghanistan has been held in Hertfordshire. Dr Karen Woo, 36, from Stevenage, was killed alongside nine colleagues on 5...
View ArticleWest Bank attack overshadows new Middle East talks
Palestinian security forces have mounted a huge operation in the West Bank to...
View ArticleNew Slough 'baby boom' school set to open
A new £4.35m school is to open in Slough after a baby boom left a crisis for education places. The new Willow primary facility was created by revamping an old building on the former Old Lea Junior...
View ArticleRare beetle discovered at Runcorn Hill nature reserve
A rare form of beetle has been found on a Cheshire nature reserve. The Dor Beetle, which is part of the scarab family which the Ancient Egyptians worshipped, was discovered on Runcorn Hill...
View ArticleArsonists behind two Northumberland farm fires
Arsonists are believed to be responsible for barn fires at two farms in Northumberland. Emergency services were called late on Tuesday to the...
View ArticleM6 re-opens in Lancashire after caravan crash
Part of the M6 motorway was forced to close in north Lancashire after a...
View ArticleCelebrities pitch in to help Pakistan flood victims
The gravity of the situation in Pakistan's worst floods took a while to register, both at home and abroad. Part of that may have been due to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when things generally slow...
View ArticlePlymouth Goth's dog lead hanging death an accident
A teenage Goth's experiment to feel the sensation of being reborn went "tragically" wrong and resulted in her death, a coroner has ruled. Sian...
View ArticleCampaign to save last home of poet WH Davies
Neighbours of the great-nephew of Newport poet WH Davies have launched a campaign to save his last home. The author of the poem Leisure lived in Glendower, an 18th Century cottage in Nailsworth,...
View ArticleRecycling site lost in Guernsey's St Martin
The removal of a "bring bank recycling" site in St Martin is a backward step for recycling in Guernsey, a parish constable has said. The facility was one of...
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