Saints bid farewell to Knowsley Road stadium
Thousands packed St Helens' Knowsley Road stadium to watch the Saints play their last league game at the ground. Fans were at the GPW Recruitment Stadium for the game against the Castleford Tigers in...
View ArticleChaplain is appointed at RAF Shawbury
A new chaplain has been appointed at an RAF base in Shropshire. The Reverend Chris Lawrence is a former priest with the Church of England...
View ArticleCambridgeshire police chief retires
The chief constable of Cambridgeshire has officially retired after five years in the post. Julie Spence, 54, retires on Sunday, ending a 32-year career in the police. Mrs Spence joined Cambridgeshire...
View ArticleBendy bus fire at Victoria station 'could be arson'
Initial inspections on a bendy bus which caught fire outside a railway station suggest arson may have been to blame rather than a mechanical fault, Transport for...
View ArticleRape alarm call after man admits Bracknell sex attacks
A mother has urged teenage girls to carry rape alarms after a man pleaded guilty to string of sex attacks on girls in Bracknell. Terry Bryant, 41,...
View ArticleUK military deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq
Full list: Afghanistan Full list: Iraq In pictures Data breakdown FAQs The number of British military personnel killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 stands at 333 after a soldier from The...
View ArticleMan found strangled in Liverpool house named by police
A 65-year-old man who was found strangled to death at a Liverpool house has been named as Brian Finnigan. Police found Mr Finnigan at...
View ArticlePolice return to Maryhill attempted murder scene
Police investigating a brutal attack by a gang of men in Glasgow are returning to the scene in an effort to trace potential witnesses....
View ArticleBritish soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion
A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. The soldier was from The Royal...
View ArticleBoys, 12, made to scrub off Bath school graffiti
Two 12-year-olds who sprayed graffiti on walls and windows at an infants school in Bath have been made to help scrub off the paint. Police used "restorative justice" to deal...
View ArticlePopular Cambridgeshire air show fills capacity
People were turned away from a Battle of Britain airshow at a...
View ArticleDistressed horse led onto M42 motorway
Part of the M42 in Worcestershire was closed when a distressed horse was led from its horse box on the hard shoulder by its owner. The...
View ArticleHeadstone safety testing planned in Rotherham
Headstone safety testing is to be carried out in seven churchyards and cemeteries across Rotherham. Rotherham Borough Council said although closed to...
View ArticleBaghdad suicide bomb attack at army base kills seven
At least seven people died and more than 20 were hurt when suicide bombers targeted an army recruitment...
View ArticleWilliam Hague grateful for public support after rumours
Foreign Secretary William Hague says he has received "huge public support" since making a frank statement about his private life earlier this week. In it, he denied having an "improper relationship"...
View ArticleGateshead Council's electric vans cut carbon emissions
A Tyneside council has bought two electric vans in its drive to have a greener borough. The vehicles, which cost...
View ArticleCommemoration service held for missing Guernsey student
A ceremony has taken place in honour of a Guernsey man who vanished in the USA while on a student exchange programme....
View ArticleSuspects in Blackpool tested with anti-theft technology
Every person arrested in Blackpool is now automatically being tested for the anti-theft device SmartWater. The invisible liquid can be applied to possessions and...
View ArticleKara DioGuardi leaves American Idol panel
Songwriter Kara DioGuardi has become the latest member of the American Idol judging panel to quit this year. DioGuardi, who has written for singers including Kylie...
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