Croatian man rescued from boat with seconds to spare
A 46-year old man in Croatia has been airlifted to safety just...
View ArticleJamie Oliver fears for Rotherham Ministry of Food fund
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has said he fears spending cuts could hit the Ministry of Food which he set up in Rotherham to encourage healthy eating. The...
View ArticleBrazil stadium seating collapses, injuring about 110
About 110 people were injured, 22 seriously, when part of the seating at...
View ArticleTakeaways near schools in Medway face council ban
Fast-food outlets could be banned from operating near schools in Medway as part of an effort to cut child obesity. A study of 10 to 11-year-olds in the area revealed that almost one in five was...
View ArticleVandals break into Lincolnshire village school
A village school in Lincolnshire was forced to close after vandals caused thousands of pounds of damage. On Thursday evening, vandals broke into Holbeach St Marks Primary School and tore radiators off...
View ArticleDrink-drive man jailed over crash in Wiltshire
A drink driver who left a mother in an unconscious state for six months has been jailed for a year. Carey Last, 52, from Kingsdown, Wiltshire, was injured in a crash in the village in March. Swindon...
View ArticleFire under New York bridge disrupts trains
Commuter rail lines into New York's Grand Central station have been suspended because...
View ArticleGirl's party in Hertfordshire off after 21,000 RSVP
A 14-year-old girl from Hertfordshire who included her address on a Facebook invitation to her party was alarmed when 21,000 said they would be coming. The party was cancelled when the school pupil...
View ArticleCocaine worth £45k seized in police raid in Blackpool
Cocaine with a street value of more than £45,000 has been seized by Lancashire...
View ArticleAfghans on UK handover to US in Sangin
There has been a mixed reaction from Sangin residents to the transfer of security from British to American forces...
View ArticleManchester Hospice fund-raiser Kirsty Howard turns 15
Hospice fund-raiser Kirsty Howard, whose parents were told she would die before she reached four, is celebrating her 15th birthday. Born with a back-to-front heart, and...
View ArticleFair funding call for Northamptonshire to government
A call for fairer funding for public services in Northamptonshire has gone to the government. Northamptonshire County Council believes the rapidly increasing population of the area is not reflected in...
View ArticlePeople rescued after arson attack on flats on Teesside
Fire officers rescued people trapped inside a burning block of flats on...
View ArticleRonnie O' Sullivan nearly passes up 147 break
Ronnie O'Sullivan says he only potted the...
View ArticleThousands flee fighting in Yemen's Shabwa province
More than 8,000 civilians have fled their homes in southern Yemen, as government forces launched an assault on al-Qaeda militants, officials said....
View ArticleCurfew continues in Srinagar as Indian politicians meet
An all-party delegation of Indian politicians has arrived in Srinagar under the...
View ArticleInjured mallard shot with crossbow in Derbyshire
The RSPCA has warned the public to watch out for illegal hunting after a duck was found with a crossbow bolt in its breast in Derbyshire. The bolt passed...
View ArticleNaked Lancashire cricketer James Anderson in Attitude
Lancashire paceman James Anderson has become the first cricketer to appear naked in Britain's biggest-selling gay magazine. The 28-year-old married bowler appears on the front cover...
View ArticleSuffolk teenager reported over aircraft danger
A Suffolk teenager has been reported for possible prosecution for endangering...
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