South Africa warning of strike 'murder tactics'
South Africa's health minister has told striking public sector workers that those who interrupted vital medical care...
View ArticleAS Byatt and John Carey win oldest book prizes
Novelist AS Byatt and critic John Carey have been announced as the winners of Britain's oldest literary awards. They...
View ArticleFour arrested over Tewkesbury supermarket cash robbery
Four men have been arrested following a suspected armed robbery outside a supermarket in Tewkesbury. A...
View ArticleKent hospital admits failures over 87-year-old's death
A hospital in Kent has admitted that failures in their care contributed to the death of an 87-year-old woman. Joan Street died after staying at the William Harvey Hospital, in Ashford, for a routine...
View ArticleMan charged after Lancashire M6 disruption
A man has been charged after an incident which closed part of the M6 in...
View ArticleMoy man's Australian exploits to be recognised at home
If asked to name a famous person from County Tyrone it might be a while before the name 'John...
View ArticleBody found in Lake District is missing walker
Police have named a man found dead on Blencathra in the Lake District. Robert Keetley, 51, of...
View ArticleTime up for historic cathedral clock
A historic clock is to go electric because the man whose family has kept it...
View ArticleTrain 'rolled backwards on track' in Cumbria
There has been another incident involving a runaway train in an area in Cumbria where four men were killed six years ago, it has emerged. The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) said a freight...
View ArticleHillingdon ops ban over kit contaminated with flesh
Operations at two hospitals were suspended after surgical kits contaminated with...
View ArticleIraqi age-row pupil living in Oldham is detained
An Iraqi student who went on the run after a row with a council over his age has been detained and will be deported, the Home Office has said. Rabar Hamad arrived in Wigan, Greater Manchester, in the...
View ArticleUS questions over Lockerbie bomber release
A year since the Lockerbie bomber walked free from...
View Article'Isolation' fear over day centre closure in Midhurst
Residents fighting plans to close a West Sussex day centre for elderly and disabled adults say they fear its clients will become isolated. The Grange, in Midhurst, cares for people with conditions...
View ArticleWomen's Rugby World Cup 'could boost sport take-up'
Health experts are hoping that the Women's Rugby World Cup, being held in Surrey, will encourage more people to get active. Victoria Heald, public health development worker...
View ArticleWarrant for woman who urinated on Blackpool memorial
A woman who fled court minutes before she was due to be sentenced for urinating on a Blackpool war memorial is being sought by Lancashire Police....
View ArticleProbe begins into Essex restaurant fire
Investigations have begun into the cause of a fire which destroyed a derelict...
View ArticlePolice in Glossop target speeding motorists
Police say motorists who exceed the speed limit along a road in Derbyshire are putting people's safety at risk....
View ArticleJersey park plan consultation close to ending
Jersey people have less than a week to comment on proposals for a...
View ArticlePair arrested in Perth over £100k heroin haul
A couple have been arrested after police in Perth seized heroin with...
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