Ketamine use 'increasing in Norton Radstock'
The number of young people using the class C drug ketamine has increased in the Norton Radstock area, according...
View ArticleFrench soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two French soldiers were killed and three more have been wounded in fighting in Afghanistan, President Nicolas...
View ArticleLeeds bank employee guilty of sketching robbery plans
A bank employee has been found guilty of sketching robbery plans which were then used by...
View ArticlePakistan aid target 'reaches 70%'
The UN says it has now raised about 70% of the money it needs to provide emergency relief to people affected by the...
View ArticleStruggle for flood aid in southern Pakistan
In southern Pakistan tens of thousands of people are...
View ArticleIn Pictures: The struggle to survive Pakistan floods
The worst floods to hit Pakistan in 80 years spread to new parts of the Indus river floodplain in southern Pakistan, while aid workers continued their efforts to reach those already struck by the...
View ArticlePiglets and sows die in Portland fire after heavy rain
Five sows and their piglets have died in a Dorset shed fire. Crews were...
View ArticleChester Zoo carer fee under fire by disability groups
Disability rights campaigners have criticised Chester Zoo for introducing a policy of charging...
View ArticleMan in court after police pursue car in East Grinstead
A 22-year-old man is appearing in court after a police car was rammed during an early morning chase in West Sussex. He was arrested after police pursued a stolen car...
View ArticleBombardier jobs event attracts 1,200 people
Derby-based train maker Bombardier has said about 1,200 people attended its jobs fair at Pride Park. The company said 360 people came through the doors in the...
View ArticleCockroaches and classrooms - drugs tale with a difference
Shaun Attwood was a British drug dealer who...
View ArticlePresident Jakaya Kikwete collapse alarms Tanzanians
There are fears for the health of Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete after he collapsed at the official...
View ArticleNew Cumbria unit to 'limit' hospital trips
Patient journey times may be reduced when a new assessment unit opens at a Cumbria hospital, health chiefs said....
View ArticleA third of university hopefuls remain 'unplaced'
More than a third of UK university applicants are still without a place on a degree course, according to the latest figures. The university admissions service, Ucas, says up to 187,000 candidates are...
View ArticleLondon pavement fall claim man faces fraud charges
A man who sued several London councils over claims he injured himself tripping and falling on pavements has appeared in court charged with fraud. Nathan Williams, 38, said he suffered face, knee, foot...
View ArticleHarry Potter actor's family deny kill threats
The father and brother of an actress who appeared in the Harry Potter films have denied threatening to kill her. Afshan Azad, 22, played Padma Patil, a classmate of the wizard from the...
View ArticleThree men arrested in Torquay drugs raid
Three men were arrested and suspected heroin with an estimated street value of...
View ArticleArmed robbers who hid in Sussex school jailed
Two armed robbers who hid in a school after stealing £17,000 from a Tesco in West Sussex have been jailed. Dominic Mendy and Danny Palmer, both 31, were sentenced at Chichester Crown Court after...
View ArticleTraumatised bomb disposal soldier gets MoD compensation
A former Army bomb disposal expert suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has reached a six-figure compensation deal with the Ministry of Defence, his lawyers said. The Oxfordshire man...
View ArticleCall to rethink end-of-life ward closure at QA hospital
An MP has called for plans to close an end-of-life care hospital ward in Portsmouth to be reconsidered. The Queen Alexandra's G5 unit, which offers care to dying patients aged over 65, will be...
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