Pedestrian in road dies in crash in West Norfolk
Witnesses are being sought to a crash in which a pedestrian died when he was...
View ArticleArrest over Pakistan-England Test cricket 'betting scam'
News of the World's Managing Editor Bill Akass has described how the paper began its...
View ArticleCentral banks may face further tasks, says BoE's Bean
Central banks may have to provide more economic support amid a fragile global recovery, the deputy governor of the Bank of England has warned. Charles Bean said policymakers had prevented a financial...
View ArticleRobber hits Bristol shop worker with hammer
A Bristol shop worker has been hit several times with a hammer by a robber demanding money from...
View ArticleHampshire fundraisers in WWII Pyrenees 'freedom' trek
A group of fundraisers are to retrace the steps of those escaping from Nazi-occupied France over a treacherous route across the Pyrenees during WWII. The seven trekkers who work for the Service...
View ArticleHomecoming parade for Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves will be welcomed back from Wembley with a homecoming parade after winning the...
View ArticleClaudy bomb: Priest defends Catholic Church
A leading figure in the Catholic Church has defended its role in moving a priest accused of involvement in the Claudy bomb attack. A report last week said that the...
View ArticleMan suffers hearing loss in Nuneaton night club fight
A man has been left with permanent damage to his hearing after being involved in a fight in...
View ArticleDoctors praised for saving diver off Farne Islands
Two doctors saved the life of a diver after he fell unconscious off the Northumberland coast. The Coastguard alerted lifeboat teams after the man...
View ArticleIn pictures: New Orleans five years after Hurricane Katrina
Five years after Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing flood devastated New Orleans, the city is slowly rebuilding and clawing its way back to normality. Most of the destruction came not from the storm...
View ArticleCotswold church aims to have zero carbon footprint
A Grade I-listed church is installing solar panels in an aim to be the first in the UK to become carbon neutral. A project costing about £40,000 will kit out St Michaels and All Angels Church in...
View ArticleAshford flat sealed under crack house order
A Kent flat has been closed off by police using a Crack House Closure Order. The top floor flat in Musgrave Road, Ashford, had been the focus of complaints by neighbours about...
View ArticleCalls to improve Cheapside area of Jersey
Almost 70% of people in Jersey who filled out a questionnaire want to see...
View ArticleCumbrian motorcyclist was 'devoted father'
A motorcyclist who died in a collision on a Cumbrian road was a devoted father, his family...
View ArticleUp to 1,000 attend illegal rave in Wiltshire forest
Between 500 and 1,000 people are estimated to have attended an illegal rave overnight in Wiltshire. Police are working to disperse the last of the party-goers from Savernake...
View ArticleNew patrols at 'Worcester's rail crime hotspot'
New patrols are under way to deter trespassers and vandals from "Worcester's rail crime hot spot". Network Rail said it staff were acting as "human scarecrows" by patrolling Brickfields level...
View ArticleBishop of Lancaster sleeps rough to help homeless
The Bishop of Lancaster will be spending the night in a sleeping bag on the steps of Lancaster Town Hall to draw attention to homlessness. The Rt Rev Geoff Pearson will join housing...
View ArticleCost of policing Bradford EDL demo 'in six figures'
The cost of policing two rival demonstrations in Bradford on Saturday is expected to be "several hundred thousand pounds", police have said. The right-wing English Defence League (EDL) and its...
View ArticleHeating oil 'tagged' to tackle rural theft in Hampshire
Police in rural parts of Hampshire have joined forces with farmers and the rural community in an attempt to trace stolen heating fuel by "tagging" it. They are working with the Farmwatch scheme in...
View ArticleToddler hit by lorry in Oldham 'remains critical'
A toddler who was hit by a refuse lorry in Greater Manchester remains in a critical condition in hospital. Two-year-old Thomas Wilshaw was in his pushchair when...
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