Irish police to be given ‘whatever resources they require’ after horror crash
Four people in the other car, all members of the same family, were seriously injured in the crash on the M9 motorway in Co Kildare in the early hours of Sunday morning. A body representing rank-and-file members of…
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'Britain's most bashed' bridge hit twice in two days
Then on Monday afternoon, the force said the same road was shut due to a "road traffic collision" with a bridge, and officers asked people to find alternative routes. A Network Rail spokesperson said no damage to the…
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Reform is right about our benefits bill – our economy will collapse without action
If one looks past the different tactics – with the Tories putting forward a better thought-through set of options – both parties recognise that tackling our increasingly unsustainable welfare bill is crucial if this…
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Princess Eugenie announces name of baby daughter
Announcing the news on Instagram, she said it was chosen in tribute to "three people we love and admire past and present", including Queen Elizabeth II, and reflected English and Portuguese history - "two places we love…
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Buzzball thief who stole alcoholic drinks two days in a row sent back to prison
Returning the next day, staff quickly recognised him and alerted police officers, who located Couthlan-Lawer and arrested him. He pleaded guilty to theft, received a fine, and has now been recalled to prison.
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I thought I'd seen everything but this is the terrifying episode in my A&E that left me shocked and sickened. There's a dark new crisis in our hospitals we're all missing. We must act before it's too late: PROF ROB GALLOWAY
Not because the night was filled with cardiac arrests, dying patients or terrified families. After 25 years in emergency medicine, I have seen all that many times before and I’ve learned to accept it as part of a job.…
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Downing Street urges people not to turn off emergency alerts on their phones - as even fire boss questions Friday's use of system and reveals it almost made him crash his car
Millions of Britons received messages on Friday evening urging them not to light anything that could spark a wildfire, including disposable barbecues and fireworks. It came as fears grew of further devastating blazes…
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‘No signs of foul play’ relating to Hayden Panettiere’s death, police say
Read our privacy notice . There were “no signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances” relating to Heroes and Nashville actress Hayden Panettiere’s death, police said. Panettiere, who died on Sunday aged 36, was found…
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SAS assault rifle and a £239 washing machine among thousands of lost MoD items
Thousands of electronic devices, including computers, laptops, memory sticks, tablets and hard drives, were also reported as missing by the MoD and 34 police forces across England, Scotland and Wales between 2021 and…
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Stag put down after attacking man in Richmond Park
Emergency services were called to the south-west London park at 18:16 BST following reports of a deer attack. The Met said a man was taken to hospital, where his injuries were assessed as neither life-threatening nor…
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