England

Man arrested on suspicion of 1967 rape and murder of Bristol woman

A 92-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of raping and murdering a woman in Bristol almost 60 years ago.Louisa Dunne, 75, was found dead in her home in...

Cock-a-doodle-don’t: man fined over cockerel’s morning noise

A man has been fined after his noisy pet cockerel subjected neighbours in a quiet street to “torture”...

Call to ban cakes and biscuits at school lunchtimes in England

Schools in England should be banned from giving pupils cakes or biscuits as part of their lunch because...

‘Lack of transparency’ over spike in baby deaths, watchdog tells Letby inquiry

Hospital managers showed a “lack of transparency” by failing to tell a healthcare watchdog about a spike in...

Girl who died after leaving police vehicle on M5 named as Tamzin Hall

A teenage girl who fled a stationary police vehicle on the M5 and was fatally struck by a...

Landowners in England given £9bn in environment payments despite decline

Landowners in England have been paid more than £9bn of taxpayers’ money in the past 30 years for environmental benefits, despite the decline in...

Call for ‘financial protection’ for schools in England with crumbling concrete

A headteachers’ union is calling on the government to provide “financial protection” for schools at risk of collapse, as well as funding for students...

Many protected landscapes owned by English water firms in disrepair, data shows

Water companies are allowing important natural landscapes they own to fall into disrepair, data shows, with only 16% of sites of special scientific interest...

LNER train driver strikes called off after successful union talks

A series of weekend strikes by train drivers on LNER from Saturday has been called off, their trade union Aslef has announced. Passengers travelling between...

Suicide rates in England and Wales reach highest level since 1999

Ministers have been urged to treat suicide as a public health crisis after the rate at which people killed themselves in England and Wales...