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...

English are walking record distances but car is still most popular form of transport

People in England are walking record distances, official figures show – but charities have said more needs to be done to get individuals on...

Two pilots survive light aircraft crash on busy road in Gloucestershire

Two pilots of a light aircraft escaped without serious injury despite crash-landing on to a busy A-road in Gloucestershire. After landing, the plane appeared to...

Conservationists warn of unauthorised releases of beavers into English rivers

“Beaver bombing”, covertly releasing beavers into the countryside, is increasing in England because successive governments have not fulfilled promises to permit some planned wild...

Three men arrested over stabbing of woman at Notting Hill carnival

Three men have been arrested over the stabbing of a 32-year-old woman who attended the Notting Hill carnival with her young child, the Metropolitan...

Questions over cladding after fire at Dagenham flats brought under control

A large fire that engulfed a block of flats in Dagenham has been brought under control with everyone accounted for, the London fire brigade...

Electric vehicle public charging ‘deserts’ revealed across Great Britain

North-east Derbyshire and Redditch, in the West Midlands, are among the worst public “charging deserts” for electric vehicles in Great Britain, according to an...