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...

New council housing in England may be removed from right to buy scheme

Ministers may stop new council houses in England from being sold under the right to buy scheme, Angela Rayner has indicated.The deputy prime minister...

Ashmolean Museum raises £4.8m to keep rare Fra Angelico work in UK

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has raised £4.48m to prevent a rare Italian Renaissance painting from leaving the country after two centuries.Fra Angelico’s The...

Heat from sewers, tube and Thames could soon warm London buildings

About 1,000 London buildings including the Houses of Parliament and the National Gallery could soon be warmed by low-carbon heat sourced from the River...

About 1,000 London buildings could be warmed by UK’s largest heat network

About 1,000 London buildings including the Houses of Parliament and the National Gallery could soon be warmed by low-carbon heat sourced from the River...

XL bully dog put down after fatal attack on North Yorkshire girl, 10

An XL bully dog has been put down after fatally attacking a 10-year-old girl in North Yorkshire last week.Savannah Bentham, from the Malton area,...

Boy, 14, charged with attempted murder after stabbing of girl, 13, near Hull

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after a 13-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck, stomach, chest and back near Hull...