Sunderland care home crash: Two women die
Two women have died after a car crashed into a care home in Sunderland following a police chase, Northumbria Police has said. The crash happened at about 21:40 BST on…
Singer Iris Williams who performed for Queen Elizabeth II dies
Welsh singer Iris Williams has died at the age of 81. Born in Rhydyfelin, Rhondda Cynon Taf, in 1944, Williams performed around the world including in the US, where she…
Author Raynor Winn’s next book delayed due to ‘distress’ of newspaper investigation
Author Raynor Winn’s new book has been delayed because questions about her bestselling work The Salt Path have caused her and her husband “considerable distress”, her publisher has said. Penguin…
Eighth defendant appears in court over fatal Talbot Green shooting
A 39-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to murder following the death of a woman who was shot dead at a block of flats. Joanne Penney, 40, was found seriously…
Yorkshire Water hosepipe ban ‘to last until winter’ says boss
Alex Moss BBC News, Yorkshire BBC Yorkshire Water CEO Nicola Shaw accepted a £371,000 bonus last year A hosepipe ban which has come into force across Yorkshire is expected to…
More price rises on the cards in Oxfordshire
Bethan Nimmo BBC News, Oxford BBC School dinners in Oxfordshire went up to £2.90 in April – with more price rises to come The cost of school dinners in Oxfordshire…
Iran could recover some uranium after US strike, Israeli official says
Israel believes that Iran could potentially retrieve enriched uranium buried beneath one of the three facilities struck by US forces last month, according to a senior Israeli official. Speaking to…
Heat health alerts issued across England as temperatures soar
PA Amber heat health alerts have been issued for much of England as the third heatwave of the summer kicks in. The official alerts have been upgraded for southern England,…
Mystery interstellar object could be the oldest known comet
A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists. Named 3I/Atlas, it may be three billion years older than our…
Nigeria can’t take Venezuelan deportees from US, says Yusuf Tuggar
Nigeria’s foreign minister says the country will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees from the US, following visa curbs and threats of tariff hikes.…