Geoff Capes: British shot put record holder dies aged 75
Geoff Capes, British shot put record holder and two-time world’s strongest man, has died aged 75. Capes set the record for the furthest shot put throw by a British man…
Birmingham Airport back open after evacuation
PA Media Police said the evacuation was “a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers and staff” Birmingham Airport said it was “slowly returning to normal” after passengers were…
Cocaine use fuels record high in drug deaths
Drug-poisoning deaths in England and Wales have hit the highest level in 30 years, fuelled by a 30% rise in fatalities involving cocaine. The highest rate of drug deaths is…
Brianna Ghey was immersed in darkness, inquest hears
PA Media Brianna Ghey had struggled with her mental health before her death, an inquest has heard Teenage murder victim Brianna Ghey struggled with her mental health and was “immersed…
Three found dead after incident
BBC Emergency services were called to the care home in the early hours of Wednesday Three people have been found dead and four people taken to hospital after an incident…
Wales train crash passenger who died named locally as Tudor Evans
A man who died after the train he was travelling on collided with another train in mid Wales has been named locally as Tudor Evans. He was in his 60s…
Tower of London to be illuminated for remembrance display
The Tower of London is to be illuminated with a light show in remembrance of those who lost their lives in World War One and Two. People will be invited…
Tributes for mum killed in Leeds tower block fall
Facebook Tributes have been paid to Emma Atkinson following her death on Tuesday morning Tributes have been paid to a “bubbly” mum who died after falling from a tower block…
CCTV shows Daniel Khalife change clothes in McDonald’s after alleged prison escape
Metropolitan Police The jury was shown CCTV of Daniel Khalife in a branch of McDonald’s in Southall A jury has seen CCTV footage of a former Army soldier accused of…
Rayner ‘will miss’ Dowden ‘battle of the gingers’ exchanges
he deputy PM said she would miss the “battle of the gingers” in a light-hearted reference with Oliver Dowden to their similar hair colours. Angela Rayner and the Tory deputy…