Around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines have been sent to a major grassfire in Mitcham, south London, with thick smoke visible for miles. Emergency services were called at around 5.25pm on Wednesday, 26 August,
A joiner who went through a homeowner’s bedroom drawers, tried on her underwear and left the property wearing a stolen pair beneath his work clothes has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Neil Wilson, 46,
Two men have been charged with serious assault offences following an alleged violent disorder involving a number of people in Truro city centre. Police were called to Calenick Street at around 1.45pm on Monday, August
Country music legend Dolly Parton died following a brief battle with cancer, her representatives have confirmed. The 80-year-old superstar died in Nashville on Tuesday, August 25, surrounded by loved ones at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
A third failure involving potentially life-saving equipment installed by Melksham Town Council has emerged after newly installed bleed kits were not initially registered on an emergency mapping system. The bleed kits were installed at several
Five more people have been arrested as part of a major investigation into serious and organised crime in Cleveland, taking the total number of arrests to 17. Officers continued enforcement activity overnight as part of
The home of the father of one of five young men killed in the A66 wrong-way collision was rammed by another vehicle just minutes before the crash that also claimed the lives of two police
Two men have been jailed after admitting to controlling prostitution for gain following a police investigation into brothels operating in Northamptonshire. Yong Wang, 52, of Bective Road, Northampton, and Chang Xian Wu, 42, of Charminster
A fundraiser supporting the families of PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, who were killed in the devastating A66 collision, has now raised more than £500,000. The extraordinary response follows the deaths of
