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A five-year-old boy who died after an allergic reaction at school was accidentally exposed to cow’s milk protein – probably from his own bottle, an inquest jury has concluded.
Nicholas Prosper was jailed for life with a minimum term of 49 years in March after admitting the murders of his mother and siblings.
Two men, aged 26 and 29, have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A (crack cocaine) and class C (nitrous oxide gas) drugs. Both remain in police custody.
Both Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer aim for ‘concrete progress’ on the matter at Thursday’s Franco-British summit.
Gregory Twigg, 32, has denied intending to cause serious harm to Lee Woodward, 39, who died in hospital 10 months after he was punched three times.
Weston-super-Mare have discovered their National League South fixtures for the 2025-26 season. The Seagulls will kick off their campaign away at Hornchurch on August 9 – the scene of Luke Coulson’s ...
Rachael Maskell said pressing ahead with the welfare reform Bill risked leaving “such a stain” on her party, as she urged ministers to scrap a proposed change to the out-of-work element of universal ...
Resident doctors will go on strike for five consecutive days later this month in their dispute with the Government over pay, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said. Announcing strike dates ...
A former employee at a Fife children’s home has told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) that allegations of abuse made against him by former residents are “absolute nonsense”.
A woman who knifed a mother to death after a row at a child’s birthday party has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years, police said.
The document builds on other investigations by international and Israeli human rights groups and the United Nations.
The leader of North Somerset Council has insisted that the RNLI pulling out of the restoration of Birnbeck Pier is “not the end” of the project.