A Merseyside councillor has seen off a leadership challenge just over a year after she was appointed to the role. Sefton Council leader Marion Atkinson was challenged by Sudell ward …
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A monk who admitted having crushes on adolescent boys has been found guilty of sexually abusing two pupils at a North Yorkshire public school. Former housemaster Michael James Callaghan, 71, …
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Radio 1 presenter Jamie Laing will be joined by his wife Sophie Habboo to co-host the station's afternoon show, it has been announced. Sophie will do a three-week stint covering …
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A 30-year-old man has been accused of murdering his mother and attempting to murder a 55-year-old man in Inverness. Emergency services were called to Craigton Avenue at about 19:30 on …
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A drought has been declared across Yorkshire by the Environment Agency. It follows weeks of unusually dry weather in the region, leading to low water levels in reservoirs and rivers. …
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A plea by a group of families to give their children bus passes to attend an East Sussex school has been dismissed. Bob Standley, lead member for education at East …
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A man who weighed 25 stone (159kg) at his heaviest said he wanted to prove to himself that he could do anything as he prepares to complete his first marathon. …
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The starting gun has been fired for Bristol's festival season, with two big events in one weekend. Love Saves The Day, one of the largest events in the city, is …
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It is a staple part of many people's diets, but one Cambridgeshire farmer said he had been left with tonnes of potatoes that no-one seems to want. Luke Ablett, 36, …
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It is a world away from the glamorous lifestyle of Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian. But an Edinburgh band managed to get one of their songs on the siblings' famous …