Six serious incident referrals relating to a cathedral that was criticised in a safeguarding review were made to the Charity Commission in just over a year. Four related to safeguarding …

A man who inflicted a "despicable" sexual assault on a teenage boy with severe learning difficulties in a sauna has been jailed. Stephen Tate attacked his victim at Hyndburn Leisure …

A chihuahua has been killed in a hit-and-run incident in Plymouth following a suspected XL bully attack, police say. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were made aware of an …

A stonemasonry student said companies had told her she could not join the profession "because she's a girl". Alice, who is 17, was one of the students who took part …

A woman who fatally stabbed her husband before texting her mum to say "I've done something awful" has been jailed for life. Christine Kekkonen, 37, stabbed her husband Henri Kekkonen, …

A girl taken to hospital with puncture wounds from a dog bite was attacked by a "potential XL bully type dog," police have said. She was bitten outside a shop …

A man in his 60s has been arrested in connection with the disappearance and murder of an American woman in the Republic of Ireland more than 30 years ago. Annie …

A town council will take over supplying street vendors with electricity after traders petitioned to save their businesses from an enforced power cut. Somerset Council said it could no longer …

A care home has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and placed in special measures. The regulator said leaders at The Rowans Care Home in Kirk Ella …

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing more difficult choices in the Spending Review on Wednesday. She will set the budgets for all government departments over the next few years. The review …