Since considerable anxiety is felt by senior judges and legal professionals over the effect legal aid cuts will have on family cases and the children
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Australian hoax call DJs will not face manslaughter charges
By Lauren Grice Two Australian DJs who made a hoax call to King Edward VII’s Hospital while pretending to be members of the royal family
River Wye crash victim named as David Cox
By Lauren Grice A man who was killed when two cars carrying members of the same family crashed into the River Wye has been named
Head of Police Federation, Paul McKeever, dies in hospital
By Gerald Heneghan Paul McKeever, head of the Police Federation for England and Wales (PFEW), died in hospital on Thursday night (January 17th).
British soldier shot dead by suspected Afghan National Army member
By Gerald Heneghan A British soldier has been shot dead by a suspected member of the Afghan National Army (ANA).
Teenage girl dies in police pursuit crash
By Gerald Heneghan A 13-year-old girl has died after her family car was involved in a collision with a vehicle being pursued by police.
UK’s first hand transplant completed at Leeds hospital
By Gerald Heneghan The UK’s first hand transplant operation has been successfully accomplished at Leeds General Infirmary.
Family Four-Tunes
Four generations of the same family are strutting their stuff at the same dance studio – 60 YEARS after their great-grandmother first took to the
Four-month-old baby could have been saved
A four-month-old baby boy who was violently shaken to death by his father could have been saved if hospital staff and police had followed child
Pensioner died waiting 1 hr 30 mins for ambulance
A ‘FIT and healthy’ pensioner died after she waited an hour and a half for an ambulance to arrive at her house from almost 20
Jackdaw that has baths and has hair blow-dried!
A CHEEKY Jackdaw has brought Christmas early for one family – after it took on the role of Santa and stuffed their chimney with ‘gifts’.
Mayor misses Remembrance Sunday event for go-karting
A TOWN’s mayor has caused outrage by shunning last week’s Remembrance Sunday celebrations – to attend a go-karting meeting. The mayor of Horncastle has
Top trumps wedding
ONE couple are celebrating their nuptials with the unusual wedding memento of a pack of personalised Top Trumps cards – as their married name will
Schoolboy saves drowning dog
A HEROIC 12-year-old boy dived into a lake to save a drowning dog – and even had to BITE through fishing wire to free the
Alfie the lost dog found
THE delighted owners of a 16-week-old puppy that was snatched by opportunistic motorcycle thieves have been reunited with their beloved pet. Tiny spaniel Alfie was
Du family heartfelt appeal
THE devastated brother of a man who was murdered along with his wife and children has spoken for the first time about the nightmare his
Rememberance of Princess Diana on her birthday
ON the day Diana would have turned 50 it was business as usual at her family home of Althorp. Despite expectations of long queues and
Dear photograph… creative photo’s combining past and present
WE’VE all had a look at an old photograph to see how landscapes have changed, but one artist has taken the concept to a whole
Dale Roberts memorial fund fraud
POLICE have launched a fraud inquiry into a memorial fund set up by a football club for tragic goalkeeper Dale Roberts – who hanged himself
100 year old has 118 offspring
AT 100-years-old Beaty Bullock’s age is only beaten by her remarkable impact on the world – as she has produced an astonishing lineage of 118