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A female police officer in uniform talks to local residents standing next to a police car in Wheddon Cross in Somerset after a coach crash

Child dies and 21 injured after school coach crash

The coach was bringing pupils back from a school trip when it overturned and fell 20ft.

3 hrs ago
Somerset
A black and white photo of Derek Ridgewell

Two framed by corrupt officer decades ago cleared

Ronald De Souza, who was part of the Stockwell Six, and Errol Campbell, who died in 2004, are cleared.

12 hrs ago
London
Bunches of flowers and candles are placed against a wall. Cans of drink are left too. Tealights spell out the names Mo and King with a heart depicted by tealights.

Tributes as two British nationals die in Portugal

The men have been named locally and the government says it is supporting the their families.

5 hrs ago
Suffolk

Woman had to leave plane after tuna allergy dispute

Abbey Holling says she informed EasyJet of her seafood allergy but tuna appeared on the menu.

8 hrs ago
Manchester

Headbutting goats wrecking dairy researchers' study

The tags collect data on the movement of goats, which is studied by the university.

12 hrs ago
Shropshire
A black and white photo of Derek Ridgewell

Two framed by corrupt officer decades ago cleared

Ronald De Souza, who was part of the Stockwell Six, and Errol Campbell, who died in 2004, are cleared.

12 hrs ago
London
Mohammed Amaaz

Airport brawl accused 'feared police would kill him'

One of two brothers accused of assaulting officers trying to arrest him says he was "frightened".

7 hrs ago
Manchester
The entrance to a school building. Above two set of black double doors is a white sign that says welcome to Bilton School in purple and grey text. On either side of the doors are graphics including pictures of children and the words "welcome to our school, be the best you can be!"

School closes early over 'extremist abuse'

Bilton School in Rugby says it has received escalating abuse, including "personal threats to staff."

5 hrs ago
Coventry & Warwickshire
Bunches of flowers and candles are placed against a wall. Cans of drink are left too. Tealights spell out the names Mo and King with a heart depicted by tealights.

Tributes as two British nationals die in Portugal

The men have been named locally and the government says it is supporting the their families.

5 hrs ago
Suffolk
A Metropolitan Police van with a yellow and blue panel and the word Police and We're recruiting posted on the side.

Two boys charged over attacking police officers

Several officers were injured after being called out to reports of shoplifting in Wood Green.

A man with short brown hair which is slightly curly on top taking a selfie surrounded by rocks, trees and general greenery. He is wearing a beige top and a black backpack.

Body found in search for hiker missing in Italy

Matthew Hall, from Hull, had left Chiavenna in Lombardy for a solo hike but failed to return.

A mostly beige building with a council logo and the words 'South Cambridgeshire District Council' written on it. To the right is a glass frontage with a revolving door.

Four-day week made permanent at council after vote

South Cambridgeshire Council votes to make four-day work week with full pay a permanent policy.

Reverend Clive Foster

'I want to be trusted voice for Windrush victims'

Reverend Clive Foster says he wants "dignity and respect" for those affected by the scandal.

Darren Barsdell on one knee holding Emily Adams' hand and looking up at her as she is surprised looking down while holding a drink. Both are wearing sunglasses and white and cream outfits as they stand in front of one of the pavilions at Wimbledon surrounded by crowds.

'I was blown away' by Wimbledon proposal

A couple from the Isle of Wight celebrate their engagement at the home of tennis.


Stories to make you smile

Brown and white barn owl photographed

'Britain's oldest ever' barn owl found at farm

Bird experts hailed the discovery of the 18-year-old female as "amazing".

Evie stands in front of a Suffolk Police car at her prom. She has brown hair that is half tied back and half down and slightly curled.

Officer who helped deliver baby escorts her to prom 17 years later

Teenager Evie is the talk of her prom as she arrives in a police car with its lights and sirens on.

A black and white seabird with an orange striped beak sits in the sea. They are looking from right to left, surrounded by water

Puffin found 110 miles from home returned to wild

The seabird, who was nursed back to health, is thought to have come from a colony in Pembrokeshire.


Features & Analysis

Veronica Dewan standing on a grassy area outside Parliament. She has a blue denim jacket on and a blue headband over white blonde hair.

Forcibly adopted children 'desperately need apology'

Campaigners are calling on the government to apologise for the practice of forced adoption.

Two couples clink glasses and sit at a table eating food in the garden. The two men wear dark t-shirts. One woman wears a maroon top and the other wears a stripy T-shirt.

Is buying with friends the answer to a tough housing market?

Two couples unable to afford London prices bought a home together. Add two babies, and how is it going?

Stella Trimble looks into camera. She has a gold ear-ring and dark brown long hair. She is sitting in front of wooden framed window. Plants and candles can be seen behind with some reflective light shining back from one window pane.

'We were left homeless after huge fire at mill'

Stella Trimble describes how she was left with nowhere to go after being forced to leave her flat.

Rob Taylor wears a white T-shirt and has his hand on his hips. He stands in his back garden and behind him is the barn conversion he rents from HS2.

'Rent on my HS2-owned home has gone up £400 a month'

HS2 has been accused of unaffordable rent increases and failing to address maintenance issues.

In dark-framed glasses and with her hair tied back, Keena Entwistle stands in a school hall looking at the camera with an audience of sixth form students seated behind her.

'I don't want anyone to hear their child has died'

Keena Entwistle lost her teenage son in a car crash and now speaks to youngsters about road safety.


Watch/Listen

Buildings begin to fall shortly after explosives were detonated

Power station buildings demolished

Buildings at a former coal-fired power station have been demolished with explosives.

The burnt out car sitting on the side of the road. It is charred and grey.

Footage shows child killers' burnt-out car

Bodycam videos show the moment the car abandoned by Constance Marten and Mark Gordon is found.

A policeman inspects a wound on the back of a young male who is waring a white shirt. The officer is wearing blue gloves.

Teenagers arrested after Southend machete incidents

Police release footage as 10 young males are sentenced after rival groups confronted each other.

The front facade of The Original Ivy in London's West End.

Mice filmed at high-end London restaurant The Ivy

Two mice are filmed poking their noses out of a hole in the bar before turning tail and scurrying away.

A composite image with the Red Arrows flying over a wedding party on the left. Smoke is coming from the formation and the bride and groom are waving upwards with their back to the camera. On the right is an image of a Red Arrow jet flying. Its landing gear is down and the sky is cloudy.

Red Arrows surprise wedding couple with flypast

The happy couple realised their would be a scheduled flypast and were surprised with a smoke display.


Sport

England players celebrate

England into semi-finals with dramatic shootout win

Reaction as England win dramatic penalty shootout over Sweden to keep European title defence alive and reach semi-finals.

Lancashire celebrate wicket

T20 Blast holders Glos out as Lancs & Northants go through

Defending T20 Blast champions Gloucestershire fail to reach the quarter-finals as Lancashire and Northants go through.

Rory McIlroy delivers an iron shot with the Open Championship logo behind him

McIlroy three back as Fitzpatrick shares Open lead

Rory McIlroy delights and frustrates in equal measure as Matt Fitzpatrick ends day one of the 153rd Open Championship in a five-way tie for the lead.

Leigh's Joe Ofahengaue

Impressive Leigh secure rare victory at Saints

Prop Joe Ofahengaue scores both Leigh Leopards tries as his side pull off their first victory at St Helens since 1982.


Latest updates

7 mins ago
Lincoln smiles at the camera in his bedroom that is decorated in 1940s memorabilia. He has short hair that has been jelled back. He wears a white shirt, tie and black waistcoast.

'I'm 16 and live entirely like it's the 1940s'

Lincoln dresses entirely in clothes from the era and works in a 1940s tea room.

7 mins ago
7 hrs ago
A composite of four images of three men and a woman on the right. From left: a man with brown hair, glasses, a small beard and blue shirt; a bald man with glasses wearing a black suit jacket, white waistcoat, white shirt and light purple tie; a smiling man with short dark hair glasses and black t-shirt shirt with a white-coloured collar; and a woman with short brown hair, a necklace and wearing a blue and white patterned top.

Mill explosion victims commemorated 10 years on

It is 10 years since a devastating explosion and fire that killed four mill workers in Bosley.

7 hrs ago
7 hrs ago
A small stone brick building sits behind railway lines on a sunny day. There's a railway crossing to the right with trees.

'World's oldest' railway station saved

A £300k donation has secured the future of the building believed to be the world's oldest station.

7 hrs ago
8 hrs ago
Louise Woollam smiles broadly at the camera, while her husband Richard leans on her with his eyes closed. Both wear red tops and are pictured next to a red anniversary-style balloon and a wall decorated with images of red roses. Richard, who is taller, is balding with unkempt grey-brown hair. Louise has red roses in her shoulder-length blonde hair with a fringe.

Theft victim urges 'Richard's law' to vet carers

Louise Woollam said basic checks failed to reveal the criminal past of her husband's home carer.

8 hrs ago
8 hrs ago
A motorway camera image of a motorway - there are two lanes of traffic queues on the left and a relatively empty carriageway - with just for cars visible - on the right.

M54 delays after lorry overturns in crash

The eastbound carriageway of the motorway remains closed due to damage to the central reservation.

8 hrs ago
8 hrs ago
A policeman, wearing a yellow hi-vis jacket with the word police on his back. He is also wearing a black and white hate.

Officers 'struggling financially', federation says

Aileen O'Connor says officers "need to be remunerated properly" for their work.

8 hrs ago
9 hrs ago
A person under an umbrella wearing a raincoat in heavy rain

Thunderstorm warning for South East for weekend

A Met Office yellow warning is in place for Kent, Sussex and Surrey from Friday evening.

9 hrs ago
9 hrs ago
The Eastgate Clock in Chester, the golden gates of Warrington and Jodrell Bank in Cheshire East

Election delay agreed as devolution moves forward

The county will elect its first mayor a year later than planned, to align with local elections.

9 hrs ago
10 hrs ago
A police image of Jake Cummings: The head and shoulders of a man with dark, curly, hair wearing a black, round-necked top.

Ex-Met officer guilty of raping second woman

Jake Cummings is waiting to be sentenced for the crimes.

10 hrs ago
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