2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1099+ words) Grooming gang perpetrators and killers including those responsible for Pc Andrew Harper’s death will be blocked from early prison release under changes announced by Andy Burnham following a backlash over the scope of the scheme. Some offenders serving indefinite jail…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (466+ words) Travelodge chief executive Jo Boydell has stepped down as the group continues to overhaul its safety measures after a sexual assault at one of the chain’s hotels. The firm said Ms Boydell leaves after 13 years with the group and will…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (772+ words) A father who died alongside his wife and teenage daughter after entering the sea off the Sussex coast was a Palestinian refugee called Hossam Al-Khawas. Mr Al-Khawas, named by the Palestinian embassy on Wednesday, is thought to have gone into…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (547+ words) Police have launched a double murder investigation after the bodies of two men were found in a flat in Glasgow. Officers were called to Chancellor Street in the Partick area on Sunday afternoon, where Paul Lafferty, 50, and Gary Beaton, 54, were…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1073+ words) A Palestinian refugee, his partner and their teenage daughter who died after getting into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham have been named by police. Hassan El-Khawas, 55, his partner Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter Sara El-Khawas are thought to…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1490+ words) The family of former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday said they are “in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son”, adding “the campaign of misinformation was too much for Jason”. Prof Arday, who resigned…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (276+ words) A MAN who was found dead in a tent at a nature reserve in Rhyl has been identified. Mark Godsall, aged 54, was discovered by police on Saturday afternoon (August 15) at Horton’s Nose Nature Reserve, near Kinmel Bay. The family of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (317+ words) Royal Mail has issued a reminder to customers who write addresses by hand on letters and parcels. The company says that how an address is written can affect how easily and accurately an item is sorted and delivered, especially on…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (634+ words) The death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday is a “tragedy” and should be a “moment for reflection”, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said. Prof Arday, who resigned after a plagiarism row, was pronounced dead after emergency services were called an…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (279+ words) After a week of high temperatures, rain is finally set to move across the region next week, with the Met Office forecasting a band of wet weather arriving on Monday evening. It's been a largely dry and warm spell across…...