Gerald Cooney, the former Labour leader of Tameside council in Greater Manchester, said he had complained about Andrew Gwynne’s remarks ...

Two so-called models for independent safeguarding will be presented to Synod, following reviews in recent years by former chairwoman of the national Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) ...

But there are large disparities in access to biodiversity woodlands that deliver for wellbeing, researchers warn.

Boots is rolling out a national blister pack recycling scheme to more than 800 stores across the UK in response to customer demand. Blister packs cannot typically be recycled through household ...

Women have been urged to make sure they position period cups correctly after medics reported a rare case where use of a menstrual cup was linked to kidney problems. Menstrual cups are an alternative ...

The A365 Bath Road south of Melksham has been closed since before 4.30pm on Monday, February 10, following a crash near Melksham Oak Community School. Police warned the busy road is likely to remain ...

OpenAI boss Sam Altman has acknowledged that Chinese AI firm DeepSeek did some “nice work” in the creation of the chatbot now rivalling his firm’s ChatGPT. Mr Altman said he was going to meet the ...

The Church’s General Synod gathered on Monday for the first time since the resignation of Justin Welby following safeguarding failures.

Police are searching for the driver of a car in connection with an alleged hit-and-run in Wiltshire. A 19-year-old man was reportedly hit by a car that mounted the pavement along Holbrook Lane in ...

Health bosses have been urged to tackle bed blocking and long emergency department waits in hospitals by a coroner, who warned that there is a “risk of future deaths unless something is done”.

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A CORNISH dog owner will make her 27-year-long dream come true in March when she debuts at Crufts with her Border Collie, Veto.