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1 week ago | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Pol Allingham |Rosie Shead PA
An activist known as Stop Brexit Man has been cleared of flouting a police ban after playing anti-Conservative and anti-Brexit edits of The Muppet Show and Darth Vader's theme outside Parliament. Steve Bray, 56, was playing music on March 20 last year before then-prime minister Rishi Sunak arrived for Prime Minister's Questions.
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1 week ago | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Olivia Williams |Rosie Shead PA
Vanessa Brown said she temporarily took the devices off her daughters to help them concentrate on their schoolworkA teacher mum claimed she was detained by police for seven-and-a-half hours after taking away her daughters' iPads. Vanessa Brown said in an interview with LBC that the March 26 incident has led to sleepless nights, following an allegation of theft concerning the devices.
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1 week ago | 
mirror.co.uk | Phoebe Tonks |Rosie Shead PA
Samantha Davis, the wife of actor Warwick, died at the age of 53 at University College Hospital in London on March 24 last year. An inquest into her death is due to take place on April 14The bereaved family of Samantha Davis, the late wife of esteemed actor Warwick Davis, are yearning for closure as they prepare for an inquest into her tragic passing. Samantha sadly left the world at the age of 53 at University College Hospital in London on 24 March last year.
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1 week ago | 
mylondon.news | Will Twigger |Rosie Shead PA
Teachers have voted to reject the Government's pay offer of 2.8% for all teachers and leaders in England, the National Education Union (NEU) has said. The union's members have also indicated their willingness to take strike action to secure a fully funded, significantly higher pay award to help address issues in school staff recruitment and retention, the organisation said.
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2 weeks ago | 
mylondon.news | Will Twigger |Rosie Shead PA
The family of one of three teenagers killed a crash between a car and bus have said they are "completely devastated." The car is believed to have hit the bus on a narrow railway bridge on Bedfont Road, in Feltham, West London, just before midnight on March 31. Officers at the scene found both vehicles on fire, police said.
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2 weeks ago | 
mylondon.news | Will Twigger |Rosie Shead PA
An elderly British couple imprisoned in Afghanistan have faced 29 "interrogations" and several court appearances – while no charges have been brought against them, their daughter has said. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, in central Afghanistan, in February.
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1 month ago | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Olivia Williams |Rosie Shead PA
Jamie Cooper, 33, fled from the GEOAmey vehicle on WednesdayThe hunt for a man who escaped from a prison van has now stretched into its third day. Jamie Cooper, 33, managed to break free from the GEOAmey vehicle en-route to Lancaster Magistrates Court on Wednesday, according to Lancashire Police. The incident reportedly occurred on the M55 near junction two for Catforth, close to Preston, at around 8.54am.
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1 month ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Lee Grimsditch |Rosie Shead PA
Part of the reforms require GP surgeries to allow patients to request appointments online from October this year to free up phone lines for urgent inquiriesGPs in England have agreed to new contract changes that the Government claims will "bring back the family doctor" and put an end to the "8am scramble" for appointments.
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2 months ago | 
mylondon.news | Will Twigger |Rosie Shead PA
Six households that were evacuated after a sinkhole swallowed large parts of a road in Surrey have been allowed to return home, a local councillor has said. Residents from 30 properties were evacuated after a sinkhole appeared in the small village of Godstone on Monday night, causing roads to be closed and traffic diverted. A second sinkhole, thought to be linked to the first, appeared in a property's front garden on Tuesday afternoon.
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2 months ago | 
mylondon.news | Alya Zayed |Rosie Shead PA
A local council is assessing whether any families who were evacuated after a sinkhole appeared in Surrey can return home, a councillor said. A sinkhole appeared in the small village of Godstone on Monday night, causing residents from 30 properties to be evacuated and local roads to be closed. Since then, local authorities have faced criticism from those living and working in the area regarding a lack of information on when residents would be allowed back home and support for businesses.
