A 43-year man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a disabled woman who was bludgeoned to death in her home. Julie Fox was found dead in her bungalow in Carnforth Drive, Worcester, shortly before 6.50pm last Wednesday (27/12). Emergency services were called to the scene by a neighbour who...
A man who already had convictions for killing his wife and a former partner has pleaded guilty to murdering his ex-girlfriend. At the Old Bailey, Theodore Johnson, 64, admitted beating Angela Best with a claw hammer and throttling her with a dressing gown cord. Johnson has two previous manslaughter convictions:...
The Liverpool defender, who has one England cap, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates' Court today accused of kicking Rachael Wall. The court heard he had been captured on CCTV assaulting his partner, who he has been in a relationship with for 18 months. Liverpool footballer Jon Flanagan arrives at Liverpool Magistrates...
After train users have been slapped with their regular yearly ticket rise Virgin Trains has now "apologised unreservedly" for a tweet which some social media users described as "sexist". In response to a complaint about being referred to as "honey", the official Virgin Trains East Coast Twitter account asked if...
Scottish Parliament bosses have been urged to rethink spending £80,000 on using birds of prey to scare away pigeons after their effectiveness was called into question. Hawks and falcons are brought in regularly to fly over the Scottish Parliament building to deter pigeons from making it their home. But MSPs...
Thirteen monkeys have died in a fire at a safari park. The blaze broke out in the Jungle Enclosure at Woburn Safari Park, Beds., in the early hours of this morning (tue), causing the roof to collapse. Staff and fire crews battled to save the Patas monkeys, but none of...
As the hosing crisis deepens with homelessness on the rise, especially in the capital, and other major cities, is has been revealed that over 11,000 dwellings in the UK have stood empty for over a decade. The research, carried out by the Lib Dems, used figures gather from 276 local...
A huge fire in a multi storey car park in Liverpool near the Liverpool Echo Arena has destroyed over 1400 vehicles inside the car park. The fire started after an accidental fire in one car which spread to other vehicles. The fire could have been stopped if the building had...
Fed up residents living in a street called BELL END have launched a campaign to have it changed after house prices have plummeted by up to £60,000. People on the road in Rowley Regis, West Mids., also say children who live on the street have been bullied at school. Residents...