A former Royal Marine and UKIP county councillor will appear in court this morning (mon) charged with the murder of his wife. Stephen Searle, 64, is accused of killing 62-year-old wife Anne who died at their £400,000 family home in Stowmarket, Suffolk, on Saturday night. Emergency services were called to...
West Mercia Police Superintendent Kevin Purcell said officers will try to avoid holding child suspects in custody and instead interview them at home. He said putting young offenders in police cells is "counter-productive", but admitted the new approach "may seem soft". He said: "Over the last few years a lot...
Stressed NHS staff are being offered free yoga and pilates classes in a bid to stop them taking days off sick. Ikea-style arrows will also be painted on the floor of a hospital to encourage staff to take regular walks instead of sitting down on their breaks. Medics will be...
A fearless police officer was able to detain a runaway alleged bike thief - despite getting his arm IMPALED on a fence during the pursuit. Dog Handler Dan Thomas collapsed from significant blood loss moments after arresting the 22-year-old. The brave officer was alongside his canine sidekick PD Gil when...
Police are trying to identify a man who suffered a heart attack outside a London hospital on Boxing Day. They have issued pictures of the mystery man who has been placed in an induced coma since being taken ill near University College Hospital in Fitzrovia, north London. A Met Police...
A 'mumpreneur' who sells gifts online has been forced to obtain an alcohol licence for her hallway CUPBOARD - which must close by 2am every day. Enterprising Lara Haworth, 35, makes cakes and sweet-filled cones from home but wants to branch out into gift packs containing little bottles of Prosecco....
Two teenage boys were shot from close range by a thug armed with a shotgun as they ate inside a London chicken shop. One of them fled out the back of the takeaway before collapsing in a nearby garden. The victim managed to hop over a fence - despite being...
A father has been branded an "idiot" for trying to place his toddler on a wild seal's back as it lay on a picturesque Norfolk beach. Hundreds of people vented their fury on social media after the incident was reported on the Winterton-On-Sea Facebook page on Tuesday. The post said:...
A pair of desperate parents are urging people to sign the bone marrow register after their adorable daughter was struck down with a one-in-a-million rare condition. Myla Mae Hatcher, four, was suffering with large bruising and dots on her legs - but her parents thought it was just 'kids being...