Panel retires to consider whether Met officer called others ‘cotton pickers’
A panel in the case of a Metropolitan police officer who is alleged to have used the term ‘cotton pickers’ has retired to consider its verdict.
Swindon Town defensive duo return to full training
Grant Hall and Joel McGregor have moved a step closer to returning for Swindon Town after they have joined in with full training ...
Conservative law to ban phones in schools is ‘gimmick’, Education Secretary says
Bridget Phillipson said a Tory amendment to the schools Bill is unnecessary as she defended removing automatic academisation of failing schools.
Bradford and Walsall working with police over post about Valley Parade fire
Bradford and Walsall are working with police to identify a social media user over a post which referred to the fire at Valley Parade which claimed the lives of 56 people. Police were called in over a ...
Swindon traffic: Great Western Way crash closes one lane
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Dog owner out to wow the crowds with crossbreed at Crufts
A dog owner from Cornwall is out to wow the crowds when she enters Crufts in March. Dani Fellows, 29, will show at the world's greatest dog show with her beloved three-year-old Rottweiler/Akita ...
Funeral of John Prescott to be held in Hull on Thursday
The funeral of former deputy prime minister John Prescott will take place in Hull on Thursday. More than 300 family, friends and colleagues have been invited to the service at Hull Minster, beginning ...
Back-in-action Maughreen makes no mistake on jumping bow
From the family of the brilliant Champion Hurdle winner Faugheen, and similarly marked with a white blaze, the six-year-old made quite an impression on her bumper debut at Punchestown in January of ...
Man whose XL bully dog escaped and killed his neighbour jailed for three years
Christopher Bell, 45, left his door open when he came out of his house to run after Ian Langley, 54, who had thrown a stone at his home.
River Biss floods in Trowbridge amid urgent warnings
The River Biss has burst its banks in Trowbridge town centre amid a flurry of flood alerts and warnings. The river has flooded low lying areas near the Odeon cinema in St Stephen’s Leisure Park and a ...
‘Unscrupulous’ ads could leave road traffic accident victims thousands worse off
People may unwittingly end up calling a third-party firm while trying to find their insurer’s contact details online, the Insurance Fraud ...
Adam Jones backs Warren Gatland to turn around Wales’ form during Six Nations
Adam Jones has backed Warren Gatland to turn Wales’ fortunes around as they head into a Six Nations campaign on the back of 12 successive Test defeats.