Police dealing with a man accused of trying to kill 10 people on a train noted he had schizophrenia following his arrest, a court has been told. Anthony Williams denies attempting to murder passengers and staff on the Doncaster to London King's Cross train, which made an emergency stop in ...
England have cancelled their scheduled Test in the West Indies in April and will instead prepare for the Women's Ashes with a number of red-ball matches in the UK. Nat Sciver-Brunt's side have played just one Test - a heavy defeat by India at Lord's - since their last four-day meeting with...
Staffordshire has observed two minutes of silence to commemorate those who have died in military conflicts. An Armistice Day service was held on Wednesday at the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens, previously known as the National Memorial Arboretum, in Alrewas. The Duke and...
A teenage girl was stabbed to death by another girl in a row over a boy with whom they had both been in a relationship, a court has heard. Chloe Watson Dransfield, 16, was found with stab wounds to her neck and back on Kennerleigh Avenue in Austhorpe, Leeds, on the morning of Saturday 28...
A family said they were left "traumatised" when promised support during the last days of their mother's life was never delivered. Debra Gundy said her mother Ann Bowling, 78, from Ulverston, deserved "dignity, comfort, and timely support" in her last days, but instead was left with "horren...
A care home in Oxfordshire has brought together two primary school friends after 80 years. Until July of this year, Brian Busby, 89, was the only man living at Lyndhurst care home in Goring. The former soldier moved into the home four years ago. When David Minchin, 90, arrived, he instantl...
A former care worker who stole an elderly woman's wedding ring and sold it to pay for Christmas presents has been jailed. Amy Bassett, 33, of St George's Road in Keynsham, targeted "exceptionally vulnerable" elderly women in her care from January to December 2024, Avon and Somerset Police ...
A man has admitted killing a former police officer-turned court bailiff in a stabbing fuelled by deeply entrenched delusional beliefs. Jeff Blair, 55, was stabbed while on a job in Shildon, County Durham, on 10 March. He died later in hospital. Robert Davies, 50, of Dent Street, Shildon, w...
Residents living near Manchester United's stadium are calling for more to be done to tackle anti-social behaviour on matchdays - including urinating in alleyways - amid a consultation on plans to build a new 100,000-capacity ground nearby. Feedback from Old Trafford residents was given to ...
Researchers have identified hundreds more men associated with a town who died in World War One, but were not featured on its war memorial. Volunteers worked with The Dock Museum in Barrow, Cumbria, to create an interactive map of soldiers' stories and verified 885 Barrovian men among the 8...
A man has been described as a "saint" after he jumped into water to rescue a woman from a car that crashed into in a ditch in East Yorkshire. The vehicle, ended up partially submerged in the Beverley and Barmston Drain, near Bethells Bridge, on Saturday evening. Charles Wrieden, who was on...
Mauricio Pochettino is ready to accept an offer from Manchester United to become their next head coach. United have opened talks with the Argentine about him potentially replacing Michael Carrick, who is expected to be relieved of his duties in the next 48 hours. Once Carrick's future is c...