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The care home residents 'can't fault' where staff are 'proud' to work

A Leamington Spa care home has been awarded an 'outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission following an unannounced inspection, with residents and relatives telling inspectors they were happy with the standard o…

Family's 'unanswered questions' as daughter dead and her killer boyfriend a liar

Matthew DuPlessis has been jailed after the death of Charlotte Dodd

Haunting final words of singer who died live on stage in front of crowd

The opera singer died on stage at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York and his last sung words before plummeting to the stage floor

Woman rushed to hospital after being struck by car in Belfast City Centre

Inspectors find inconsistencies for Solihull SEND children

Leaders promise improvements after inspectors find support for SEND children is "inconsistent"

Step back in time with 50 fascinating photos of Liverpool city centre in the 1980s

These archive photographs are a window into the past

Thousands watch helpless as singer died on stage in middle of performance

His talent was one of the reasons that drew in thousands of audience members, but his sudden fall mid-performance was what made them clear out of the famous theatre in minutes

Girl, 4, who died after falling from tractor on family farm was 'full of life'

Hellayna Michelle King was riding on a tractor through her family's farm in Clark County, Nevada, when the tragedy occurred on September 2

Can 'Women for Reform' solve the party's gender problem?

Nigel Farage's party is battling the perception that it is not popular with female voters. A Reform councillor in Manchester has launched a new group which aims to change that

44 death notices in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire this week

Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved-ones

The masked far-right group quietly recruiting across Greater Manchester

SPECIAL REPORT: Following the chaotic Dover port blockades, Patriot Platform is building a network of local street cells - as Prime Minister Andy Burnham warns against the 'politics of poison'.

HMRC warning to check payslip is correct as workers miss out on £689

Millions of codes are wrong each year, so it's crucial to check yours

Man dies in 17th-floor Poplar flat fire as child and one other rescued

An investigation into the blaze in Poplar is underway, London Fire Brigade says

Hero policeman pictured carrying priest’s body after 9/11 attacks says decision saved his life: ‘That’s why I’m here’

Retired lieutenant recalls memories of shocking day for Malachi Cush’s Radio Ulster show Healing Sounds

Popular Coventry takeaway fined for hiring illegal worker

An Indian takeaway and a Rugby cleaning business have been named in the latest Home Office illegal workers list

Council slaps Neville, 66, with Stoke-on-Trent allotment eviction notice

Neville Brandrick loves growing leeks and onions

Judge gives second chance to former hospital worker who destroyed her only living relative’s garden

Woman avoids jail after court hears of struggle with alcohol and isolation

Former Miss NI on caring for her late mum... and how her advice kick-started success in new venture: ‘She always encouraged me’

Former teacher on love of painting, staying with her mother in her final months, and how winning beauty pageant changed her outlook

‘Belfast’s dumbest criminal’: How death driver’s hit-and-run lies were KO’d by boxing gloves found in boot of burned out car

Martin Olali Jnr opens coffee and wellness shop despite impending prison sentence for mowing down pedestrian and dog

Former soldier sentenced to jail for repeatedly smacking shop worker’s bottom but freed for appeal

Ex-Irish Guard sexually assaulted victim after she bent over to tend to her dog

Mystery over Presbyterian Church’s decision to suspend Bangor minister

There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing, and his suspension is not believed to be connected to a safeguarding issue

Hero policemen pictured carrying priest’s body after 9/11 attacks says decision saved his life: ‘That’s why I’m here’

Retired lieutenant recalls memories of shocking day for Malachi Cush’s Radio Ulster show Healing Sounds

Cocaine kings of north coast: Drug lords who ran multimillion-pound empire taken down by phone hack

Former grammar school boy and gym owner latest criminals jailed as a result of Encrochat phone network hack

Ex-New IRA leader confronted about Lyra McKee murder riot and why he ditched phone after killing

Thomas Ashe Mellon refuses to answer Sunday Life questions outside court in Belfast