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Wanted: 10 people 'caught on camera' who police want to speak to over crimes in Sheffield and Rotherham

Police want to speak to these 10 people who were spotted on CCTV cameras

Free BBC TV Licences confirmed for one DWP benefit under Andy Burnham and Lisa Nandy

Mr Burnham, the new Labour Party Prime Minister, has reappointed Lisa Nandy as Culture Secretary.

‘It feels magical’: Botanic Gardens’ artist-in-residence reveals how mixing art and nature is a blooming success

Exhibition of Kerrie Hanna’s botanical-inspired stained-glass artwork will take place in the Palm House in October

Sweltering, under strain and facing a 'real problem': An extreme summer in our NHS

Doctors say they have faced increased demand, soaring temperatures and no respite from the winter

'Some of the best armed robbers in this country came from Salford. That's a fact'

Former armed robber Patrick McCann has told of his regrets at his life of crime and how he converted to Islam while in prison

DWP confirms £150 energy bill discount for households on four benefits

The DWP has confirmed who will be eligible for the £150 Warm Home Discount this year

More funding needed to boost construction jobs for young people, housing boss says

Recent analysis showed the construction sector needs an extra 2,200 workers a year to meet demand.

DWP confirms Attendance Allowance age rise in September for people born in these years

The Attendance Allowance age is changing under the Department for Work and Pensions’ move to hike the state pension age. Attendance Allowance helps with extra costs if you have a disability or health condition severe en…

Court round-up: Petrol bomb attacker jailed, £1m cocaine dealer locked up and care home manager sentenced

A petrol bomb attacker, a £1m cocaine dealer, a care home manager who stole from vulnerable residents and a businessman armed with a shotgun are among the latest cases heard in Yorkshire courts.

Arsenal injury update: Jurrien Timber, Cristhian Mosquera and Bruno Guimaraes latest news and return dates

Arsenal handed big boost ahead of new Champions League campaign

Starwatch: Waning crescent moon gets close to brilliant beacon of Jupiter

The moon will pass less than a degree north of the giant planet and will be on its other side the next morning Those already out and about at 5am this week will be rewarded with a beautiful waning crescent moon approach…

Visa pour l’image: Perpignan festival of photojournalism 2026 – in pictures

A selection of the powerful photojournalism being shown at this year’s Visa pour l’image exhibition in France Continue reading...

Israeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine Malik

Schemes to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza are not being promoted by fringe voices. But the international community continues to avert its eyes The gap between what is being inflicted on Palestinians and the appr…

As assisted dying bill returns to Commons, families recall loved ones’ battle to ‘go out on own terms’

Elise Burns and Keith Williams appeared in campaign filmed by Rankin this year – both were denied their wishes, but their relatives are picking up the baton The feeling, said Sarah Burns of her sister’s last days, is on…

‘I felt robbed’: bereaved parents hope for answers from Sussex maternity review

Review led by Donna Ockenden launches after campaign by families and media investigation into deaths at NHS trust Susan Cacciacarro was almost 37 weeks pregnant with her daughter Chiara when she woke up one morning in 2…

Starmer's swift exit made Burnham look good, but now he must become a statesman – Christine Jardine

Andy Burnham looked adept at Prime Minister’s Questions but the world stage is a much bigger one

Mother accused of the manslaughter of toddler now charged with murder

Not fixing NI’s water infrastructure could hit economy by £10.9bn by 2040, warn experts

Mother accused of the manslaughter of toddler charged with murder

‘Terrible traffic’ could get worse with planned 1k new homes, say Cherry Hinton locals

Around 1,200 homes are being built on the edge of a Cambridge suburb

Devon church to be bulldozed for new 'council houses'

A total of 25 new apartments are to be built

'Little fighter' from Exeter with rare heart problem had surgery at 17 days old

'Watching your baby go through heart surgery is something no parent can prepare for'

More than 100 homes could be planted in vital green wedge

Claims public might think separation policy ‘not worth paper it is written on’ but developer has scaled down plans.

The Coventry nature reserve getting a makeover with flytipping set to be cleaned up

Longford Nature Park in Coventry is set for a series of improvements including a new boardwalk, habitat restoration and wetland creation, with work starting in September 2026.