'Bedroom Tax' Suicide: Grandmother Was Exempt

A woman who killed herself and left a note blaming the Government's so-called "bedroom tax" would in fact have been exempt and eligible for a refund, it has emerged. Stephanie Bottrill would not have had to pay the tax due to a loophole in the...

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Flood Warnings As River Levels Set To Rise

Homeowners in southern England have been warned to prepare for further flooding today after heavy rainfall caused the River Thames to burst its banks. The Environment Agency (EA) has warned people living along the lower reaches of the Thames to be aware...

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Brain Tumour Missed By Doctors Kills Boy

A two-year-old boy who died of a brain tumour may have survived if doctors had spotted it, a coroner has ruled. Max Earley died after a series of blunders meant his brain tumour went undiagnosed for several weeks and ultimately killed him. An inquest...

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Armed Forces Launch New Recruitment Drive

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent The British Armed Forces have launched a new recruitment campaign in an attempt to reverse the dwindling number of new entrants, particularly to the Army Reserve. Television, radio, cinema and print adverts...

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Slavery 'Should Be Made Essential Reading'

By Nick Martin, News Correspondent The teaching of Britain's involvement in the slave trade is "patchy" and not enough time is devoted to it despite the subject being on the national curriculum, it has been claimed. The Department for Education...

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PCSO In Custody On Rape And Blackmail Charges

A police community support officer has been charged with rape, blackmail and misconduct in a public office. Kabeer Yousaf, 30, a PCSO based in the London Borough of Newham, was charged on Saturday, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said. He was...

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Heart Stutter Condition Affects One Million

By Hind Hassan, Sky News Reporter A condition that causes the heart to stutter, leading to strokes and heart attacks, now afflicts more than a million people in the UK, campaigners say. Those with atrial fibrillation often experience irregular...

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Teachers 'Should Face Regular Classroom MOTs'

Teachers should be made to have licences and will face the sack if they fail to pass checks on their abilities, the Labour party has said. Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said he wants teachers to be reviewed every few years to improve standards...

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Duggan Vigil: Police Fear Disorder In Tottenham

Protesters plan to "provoke disorder" at a vigil for Mark Duggan in London, police have warned. Scotland Yard said it had extra officers on standby and would be ready to "intervene immediately" if trouble broke out. Hundreds of relatives and supporters...

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Missing Student Harry Martin: Body Found

Emergency services searching for a student who disappeared after going out to take pictures of stormy seas have found a body. Harry Martin left his home on January 2 and was last seen walking towards a coastal path near his home in Devon. A spokesman...

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