Search Begins For New Child Abuse Inquiry Chair

The search is under way for a new head of the inquiry into historical child sex abuse after Fiona Woolf became the second chairwoman to quit. Mrs Woolf stepped down on Friday after victims' groups told Home Office officials they were "unanimous" in...

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Child Abuse Inquiry Controversy At-A-Glance

The resignation of the head of the inquiry into historical child sex abuse allegations is the latest in a string of controversies that have dogged the investigation before it has even started. Here is an at-a-glance background to the most recent development...

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Boost For Aspiring Female Footballers

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent A pioneering new academy is offering future stars of women's football the opportunity to train while studying for their A-levels. Trials have begun for teenage girls who want to join the academy at...

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Police Scrap Cautions In Punishment Shake-Up

The Government is piloting a scheme to abolish police cautions and replace them with what it says are tougher new penalties. Under the trial, three police forces will scrap the current system, which sees minor offences punished with formal warnings....

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Theresa May Accused Of Bungling Over Inquiry

In an interview explaining why she has become the second child abuse inquiry head to quit before starting work, Fiona Woolf blamed "negative comment and innuendo". Yet in her resignation letter to Theresa May, the lawyer and Lord Mayor of London said...

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Terror Warning: Brits Not Safe Anywhere In World

A worldwide travel warning has been issued by the Foreign Office, amid fears that Britons flying abroad could be targeted in terrorist attacks. The Government has updated its travel advice for 225 countries and territories to reflect a "generalised...

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Tower Poppy Memorial Proves Too Popular

People have been asked to delay visiting a First World War memorial at the Tower of London because it has proved so popular. Tens of thousands of people made the trip to view the sea of red ceramic poppies in the former moat of the landmark on Friday,...

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RAF Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Bombers

Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian military 'Bear' bombers for the second time in a week, it has emerged. The Typhoons were sent up from RAF Lossiemouth on Friday to escort the Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-95 aircraft, just two days...

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Fireworks Warehouse Blaze: Tributes To Victims

Tributes have been made to the two men who were killed after a series of explosions at a fireworks warehouse. The bodies of Simon Hillier, who worked at the industrial unit, and Stewart Staples, one of his customers, were discovered by police late...

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Father-Of-Three Shot Dead Tackling Robbers

A father-of-three has been shot and killed as he tackled two robbers who attacked him as he closed up his shop for the night. Pragaret Singh, 35, was blasted in the chest and abdomen as he tried to grapple with one of the men outside his store in...

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