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Eric Greener, 77, and Sheila Jackson, 83, died following the fire at their home in St Helens, Merseyside, early on July 15.

Tottenham are closing in on the loan signing of Joao Palhinha with the Bayern Munich midfielder set to undergo a medical on Friday, the PA news agency understands. Spurs are eager to boost their squad ...

Drivers racing through red warning lights at a £145 million lifting bridge to avoid a delay to their journey when it is raised are posing a risk to safety, council chiefs have said. The Gull Wing ...

Storm Floris will batter parts of the UK on Monday with unseasonably strong winds, the Met Office has announced. A yellow warning for wind has been issued for northern parts of the country from 6am ...

The UK plum industry has begun to pull out of a “decades-long decline” with a bumper crop reported this year, a grower has said. Plum production in the UK hit its peak in 1987 with 28,900 tonnes being ...

Woakes left the field with his arm in a makeshift sling late on the first evening after taking a painful tumble at the boundary edge.

England’s cricketers donned white headbands in memory of the late Graham Thorpe on Friday, joining fans in honouring the 100-Test veteran. Thorpe, one of the most respected batters of his generation ...

A man has appeared in court accused of murdering a woman who was found dead in a house in West Yorkshire. Courtney Angus, 21, was discovered at an address in Norfolk Street in Batley on Saturday. On ...

Thousands of shows will take place across the capital in August as the Fringe Festival and Edinburgh International Festival get under way.

The recovery in UK factory production gathered more pace last month as the sector posted its strongest performance for six months, according to new figures. Manufacturing firms saw the recent downturn ...