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A third man has been arrested and charged following a fatal road crash last year.Ryan Wheeler, 21, died at the scene of the three-vehicle collision in Milngavie's Auchenhowie Road, East Dunbartonshire, on 26 February 2023. The crash involved a Skoda Superb, Audi A4 and a Ford Tourneo Classic.Mr Wheeler, from Maryhill in Glasgow, was a rear seat passenger in the Skoda.The 19-year-old male driver of the Skoda and a 16-year-old […]

The King and Queen have spent the weekend at Highgrove, probably the least regal of their residences.Today there will be no big fanfare compared to the spectacle they experienced at Buckingham Palace last year on Coronation Day, just private time and maybe a chance to reflect on what a year it's been. As one palace insider put it, the contrast between a day of "carriages, crowns and crowds to cancer" […]

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of neglect after a baby boy went into cardiac arrest at Legoland Windsor on Thursday, police have said.The five-month-old was taken to hospital in a critical condition after the incident at around 1pm on 2 May, Thames Valley Police said.The force arrested the woman, 27, who is from Witham in Essex, on Friday on suspicion of neglecting a child to cause unnecessary injury.She […]

A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with small boat crossings. The man, who claimed to be an Iraqi national, was arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration to the UK early on Sunday. He was arrested in Preston as part of an ongoing NCA investigation into two small boat crossings from France in November and December 2023.Investigators believe the man was involved in facilitating migrants travelling from Turkey […]

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has insisted Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives still have "everything to fight for", despite their terrible results in this week's local elections. The party lost 473 councillors across the country after Thursday's vote, as well as high-profile mayoral races - seeing the West Midlands mayor Andy Street booted out by Labour in a tightly fought contest. Yet Mr Harper insisted the best response for the Tories […]

The mother of a transgender boy who died after self-harming in a mental health unit is calling for a public inquiry into his care.Charlie Millers, 17, from Stretford, Greater Manchester, died from a brain injury five days after being found unconscious on the Junction 17 wing at Prestwich Hospital in December 2020. An inquest at Rochdale Coroners' Court found there were multi-agency failings leading up to his death and that […]

Tory incumbent Andy Street has suffered a shock defeat to Labour in the West Midlands mayoral election after a partial recount was ordered. Labour's Richard Parker beat Mr Street by just 1,508 votes - 0.25% - to deliver a major blow to Rishi Sunak in the key electoral battleground after a hammering in the local elections. With the race neck-and-neck, in the end it came down to the results in […]

Ipswich Town have been promoted to the Premier League after 22 years out of the top flight. The Tractor Boys beat Huddersfield 2-0 at Portman Road to secure a second successive promotion, having finished runners-up to Plymouth in League One last season. Kieran McKenna's side already had a three-point advantage over third-placed Leeds going into the final game of the season and only needed a draw to secure promotion from […]

Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the villagers who Sky News revealed turned him away from a polling station when he tried to vote without a valid photo ID - under rules he introduced.The former prime minister said he attempted to cast his ballot using a magazine sleeve with his name and address on as proof but was prevented from doing so. The requirement to provide photo ID was introduced […]