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A police officer who was hit by a train while attempting to save a “distressed man” on the railway tracks has died. Nottinghamshire Police were called to a residential area in Balderton, near Newark-on-Trent, over concerns for a man’s safety just before 7pm last Thursday. Sergeant Graham Saville was hit by a train during the

GP surgeries will face economic sanctions if they do not provide patients with adequate services if Labour come to power, according to the shadow health secretary. Wes Streeting has told the NHS that the “like it or lump it” approach taken by UK health providers is not acceptable and Labour “will give back patients control

Police were called to a “disturbance” at a West End performance of Grease, as officers had to escort four theatregoers from the theatre. Officers were called to the Dominion Theatre in central London at 8.40pm on Saturday. Audience member Ryan Redmond told Sky News that two men and two women were being “rude and abusive”

A £50,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information on the whereabouts of the body of a mother who went missing in 2019. Hadir Al Enezi, originally from Kuwait, arrived in the UK with her daughter on 7 November 2018, seeking refuge. She found support from relatives living in Rusholme, according to Greater Manchester

Police searching for a missing 54-year-old woman have found a body as a man in his 20s remains in custody on suspicion of her murder. Claire Knights, 54, from Upstreet near Canterbury, was last seen in the village on 23 August, police said. Her silver Suzuki car was found parked in another village, St Nicholas

A police officer is in a serious condition after being hit by a train while saving a “distressed man” who was on the tracks. Nottinghamshire Police said they were called to a residential area in Balderton, near Newark-on-Trent, over concerns for a man’s safety just before 7pm on Thursday. The officer was taken to Queen’s

Guyana’s president has called for those involved in the slave trade to be posthumously charged with crimes against humanity, ahead of a formal apology from the descendants of a British slave owner. President Irfaan Ali has also said people whose ancestors profited from the transatlantic slave trade should pay reparations to today’s generations. Mr Ali

Police have launched a murder investigation after finding a man’s body while responding to reports of a dog being stolen. Officers were called to an address on Ainsworth Road in Bury, Greater Manchester at approximately 10.30am on Tuesday 22 August, where the theft of a white labradoodle was believed to be in progress. While searching

A man has been interviewed by the Metropolitan Police following alleged thefts at the British Museum. The force has confirmed no arrests have been made. The museum had earlier sacked a senior curator after close to 2,000 artefacts worth millions of pounds were believed to have been stolen. The Met Police said in a statement

A former teacher has been found not guilty of animal cruelty after video footage showed her kicking and slapping a horse. Sarah Moulds, 39, had been accused of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal – a grey pony she owned called Bruce Almighty. The 39-year-old, who said she lost her job as a teacher

The former boss of the hospital where Lucy Letby killed seven babies says she fears it is “more likely than not” that failures of management to deal with complaints about the nurse led to lives being lost needlessly. Dr Susan Gilby joined the Countess of Chester Hospital as medical director and deputy chief executive in

Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their GCSE grades later today as they work towards sixth form, college or training. The number of pupils in England achieving at least a grade 4 in maths and English GCSE is expected to fall this year, amid efforts to restore grading to similar levels to

Facebook groups are being “overwhelmed” by hoax posts about serial killers, missing children, and animals, a charity has warned. Full Fact said it had identified at least 1,200 examples of such misinformation across more than 100 areas in the UK, suggesting the content is being replicated. One hoax about a nine-year-old boy named Justin Smith

A police force that lost nearly three years worth of body-worn camera footage from its computer systems says it does not believe it has been hacked. South Yorkshire Police believes the footage, filmed between July 2020 and May 2023, has instead been deleted and an estimated 69 cases have potentially been affected. The force said

A senior police officer who gave evidence in an employment tribunal that ruled a female member of force staff was victimised has been charged with perjury. Inspector Keith Warhurst, 48, spoke during the case brought by Rhona Malone, which found evidence of a “boys’ club” culture within Police Scotland’s firearms unit. The tribunal came about

England captain Owen Farrell has been suspended for four matches – meaning he will miss the first two games of the Rugby World Cup. He had been given a red card for a tackle deemed dangerous during a Wales game earlier this month – but this was downgraded to yellow. World Rugby subsequently appealed this

A new guide has been published, intended to ensure doctors feel “supported to speak out”. The document, from the General Medical Council (GMC), comes one day after the sentencing of nurse Lucy Letby. The 33-year-old was handed 14 whole-life orders for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others while working in a hospital’s

Using MRI scans rather than PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer could “significantly” reduce the number of men dying from the disease, researchers have said. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer found in men and, at the moment, those aged over 50 can request a protein prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test if they are

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds has paid tribute to club goalkeeper Ben Foster after his shock retirement. Foster announced on Monday he would be stepping back from professional football after the club drew 5-5 with Swindon Town on Saturday. It has been a difficult start to the new season in League Two for Foster after he

The final frontier for the Lionesses. A day for dreams to be fulfilled – as England face their date with destiny and the prospect of becoming World Cup winners. Fans are scattered throughout the bars of Sydney savouring the magnitude of what awaits on Sunday night against Spain. “Whether we win or not – as