The Crown does not dispute the findings of a Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) report into a train derailment which claimed three lives, an inquiry hearing has been told.

The Thin Blue Paw Foundation will recognise the work of officers and their animals at the Kennel Club in London on Wednesday.

Chief Inspector Andrew Hughes, who was on duty in the Merseyside Police control room on the day, gave evidence at Liverpool Town Hall.

A 12-year-old has won two bronze medals at the WAKO Junior European Championships. Sophie Scoggins, from the Fighting Falcons School of Martial Arts, returned home after competing in Jesolo, Italy, ...

An award-winning English sparkling wine producer has begun its earliest harvest with the grower “optimistic” that the warm and sunny spring and summer will lead to a “top-quality” vintage.