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Father of Noah, three, thanks those who searched for his son as village reels from loss
Rhys Woods says there are ‘no words’ for family’s pain after Noah’s body was found in pond near Suffolk playgroundThe father of Noah, the three-year-o…
‘Songwriting instead of doomscrolling’: project inspires Port Talbot to tune into its heritage
Community groups and schools work with Wales’s folk arts organisation to set stories of the area’s people to musicGrowing up in Wales, Liz Puleston-Jo…
Why is London's mobile phone reception getting worse?
Operators are calling for urgent reform, as people across London struggle to make calls.…
Attorneys for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs drop music mogul, alleging unpaid legal bills
The musician is serving a 50-month federal prison term for prostitution-related offensesAttorneys representing rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs say they are …
‘We live with a big burden’: US sexual abuse survivor hopes priest’s death brings closure
Keith Townsend says he hopes death of Ronald Paquin in prison helps victims and families to ‘keep pressing forward’A survivor of childhood sexual abus…
Peter Max, psychedelic pop artist who epitomized flower power, dies aged 88
The US artist, whose swirly, colorful, instantly recognizable designs became hugely commercially successful, died on MondayPeter Max, whose colorful, …
Family of pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death
Tierra Walker, 37, was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia at 20 weeks, and family says denial of abortion led to deathA wrongful death lawsuit filed on Tues…
Body found in search for three-year-old Noah Woods
Body found in pond in Suffolk village of Brantham, where Noah was last seen on Tuesday afternoonPolice searching for a three-year-old boy who went mis…
It's a miracle - fireball crash victim Millroy praises rescuer Hartog
British racing driver Ollie Millroy says it a "miracle I'm alive" after fellow driver Loek Hartog "did everything right" when saving him from his blaz…
Previously unseen drawings by Moomins author Tove Jansson to go on show in London
Exclusive: Exhibition focussing on Finnish writer and artist’s illustrations will include original art from her first Moomins bookThe Moomin books abo…
TV reporter and pilot who died in Los Angeles helicopter crash were covering a story
NBC4 colleagues Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw were working to report on a collision between a bus and an SUVMore details are emerging after a loca…
Battle of Chile director Patricio Guzmán dies aged 85
Passionate documentary maker won international acclaim for unsparing but poetic films exploring the impact of the Pinochet regime in Chile Patricio Gu…
Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins
Exclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots with an increase of antibiotic-resistant genes, study findsMicroplastics act like a “Trojan horse” deliverin…
New Orleans priest accused of abusing children in deaf community dies from apparent fall aged 87
Archdiocese knew of allegations against Gerard Joseph ‘Jerry’ Howell for 40 years but continued to support himA New Orleans Catholic priest whose prol…
Company behind failed Surrey oilfield project sells site at massive loss
New owners apply for permission to extract oil in Horse Hill despite landmark ruling from supreme court in 2024After years of trying to dig for oil in…
‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa
String of female murder victims found near Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past weekThe discovery of the bodies of seven w…
Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore
Ed Sheeran's tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos when four of his supporting acts quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, wh…
Los Angeles helicopter crash kills at least three people with others injured
Officials said incident occurred near the site of a deadly bus crash from earlier in the dayA helicopter crash in Los Angeles has killed at least thre…
Search under way for three-year-old boy missing from Suffolk playground
More than 100 people reported to have joined search for Noah, who is autistic, non-verbal and has partial hearing lossPolice are urging people to chec…
All supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore
Three openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ commentsAll four supporting acts for upcoming …
Family income rose and poverty fell in 2025 — but safety net cuts could erase gains
An annual report from the Census Bureau shows the average family made more money in 2025 than the year before, while the official poverty rate decline…
Thirlwall inquiry has left biggest questions around the Letby case unanswered
Decision not to pause proceedings means £18m report does not engage with concerns over former nurse’s convictionJust two months before Lady Justice Ka…
New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert announces she is ‘living with cancer’
Musician clarified her own health status after concerns were raised by interview with husband and bandmate Stephen Morris earlier this monthGillian Gi…
Matthew Rhys’s alma mater pays tribute to ‘loyal pupil’ and Welsh language devotee
Actor, who made history at the Emmys, thanked the ‘great and the good people of Wales’ for nurturing his talentWhen Matthew Rhys made history as the f…
Thirlwall report: what did it say about Lucy Letby case and what does it recommend?
Lady Justice Thirlwall’s wide-ranging inquiry calls on NHS England to implement 14 changes by March next yearLady Justice Thirlwall has published the …
Make NHS and MoD uniforms in UK, fashion firms urge Burnham
More than 1,200 people including Ben Fogle sign letter saying buying British will help preserve manufacturing firmsBusiness live – latest updatesLondo…
One in five black, Asian and minority ethnic NHS managers in England plan to quit amid racism, report finds
Health service faces exodus as almost four-fifths of BAME managers surveyed reported racism, exclusion and barriers to career progressionThe NHS in En…
Ebola outbreak in DRC has peaked, say authorities, as infection rates slow
Almost 3,500 people have died in outbreak and experts say more must be done to ensure Bundibugyo is under controlAuthorities in the Democratic Republi…
Legendary costume designer Bob Mackie who designed for Cher and Dolly Parton dies aged 87
The "Sultan of Sequins" created iconic and dazzling costumes for stars including Cher, Tina Turner and Elton John.…
Andrew Davies admits to drawing on ‘stimulating’ Made in Chelsea for Jane Austen adaptation
Screenwriter points to parallels between two worlds while academic says some of author’s characters ‘would make perfect reality show contestants’If Ja…