The boy was arrested "to establish the circumstances of this isolated incident" but has now been released on bail, Kent Police say. Both children involved are believed to be under 12.A child has been...
Schools minister Nick Gibb tells Sky News in most cases "just a few buildings" or rooms will have to shut but "in some cases it will be the whole school".The government's sudden warning that schools n...
A critically ill 19-year-old and her family are fighting the NHS in court over plans to stop more treatment and proceed instead with end-of-life care. The former A-level student wants to go to Canada...
There will be no official public event to mark the first anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a royal spokesman has said.King Charles is to spend 8 September "quietly and privately". The da...
UK scouts are set to leave an international event in South Korea which has been hit by extreme heat.Hundreds have fallen ill at the outdoor World Scout Jamboree, which is attended by more than 40,000...
Another man was critically injured after he was also hit by the vehicle outside the Bay Horse in Cramlington. Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder.A murder investigation has b...
Three British nationals are currently being held in custody by the Taliban in Afghanistan, a humanitarian organisation has told the BBC.Scott Richards from the Presidium Network named one of the men a...
Passengers arriving at Dover for the Easter getaway to France face lengthy waits despite extra ferries being laid on overnight to clear a backlog.Some passengers who arrived on Saturday were still stu...
The mother of murdered teenager Ellie Gould wants killers who use excessive violence or strangle their victims to face a minimum sentence of 25 years. Ellie was strangled and stabbed to death by her f...
But he said ministers were taking action on the soaring cost of living, including giving help on energy bills.The head of the independent forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), said l...
