Killer ex-royal aide in custody
Former royal aide Jane Andrews has been returned to prison after police tracked her down to a Kent hotel room.

Meningitis patient to get £3.2m
The family of a man left brain damaged by a hospital's failure to diagnose meningitis promptly is awarded £3.2m compensation.

Council in indecent images probe
More than 200 computers out of 1,000 scanned at a county council are found to hold "highly inappropriate" images.

Cyprus pair lose extradition bid
Two men who were passengers in a car which hit and killed a teenager in Cyprus lose a High Court bid to avoid extradition.

Refuse collectors return to work
Refuse collectors and street cleaners in Leeds march back to their work, marking the end of an 11-week bin strike in the city.

Ferry passengers leap into sea
A major search operation is launched after reports that illegal immigrants jumped from a cross-channel ferry in Dorset.

First female head for 750 years
A boys' public school in Oxfordshire appoints its first female head teacher in its 750 year history.

'Herriot of Helmand' - Afghan soldier turns vet to help locals
A soldier from Suffolk has been nicknamed the "Herriot of Helmand" by his colleagues after setting up a veterinary clinic for Afghan farmers.

Love it or hate it? Jars of Marmite stolen from petrol station
A shop at a petrol station in Northamptonshire keeps Marmite behind the counter after repeated thefts of the spread.

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Reds say Benitez will not be axed
Liverpool chief executive Christian Purslow insists manager Rafael Benitez's position is safe, despite the club's Champions League exit.

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Portsmouth part company with Hart
Portsmouth manager Paul Hart leaves the Premier League strugglers with immediate effect.

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Richards resigns from 2018 board
England's 2018 World Cup bid suffers a setback with the surprise resignation of Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards.

Pain relief
University study says a cup of mint tea can kill pain

Cumbria lifeline
A new railway station offers hope to Workington

Fall from grace
The ex-royal aide who became a murderer

Hidden risk
What doctors didn't say about this man's heart

Kitchen knife killer given life
A homeless man who killed his Swedish girlfriend and set her dismembered body on fire in Cambridgeshire is jailed for a minimum of 20 years.

Part of Tube station sealed off
Hammersmith Tube station in London should be closed over possible anthrax and asbestos contamination, union leader Bob Crow says.

Father held after death of boy, 3
Detectives arrest a man suspected of stabbing his three-year-old son to death before injuring himself.

Police demo tactics 'need reform'
A review of the way police deal with protests in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is expected to propose major changes.

Darwin book fetches £103,000
A first edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, which was kept in a toilet in Oxfordshire, sells for nearly twice the expected price.

Cromwell's boots up for auction
A pair of boots believed to have belonged to Oliver Cromwell are to be sold at auction in Berkshire.

Jail for £1.2m money scam woman
A woman is jailed for her role in a £1.2m money laundering scam in the West Midlands.

Rail service disruptions continue
First Capital Connect cancels services between London and the eastern region after train drivers choose not to work overtime.

Boy thriving after rare surgery
A six-year-old boy with a rare muscle condition who travelled to Derby for treatment is making an excellent recovery, say doctors.

Appeal to trace baby death caller
Police investigating the discovery of a baby's body at a recycling centre say they urgently need to hear from a woman who called officers on Friday.

Taser arrest man's legal move
A man who was shot with a Taser during his arrest in Nottingham says he intends to take legal action against the police.

New MG to be built at Longbridge
A new MG car will be built at the Longbridge factory in Birmingham, bosses at the car firm announce.

Cumbria escapes more flooding
Cumbria escapes fresh flooding as some river levels start to fall, but 13 warnings are in place across the county.

Muslim graves hit for third time
Vandals target Muslim graves at a south Manchester cemetery for the third time in two months.

Arrest in laser pen jet incident
A 16-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of endangering aircraft after a laser pen is shone at an aeroplane and police helicopter.

Boy dies after quad bike accident
A 16-year-old boy dies in hospital after the quad bike he was travelling on collides with a car in Bradford.

Probe after death in house fire
An investigation starts into the cause of a house fire in Leeds in which one person has died.

New road scheme finished early
A multi-million pound project to reduce traffic congestion in Middlesbrough is completed 18 weeks early.

Funeral planned for Melanie Hall
A funeral is planned for murder victim Melanie Hall in the city of Bath where she was last seen alive in 1996.

Baby in father attack case dies
A three-month-old baby dies after being seriously injured in an attack allegedly involving his father.

Synagogue sells religious silver
A synagogue in Plymouth is selling some of its religious silver at an auction in London to boost funds.

Cancer campaigner passes away
A cancer patient from Devon who campaigned for better treatment for sufferers in the UK dies.

Overhaul of child care welcomed
The head of Children's Services in Cornwall has welcomed the news that the government is to intervene in the running of the department by creating an improvement board to safeguard children.

Council re-examines cancer move
Controversial plans to move upper gastro-intestinal cancer surgery out of Cornwall to Plymouth are to be re-examined by Cornwall Council.