A public inquiry into what has been called "the worst treatment scandal in the history of the NHS" is taking evidence after some 4,800 people with haemophilia were infected with hepatitis C or HIV in the 1970s and 1980s. More than 2,000 are thought to have died.
MPs’ staff face an ‘unacceptable risk’ of abuse, an independent probe says.
A total of 26 flights had been diverted and eight cancelled.
Tim Martin said he would back Boris yet insisted the Brexit Party would still have a role to play in shaping the UK’s exit from the European Union.
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has signed a new three-year contract, the Premier League club have announced. Wilder guided the Blades back to the top flight last season following a 12-year exile after leading them to the League One title in his first season in charge. Sheffield United chief executive...
Police failed to stop drones causing chaos near Gatwick Airport because they had only trained to deal with one device at a time, a senior officer has suggested. A number of drone sightings forced Britain’s second-busiest airport to shut down for 33 hours in December, disrupting 140,000 passengers’ journeys. The...
The Queen insisted she was up to a key part of her duties as she took hold of a shovel to plant a tree herself. The 93-year-old, when asked whether she would perform the task on her own, said: “No, no, I’m still perfectly capable of planting a tree.” She...
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is to become the first publicly traded company for human space travel after it announced a merger with a major investment vehicle. The company, which plans to offer multi-day trips to space, has announced a deal to combine with New York-listed Social Capital Hedosophia (SCH),...
Strongest earthquake to hit Southern California in 20 years