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A four-year-old girl has died after a dog attack in Milton Keynes. Police officers were called by the ambulance service shortly after 5pm on Tuesday after a report that a dog had attacked a child in the back garden of a property in Broadlands, Netherfield. The child died at the scene shortly after. Officers remain

Police searching for missing Lancashire woman Nicola Bulley are “especially keen” to speak to a witness aged around 70 who was in the area at the time she vanished. The 45-year-old mother of two was last seen at 9.15am on Friday by a member of the public. Her mobile phone was found on a bench

Rishi Sunak still believes the British Army is a “top-level fighting force” despite a US general’s warning that the UK’s Armed Forces are no longer regarded as elite, Downing Street has said. Yesterday, Sky News revealed a US general privately told the defence secretary the UK’s Armed Forces are no longer regarded as a top-level

Britain’s economic reputation has been dealt a further blow after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast that this year the UK economy will fare worse than any other country in the developed world – including Russia. In the latest update of its economic forecasts, the IMF said that it expected the UK’s gross domestic product

A senior US general has privately told Defence Secretary Ben Wallace the British Army is no longer regarded as a top-level fighting force, defence sources have revealed.  They said this decline in war-fighting capability – following decades of cuts to save money – needed to be reversed faster than planned in the wake of Russia’s

Nadhim Zahawi’s failure to disclose that he was in discussions with HMRC over his taxes was a “serious failure to meet” ministerial standards, a damning report into the affair has found. Sir Laurie Magnus, who carried out the investigation as the prime minister’s new ethics adviser, said the former chancellor “should have understood” from the

The NHS is planning to free up space in A&E by treating up to 50,000 elderly and vulnerable patients in “virtual wards” at home. In December, about 10,000 people were being cared for in that way in England, and ministers want to increase the monthly figure five-fold. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old girl died in a stabbing in Northumberland. Police said they were called to the Priestpopple area of Hexham shortly after 5.10pm on Friday to reports that the girl and a 16-year-old had what appeared to be knife injuries. They were both taken

A maintenance worker in central London has died after being crushed by a hydraulic telescopic urinal – one that’s kept underground during the day and kept out overnight. Emergency services were called to Cambridge Circus in the West End just after 1pm on Friday to reports of a “seriously injured” man. The incident took place

The chancellor will dismiss “gloom” about the prospects for the UK economy and say the government will bring about long-term prosperity in a plan “energised” by Brexit. Mr Hunt will deliver an upbeat message in a keynote speech today, where he will say the government has a plan to use “British genius and British hard

An NHS trust has been fined £800,000 for a “catalogue of failings and errors” that led to the death of a baby 23 minutes after she was born. Wynter Andrews died in the arms of her parents, Sarah and Gary Andrews, on 15 September 2019 due to a lack of oxygen to the brain, shortly

The NHS winter crisis has been a struggle for patients and staff alike – but it has also prompted a long overdue and necessary debate about its sustainability and future. There are those – like former health secretary Sajid Javid – who think the way forward for the free cradle-to-grave service is to start charging

Two to three criminal cases against officers are expected to go to court every week in the coming months, the Met Police commissioner has revealed. The criminal cases are a “mix of dishonesty, violence and violence against women and girls”, Sir Mark Rowley said. He also apologised to the victims of former officer David Carrick

Police searching for a missing couple and their newborn baby believe the family has been sleeping in a tent in sub-zero temperatures. Officers have been trying to find Constance Marten, 35, and Mark Gordon, 48, since their car broke down on the M61 near Bolton on 5 January. Police say they went into an Argos

Winter pressures, an ageing population, strikes, staff shortages and COVID backlogs have left the NHS in crisis. Reports of ambulances queuing to get into A&E, sick patients in hospital corridors and people unable to get a GP appointment have reignited the debate about whether the health service can cope in its current form. Ahead of

A firefighter is in a critical condition following a blaze at the former Jenners department store building in Edinburgh city centre. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said five firefighters have been taken to hospital for treatment with one apparently fighting for their life. The families of all those affected have been made aware.

Rescuers are searching for a man missing from an offshore installation since Sunday evening. The search operation began after the alarm was raised at around 9pm. The installation from which the person was reported missing is around 100 miles south-east of Aberdeen. Two oil supply vessels, a coastguard helicopter and coastguard aeroplane are involved in

Two people have died and 12 are injured, two of which are serious, following a crash on the M40 motorway, police have confirmed. A woman in her 60s and a man in his 70s died at the scene of the incident, which occurred southbound between junction 5 and 4 on the motorway in Buckinghamshire. Thames

Buckingham Palace has squashed any suggestions of a slimmed down coronation by announcing a three-day weekend of “ceremonial, celebratory and community events”. Taking place between Saturday 6 and Monday 8 May, King Charles has insisted the historic moment should be “rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry” but also “look towards the future”. The King’s first

Dame Ann Gloag, co-founder of Stagecoach Group, has been charged in connection with a human trafficking investigation. A Police Scotland spokesman said: “On 19 January 2023, four individuals were charged in connection with an investigation into alleged human trafficking and immigration offences. A report will be sent to the prosecutor fiscal.” A spokeswoman for the