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A man accused of driving into crowds at Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade faces an additional 24 charges, including two relating to alleged victims who were babies. Paul Doyle, 53, was in tears as he appeared over videolink from prison for the Liverpool Crown Court hearing on Thursday. He was originally charged with seven offences after the incident on Water Street in the city centre just after 6pm on Monday, […]
Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street as Europe braces for Donald Trump’s face-to-face discussions with Vladimir Putin on Friday. The Ukrainian president and Prime Minister embraced and posed for the cameras in front of Number 10 with a handshake as he arrived in Westminster on Thursday morning while gathered media in Downing Street shouted questions. A red carpet had been rolled out for his arrival. The […]
Tourism businesses are being encouraged to apply for money to help boost visitors to the Malvern Hills. Grants of up to £5,000 are being offered to improve local tourism, build visitor numbers and improve their experience, Malvern Hills District Council said. The government-funded Malvern Hills Tourism Grant Scheme can be used in several ways including helping firms to be more eco-friendly and contribute to the upkeep of attractions. The deadline […]
"Our otters absolutely love just a hosepipe, so we'll typically tie a hosepipe up in their tree." Kirsten Massey, a keeper at Telford's Exotic Zoo, in Shropshire, has been explaining how they help the animals to cope in the heat. As well as hosepipes for the otters, the keepers put sun cream on the pigs, fill paddling pools for meerkats and make ice lollies with the animals' favourite snacks inside. […]
The chair of a festival celebrating the arrival of spring is "very, very confident" it will be held next year, after organisers warned it faced being cancelled due to a shortage of volunteers. Clun Green Man Festival, which usually takes place over the early May bank holiday in the Shropshire town, draws on myths, fairy tales and folklore. Following an announcement on social media, an emergency meeting was successful and […]
A Worcester hospice has been given the top rating of outstanding by a care regulator for the first time in its history. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said care and support given to patients at St Richard's Hospice was "exceptionally compassionate and kind". The rating follows an unannounced inspection in March and follows a year in which the service cut its workforce in response to a £1m shortfall in its […]
Children's services in Shropshire have been rated outstanding by the education watchdog. Ofsted's inspection was held over three weeks, which included detailed case work analysis, data review and interviews with partners, children and families. The latest report follows critical findings in 2024, when inspectors noted "serious and widespread" failings were leaving Shropshire children in need of protection at risk of "significant harm". Commenting on the recent report, lead inspector Jenny-Ellen Scotland […]
Progress in cancer survival rates in the UK has “slowed down”, experts have warned. The news comes as a study suggests survival between the most and least deadly types of the disease is wider than ever before. A national cancer plan was “essential” to “bring cancer survival trends back towards the best in the world”, researchers said. The study, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) […]
Learner drivers are to be quizzed on their CPR skills in an update to the theory test. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) – which oversees driving tests in Britain – said motorists are often “first on the scene” when someone suffers a cardiac arrest. Adding questions on CPR and defibrillators to the theory test from early next year means candidates will “have a better understanding of the skills […]
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