7 hours ago Smile charity offers carers holistic therapy programme thanks to grant

The £15,000 award is allowing the good cause to offer a year of free therapies including reflexology and reiki to carers of children and young people

Politics

7 hours ago M6 crash driver 'went wrong way' down motorway in horror smash that killed two kids

A man driving a car in the M6 crash that killed five people, including two children, was reportedly on the wrong side of the motorway when the horror smash happened

Events

9 hours ago 'Waterfall' of rubbish cascades down Mount Snowdon including drinks bottles and santa hats

Heartbreaking footage shows 'waterfalls' of 3,000 bits of rubbish including drinks cans and Santa hats left by people on Mount Snowdon.

Politics

9 hours ago 'I found a Kill List on the Dark Web so I started contacting names to warn them'

A group of journalists have opened up about their discovery of a website where people can hire hitmen, including a 'kill list' of hundreds of people who other people wanted dead

Events

11 hours ago Four die after falling from crowded speedboat off Kos, says Greek coastguard

Two infants and two women were among group of 31 people trying to reach Italy from Turkish coastFour people, including two toddlers, died after falling overboard from an overcrowded speedboat in which they were travelling off the island of Kos, the Greek coastguard has said.After scouring the seas throughout the night, officials confirmed the fatalities on Wednesday, saying the two children aged between two and four and two women who died had been among a group of 31 people trying to reach Italy from the Turkish coast. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Coronation Street star's exit confirmed in emotional post after fans feared death twist

Coronation Street star, Calum Lill, who plays villain, Joel Deering, is leaving the cobbles after his character's body surfaced from the river in Monday night's episode

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15 hours ago Newcastle Explosion: Harrowing aerial photos show devastation after three houses obliterated and four people including child left in hospital

Three adults and a child were rushed to hospital following the blaze which ripped through three homes, sending flames billowing into the sky.

Society

16 hours ago Five people die including two children in horrific M6 motorway crash with third youngster rushed to hospital

Cumbria Police are appealing for witnesses to the fatal collision on the M6 Northbound past Tebay Services yesterday.

Events

16 hours ago Three adults and one child taken to hospital after fire in Newcastle street

Emergency services were called to the incident in the West End of Newcastle shortly before 1am on Wednesday

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16 hours ago Child and three adults in hospital after fire tears through home after ‘explosion’

Engineers from Northern Gas Networks attended the scene of the fire in Violet Close in Newcastle

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