Children and young people across London are being challenged to learn how to save lives. The London Ambulance Service (LAS) will award its Charity Challenge badges to groups aged 18 and under who can complete a series of tasks. They will learn CPR and first aid as well as how...

Ambulance launches lifesaver badge for children

Sir Henry Wilmot's grave was restored by volunteers from The Victoria Cross Trust on Tuesday.

Volunteers restore grave of Victoria Cross recipient

Four buses have been named after a quartet who have been influential in local healthcare.

'Healthcare heroes' get bus naming honour

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A blind lawyer and his boss are aiming to complete 24 mountain peaks in 24 hours to show he can push his body “to the limit like everyone else can”.Michael Smith, 33, from Finsbury Park in north London, will be tethered to his work colleague, Jack Stacy, 38, who lives in London Bridge, for 24 hours as they take on the challenge while raising £150,000 for SeeAbility, a charity offering support for those who live with sight loss or those who have a learning disability or autism.Mr Smith, who lives with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), which is an inherited...

Blind lawyer and boss take on 24 peaks in 24 hours to raise £150,000 for charity

A court hears Paul and Dean Mathews made £136,000 through their illegal refunds scheme.

Father and son jailed for steam iron returns scam

The Independent

A teenager who was missing in Tenerife for over four weeks is due to be laid to rest on Saturday, with his family promising that his funeral service will be a “celebration” of his life. Jay Slater, 19, died while on holiday after falling from a height in the remote Rural de Teno national park after travelling to the Spanish island with friends to attend a music festival. After leaving the tourist area of Playa de Las Americas during the early hours of 17 June, he travelled to a remote AirBnb in the Masca valley, before attempting to trek the...

Jay Slater: Funeral of missing teenager found dead in Tenerife to be a ‘celebration of life’

A fire station in East Yorkshire is to undergo a "complete rebuild". Humberside Fire and Rescue said Howden Fire Station will be rebuilt at its current site in Hull Road. While work is taking place, crews will operate from a temporary fire station at Howden's Joinery. Response times will be...

Fire station to undergo 'complete rebuild'

Divers removed a paddle from beneath the water and carried out routine maintenance.

Divers carry out underwater repairs to historic lock

A distress alert was sent out from a vessel 40 miles north-east of Fraserburgh on Thursday morning.

Search for man who fell overboard in North Sea called off

A dealer who lived a "luxurious lifestyle" and hired high value vehicles to use in a drug supply operation has been jailed. Dylan Martin, 31, was running the "Doctor" line which supplied heroin and cocaine in Braintree and the surrounding area. Essex Police said he was arrested in the town...

Drug dealer who lived 'luxurious' life jailed

Two men are arrested on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug following the discovery.

Drugs arrests after woman found dead

Swindon Carers Centre has decided to close after concerns over the process for a new council contract.

Carers centre to close after nearly three decades

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Jaymi Hensley, a former X Factor star and Union J band member, is mourning the loss of his fiancé after a tragic accident. The Sun reports that Olly Marmon died after falling out of a hotel window in the English town of Wellingborough on Sunday night. The 33-year-old died the next morning. The couple would’ve celebrated 15 years together next month and had plans to marry soon. “Words cannot express the devastation and heartbreak I feel over the loss of my beautiful youngest son Oliver, Olly to his friends,” his mother, Julie, and stepfather, Steve, said in a joint statement....

‘X-Factor’ Star’s Fiancé Dies After Falling Out of a Window

Maeve Boothby-O’Neill had asked her GP for "help with feeding" four months before her death.

Woman died after begging GP for help - inquest

A man who died following an altercation has now been named by police. Suffolk Police was called to reports of an assault on the Felixstowe seafront promenade by Undercliff Road West on Saturday at 21:20 BST. The next day they were called to a property in Carr Road where where...

Man, 25, found dead in property named by police

Lillie Morgan-Roller, four, and Rubie Morgan-Roller, nine, died in the crash on Sunday.

Mum, dad and daughters, 4 and 9, among crash dead

Matthew Brogan was arrested after a member of the public identified him among images of suspects released to the media.

Man played 'organisational role' in disorder

The Grade II listed crossing is shut after it was damaged by a combine harvester.

Listed bridge closed after vehicle hits crossing

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Four people have been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly killing American actor Johnny Wactor while trying to steal a part from his car. Three - Robert Barceleau, Leonel Gutierrez, and Sergio Estrada - were arrested for murder. A fourth, Frank Olano, faces a charge of accessory to murder, according...

Blind veteran to run 850 miles for charity

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