Helen William
Science
Combination of drugs could prevent thousands of heart attacks, study suggests
Patients who get an add-on medication soon after a heart attack have a better prognosis than those who receive it later, or not all, researchers said.
14 Apr 2025
UK14 Apr 2025
Warwick Davis family face ‘difficult chapter’ as wife’s inquest begins
Samantha Davis, 53, died at University College Hospital in London on March 24 last year
UK
Jean Marsh: Veteran stage and screen actress best known as no-nonsense maid
Marsh co-created TV drama Upstairs, Downstairs with friend and fellow actress Eileen Atkins.
13 Apr 2025
UK13 Apr 2025
Family of missing 11 year-old Kaliyah Coa told body found in Thames
Officers were alerted to a body in the River Thames in Maritime Quay in east London on Sunday at 9.03am, the Metropolitan Police said.
UK
Woman, 25, killed and two people injured as car hit pedestrians
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the incident outside Crawley Leisure Park on Saturday
13 Apr 2025
Politics
Lib Dems ‘promote veganism’ when in charge of councils, Griffith says
Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith said he was ‘worried about Liberal Democrat pacts’ as he claimed the party ‘typically promotes veganism’.
13 Apr 2025
Politics
Shadow minister worried about Liberal Democrat pacts after local elections
Andrew Griffith said he had concerns about ‘extreme foreign policies’ and veganism being promoted by Liberal Democrats.
13 Apr 2025
Celebrity News12 Apr 2025
Music, poetry and joy mark the first Benjamin Zephaniah Day tribute
The dub poet, who appeared in hit BBC show Peaky Blinders, died at the age of 65 in December 2023, shortly after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
UK
Chelsea star Caicedo’s car seized for ‘driving without valid licence’ – reports
Chelsea signed the Ecuador international from fellow Premier League side Brighton in 2023.
10 Apr 2025
UK10 Apr 2025
Romanian man arrested by counter-terror police over DHL fire
The Metropolitan Police said a man, 38, was arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service after he arrived in the UK on March 19.
Crime
Killer who hid husband’s dismembered body in garden jailed for life
Maureen Rickards was sentenced to life with a minimum of 22 years after being found guilty of murdering Jeremy Rickards.
9 Apr 2025
Politics
Mothers of young car crash victims call for tighter restrictions for new drivers
The group hand-delivered a petition with more than 100,000 signatures to Downing Street, calling for stricter licensing laws for new young drivers.
2 Apr 2025
UK
Murder-suicide probe launched into death of British couple in New Zealand
Local media reports said the couple, who have not been named, moved to the country late last year.
2 Apr 2025
UK
Pc Trevor Lock, who became a hero of the Iranian embassy siege, dies aged 85
He was awarded the George Medal in recognition of his outstanding bravery for his actions during the 1980 siege.
1 Apr 2025
UK
Briton `distraught’ after Cyprus court acquits five men accused of raping her
The court said there were ‘contradictions’ in the alleged victim’s testimony over the incident in 2023.
1 Apr 2025
UK1 Apr 2025
Man shot dead by armed police at Milton Keynes station
The officers were responding to reports of a person carrying a firearm at Milton Keynes railway station this afternoon
Crime
‘Dangerous’ inmate locked up indefinitely for attempting to kill prison officers
Aklakar Rahman, 38, repeatedly made attempts to wound or kill prison officers, the Old Bailey has heard.
28 Mar 2025
Crime
Coroner rules not possible to say if earlier treatment would have saved student
William Hewes, 22, died at Homerton University Hospital in January 2023 after suffering from sepsis.
27 Mar 2025
Crime
Wife of former Russian minister cries during UK sanctions trial
Ekaterina Ovsiannikova told Southwark Crown Court she ‘did not have a clue’ that sanctions imposed on her husband would affect her family.
26 Mar 2025
UK
ParalympicsGB star Poppy Maskill gets early birthday treat as she collects MBE
The swimmer, who turns 20 on Saturday, was ParalympicsGB’s most successful athlete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
25 Mar 2025
UK
Novelist Hollinghurst ‘thrilled’ to be knighted by the King
Former Booker Prize winner Sir Alan Hollinghurst said the award made him ‘pleased for writing and for the novel’.
25 Mar 2025