Prison Reform Trust reveals guidance to use spray as last resort was routinely ignoredMinisters have been urged to halt the planned rollout of pepper spray to prison officers after an analysis found it was used inappropriately in more than half of recorded incidents during a pilot scheme.After the decision to Read more
Met Office issues amber weather alert for widespread treacherous conditionsChristmas shoppers have been told to take extra care on Saturday, with widespread heavy freezing rain expected to create hazardous conditions on the UK’s roads.The Met Office has stepped up weather warnings with snow and freezing rain due across large parts Read more
Staff are working to move all animals away from the blaze in the Monsoon Forest habitat area Via: Chester Zoo evacuated after fire breaks out
Device was more than 20 times allowed height at time of near-miss Via: Drone came within 15m of plane landing at Stansted
‘This is a bizarre, shocking case’ police officer says Via: Woman jailed for four years after pretending to have cancer and fundraising £250,000
Man said he had lucky escape because he would normally have been at home Via: Giant boulder smashes through building into man's bedroom
‘He loves to dance and has the sweetest personality’ Via: Parrot tries to order strawberries and watermelon from Amazon's Alexa
The people of Britain are reportedly set to drink more than 80 million bottles of Baileys by the end of the year. The brand might have invented Irish cream liqueur but rival blends are everywhere. Via: Who's for a glass of mince pie? Try the new Irish creams giving Baileys Read more
Updates from the second day of play at Perth StadiumAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 1.49am GMT Prithvi Shaw is doing some extensive throwdowns on the field with Ravi Shastri. Fit for the Melbourne Test? Looks like it. And the current Indian captain is one who especially enjoys making changes. Read more
The Pan Am Flight 103 airline bombing killed 259 passengers and crew and 11 Lockerbie residents. The flight had been scheduled scheduled for Frankfurt to Detroit via London and New York. Via: The haunting details of Lockerbie bombing revealed in devastatingly moving minute-by-minute account