All news for 2023-12-15

Two children from Dalton School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, one in year one and another in year two, have been diagnosed with hepatitis A as a Public Health Warning was issued

A woman wanted to dress up as the Grinch for Christmas as it has become hugely popular in recent years - but what came in the post was more Halloween vibes than festive

The US and China appear to have been set to launch their respective secret spacecraft around the same time, and both Beijing and Washington are said to be increasingly interested in each other's efforts

Brandon Marteliz was told his baby died at childbirth by the mother, who secretly put her up for adoption. But since Marteliz found out she was alive, he has been battling for her custody

Mikel Arteta has spoken for the first time since an FA regulatory commission decided not to punish him for his angry rant about VAR following Arsenal's 1-0 defeat by Newcastle in November

Four years after the Conservative Party promised to "level up" Britain's forgotten communities, the New Britain Project's Broken Britain Index paints a stark picture of deepening regional inequalities

According to a new report published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, scientists have discovered a never-before-seen repeated radio burst called FRB 20220912A

Norfolk Police said officers are still treating Gaynor Lord's disappearance as a missing person enquiry at this time. They say there is no evidence of third party involvement

Hannah Smith's corgi Darwin was mauled by an XL Bully during a walk in the park in an unprovoked attack, causing vet bills worth between £10,000 and £20,000

Jordan Henderson has claimed he can help to improve the lives of LGBT+ in Saudi Arabia, with those comments now being rubbished by those who have been forced to flee the country

Following an argument, Darren Hall killed Sarah Henshaw and disposed of his former partner's body in woodland near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, some 20 miles from her home

A woman is so obsessed with gonks that her daughter took a video of her huge collection, proving that the house is full to the brim of the little bearded decorations

The enormous breakfast cereal - which measures a massive 8.6cm tall by 7.3cm wide, has been listed on eBay for a staggering £163,000, with the seller confirming that the bran flake is "still crispy"

Emmerdale star Lisa Riley, who plays stalwart Mandy Dingle, has broken her silence after the death of her co-star Zak Dingle's Steve Halliwell, who she says is 'finally at peace'

Bad Blood is said to be bubbling between Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes, who is married to Patrick Mahomes, teammate of the pop star's boyfriend Travis Kelce

Tchaikovsky’s festive favourite 'The Nutcracker' was once known as the world's 'creepiest ballet' and the real reason behind it will shock you

Speaking on his rugby podcast tour, James Haskell hit out at his estranged wife, Chloe Madeley, after the pair were the subject of highly-publicised split in September

Liverpool will host Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday with their visitors currently in disarray after after their meek Champions League elimination in midweek

Part of the SS Richard Montgomery must be urgently removed as the wreck - which contains 1,400 tonnes of explosive - is decaying faster than expected, experts have claimed

Poppy Sheehan has acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a type of white blood cell cancer, diagnosed after the youngster, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, showed signs of fatigue

Chelsea face Sheffield United at Stamford Bridge having lost three of their last four Premier League matches, but they go into the clash without first-choice keeper Robert Sanchez

Officers were performing a welfare check at the home of Carlos Tonini, described locally as a loner who shared his home in Argentina with his 17 dogs, but found just a single bone inside a pair of ragged trousers

Erik ten Hag is under mounting pressure at Manchester United following their inconsistent start to the season which has seen the club crash out of Europe after elimination from the Champions League

Manchester United head to Anfield to face Liverpool on Sunday in the Premier League in desperate need of a result after damaging defeats by Bayern Munich and Bournemouth

The UK has 23 flood warnings in place by the Environment Agency as heavy showers are set to move in from the Atlantic with yellow and amber rain warnings issued by the Met Office