All news by author: Antony Thrower

Parents of youngsters at Woodbank Primary School, in Bury, have been warned they face paying £5 fines for every half an hour they are late picking up their little ones

Ann Dunn, 65, was killed in a dog attack at her home in Liverpool in 2022, with Merseyside Police revealing a 31-year-old man arrested at the time will not face criminal charges

A businessman was initially 'gutted' when he parked his car in Leeds overnight and returned to find it covered in vile graffiti and says he wants the vandal to come forward - but it's 'not much of a loss' for the young moneybags

Martimer Shurmer, 21, shares the home with her two young children and says they have all suffered coughs and colds since moving in because of the ongoing problems

Thomas Campbell, 38, was tortured for several hours before he was killed in his Tameside home, a court heard, as the three defendants accused of his murder include his ex-wife

Parents Orla and Andrew Haugh are raising awareness of Gaucher's Disease type 2 after "beautiful and bubbly" baby Ellen was diagnosed with the condition last year and died a month later

Dad Aaron Bayley has slammed his son's school, Jesmond Park Academy in Newcastle, as teachers have confiscated his warmer coat several times, despite him recovering from Strep

Nine-year-old Archie Davies from Wales believes he has found a chip measuring nine inches in length, which would make it a new world record holder, and has even named it

Lee Wakefield was crowned the biggest fan of Quavers crisps in his branch of Sainsbury's for the second year running, but said it would perhaps be a "wake up call"

David Farquharson ordered 500 dog toys in the image of Liz Truss when she was voted into Downing Street but received the order the day after she quit as Prime Minister

Paula Higham, 38, breached the terms of a suspended sentence imposed in August last year and has now been jailed for one year, reduced to eight months

At least two dead bodies have been sent flying in the Muslim section of Bedminster Down Cemetery in Bristol in muddy conditions due to water-logging issues with the turf

Declan McMaster-King was diagnosed with rare incurable illness Batten Disease, which affects the nervous system and causes seizures, visual impairment and mobility loss

Olivia Post was given a fine for fly-tipping after she picked up rubbish strewn outside her home by foxes and seagulls and put it in a bin, which was then ripped apart again

Rob Weekley suffered a heart attack at his home in Barry so wife Lesley called 999, only to be told no ambulances were available, with her husband dying hours later as teams arrived

Joe Beckwith, from Morley, West Yorkshire, suffered an insect bite and when it did not heal went into hospital to have it checked, where tests showed he had leukaemia

Sofia Wilcox, from Rugby, Warwickshire, has suffered with the mystery ailment since the age of two months, with mum Daniella Creed forced to give up her business to care of her