All news by author: Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

An inquest has heard how a dad suffered an epileptic fit and died on the night of his daughter's funeral after she plummeted from a nightclub balcony following an altercation

One of the UK's 'most unwanted' cats is looking for a new home after being forced to eat dry pasta and drink water from a tap after being abandoned in a property

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - The mum was left 'horribly disfigured' when a bad C-section led to her developing a flesh-eating bug - but says surviving the ordeal gave her 'the push to follow my dreams'

The order to pay back £1 came after more than £90,000 was siphoned off by a 48-year-old former financial coordinator at a cancer charity, with the money mostly spent on shopping and holidays

Tributes have poured in for a 'calm' and 'smart' Ukrainian refugee teen who had come to the UK to find a 'safe place', according to a close family friend

The 55-year-old, who had forgotten to check her ticket for several weeks, gave up her second job at a Morrisons supermarket after winning more than £800,000 on the Euromillions prize draw

The two mystery fines worth £100 each have been branded an 'absolute lie' by the couple, who say they have now appealed them and will refuse to pay a 'single penny'

Weather warnings for snow will be in place across almost all of the United Kingdom between now and the end of the week, with the Met Office advising that 'significant disruption' could be coming

Weather warnings are being extended as the UK prepares for what is likely to be the coldest night of 2023 so far, with temperatures expected to drop to a blistering -15C

A 30-year-man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead at home on Saturday morning, when police were called to reports of a serious assault

New weather maps show areas with a 90% chance of snow fall over the next 24 hours, while a national health warning asks the public to "check in" on loved ones amid freezing conditions

An A&E department at an NHS hospital has been closed after a fire broke out earlier in the day, with 100 patients and staff evacuated from the building and a number of people discharged

A Met Office yellow weather warning for snow has been brought forward as Arctic air hits the UK earlier than expected, with chilly conditions now expected to last most of the week

Freddy Perham, 17, has been described as a 'wonderful' boy with a 'carefree and infectious spirit' in an emotional tribute by his family after his body was discovered following a four-month search

A convicted murderer who savagely killed her five children by slitting their throats with a kitchen knife 16 years ago has been euthanised at her own request

Met Office senior presenter Aidan McGivern said there were now 'pretty strong' signals that incoming cold air will bring changes in the weather from the weekend onwards

Fiona Bruce asked energy minister Graham Stuart whether he found leaked WhatsApp messages from his former colleagues 'embarrassing' on last night's BBC Question Time

Ministers considered a nationwide cull of pet cats during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic when it appeared they could be spreading the virus, a former minister has claimed

A 53-year-old woman has reportedly tested positive for bird flu amid a 'worrying' global outbreak, with the announcement coming only a week after a girl died from the virus in Cambodia

'Tragic human error' appeared to be the cause of a horror head-on train crash which left 38 people dead on Wednesday, according to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

A scientist has warned that a new strain of bird flu which appears to have evolved to infect humans must be treated with 'utmost importance' after an 11-year-old girl died from the virus

Opposition parties in Nigeria are demanding a revote after ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared winner of the country's presidential election in a late night announcement

The 'extremely fragile' medieval chair covered in centuries-old gold leaf is undergoing painstaking conservation work to prepare it for King Charles III's coronation in May

A derailment and large fire followed after a passenger train collided with a freight train at high speed, with the crash leaving at least 40 dead and 130 more injured near Tempi, Greece

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Sue was diagnosed with low-grade acoustic neuroma, a form of brain tumour, after almost a year of blaming her dizziness on 'overdoing it at the gym' and not eating enough