All news by author: Jeremy Armstrong

Robert Mawdsley has been in solitary confinement since 1979 and is Britain's longest serving prisoner, having been caged for 47 years for the murder of four men in the 1970s

Levelling Up plans in South Shields turned to dust and local MP Emma Lewell-Buck was naturally incensed, telling voters: “Freeports bid – rejected; towns fund bid – rejected; two levelling up bids – rejected. Levelling up is just an empty slogan"

Tory Simon Clarke accused NHS workers of not managing their shrinking personal budgets properly. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, who earns £84,000 a year as an MP, sparked fury with his comments

The comment was made by former levelling up secretary and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke as thousands of nurses walk out in a bitter dispute over pay and conditions

The Edinburgh native joined the Mirror in 1965 and his reputation swiftly grew after his coverage of the Troubles in Ireland earned him a World Press Awards nod

Winnie Andango, lead nurse for equality with organ donation at NHS Blood and Transplant, said there "remains an urgent need" for people from ethnic minorities to support organ donation

Ella Henderson was playing with her friends in their schoolyard when a large section of a rotted willow tree crashed onto them. The other children were not seriously injured, but Ella tragically died

Victoria Beckham rose to fame as a member of the Spice Girls, but has since pursued a career path that saw her venture away from performing, with her having a fashion and cosmetics empire now

Dionne Barrett's teenage son was stabbed and killed last year, she said she won't stop until she gets justice as she makes a desperate plea for information about his killers

The ITV presenters will now be able to bring out Limitless Win board and computer games, books, puzzles and a range of apps

The details emerged as retired US Army Master Sergeant Kevin Holland, part of the team that tracked down the fugitive, spoke for the first time about the arrest on December 13, 2003

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Pope Benedict XVI passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning in the Vatican quarters he lived in after his ailing health forced him to step down as the head of the Catholic Church in 2013

New Year's Eve fireworks in Scarborough were cancelled so that they did not disturb the unexpected visitor who attracted huge crowds to the harbour