All news by author: Laura Sharman

Firefighters and paramedics were called to a children's swimming pool in Oldbury, West Midlands, after reports of a chemical incident sparking an evacuation on Saturday

Claire Thomas, from Merthyr Tydfil, claimed she was limited in how much she could walk after the crash but was later found hiking waterfalls and jetting off on holidays

Charles Goucher, 80, from Hull, turned up at his stepdaughter's home armed with a bread knife which he used to slay his son-in-law before throwing bleach over him in rage as he suffered a cost-of living meltdown

Harriet Morphy-Morris signed up for the £99 Wowcher which includes flights and a hotel in a surprise location but she was so disappointed, she didn't even stay the night

Britain is set to basque in blissful 18C sunshine in the coming weeks after a long period of wet and windy weather and another cold snap bringing more possible snow

Vic Choules swapped McDonald's Big Macs and chocolate for healthy homemade meals and transformed his physical and mental wellbeing after deciding to change his lifestyle

Ellen Marshall, 43, suffered burns over up to 90 per cent of the top half of her body from the horrific attack in April 2021

WTVA meteorologist Matt Laubhan appeared to be in utter despair as updates rolled in about the deadly tornado that has so far killed at least 24 people in Mississippi, US

Six-year-old Pointer Pip is described as a playful pooch who loves charging around after toys and cuddles but RSPCA staff have struggled to find her a new forever home

Samuel Onyemenam has his suitcases X-rayed after he arrived on a flight from Nigeria at Newcastle International Airport where border control officers found the £28k haul

Darren Daniel, 42, from Ammanford, thought he was having a stroke when he woke up with slurred speech and blurry vision but his symptoms turned out to be kidney disease

Jack Shepherd is set to be released after serving just three of his six year prison sentence, while the family of his victim Charlotte Brown say he has shown "no remorse"

Residents told of seeing children taking laughing gas in the communal areas and people taking Class A drugs on the stairwells at their housing development in north London

West Lothian Shopping Centre was due an £18million upgrade with features including a snow centre and golf course, but shops left the area and it now stands abandoned

The teenager suffering serious injuries and is recovering in hospital after being shot by two gunmen on a motorbike in the Salford area of Greater Manchester, police say

Rory McGrath thought the criminal charge against him had long been forgotten over a pub brawl in the 80s but he was shocked when cops turned up at his door 41 years later

Peter Toland, from Derry in Northern Ireland, has been accused of burying the "emaciated dog" alive and was charged with causing unnecessary suffering to the animal

Rob Taylor, from North Wales, said his mum's condition was an "absolutely harrowing" experience for the family when she was left to die with no food or water for 25 days

Abigail White, 24, is serving life in jail after stabbing boyfriend Bradley Lewis to death but the "Fake Barbie" Onlyfans star now wants conjugal visits with her new man

Brits stand a chance of taking home a whopping £11.9 million jackpot in the National Lottery draw on Saturday March 18 - check the full results and winning ticket here

Clintons is among many high street retailers facing mounting cash flow pressures amid challenging trading conditions following the pandemic and amid rising living costs

Luke Turvey believes his one-year-old son Ethan might still be alive if a law had existed at the time of his death making it illegal to leave small children at home alone

One resident on Gooch Street in Birmingham said he is considering moving away from the street after enduring sleepless nights with loud speeding cars and revellers urinating in his neighbours' gardens

Lisa Squire is desperate to find out what exactly happened to her daughter Libby during her final moments when she was raped and murdered by Polish butcher Pawel Relowicz

Charlotte Comer, from Worcestershire, struggled with her appearance since childhood and racked up debts buying clothes she knew she would never wear due to her illness