All news by author: Lorraine King

For the first time ever, Defra has drawn up a league table ranking councils on how ‘muscular’ their approach is to littering - use our interactive tool to see how yours stacks up

WARNING GRAPHIC: Mum-of-two Michelle Stevens is issuing a warning after she used sunbeds two or three times a week in a bid to achieve a golden glow while working at a salon

Ian Fitzgibbon, 28, from St Helens, Merseyside, has been charged with the murder of 28-year-old Ashley Dale, who was found dead in the garden of her home in Liverpool last August

Kandice Barber has reportedly been sneaking off with her new fraudster girlfriend Jay Delaney when she should have been working on a building site in west London

The evil nurse who killed seven babies sent a young couple a photo of their infant son inside an incubator - but they were alarmed by a certain detail that was missing

Forensic psychiatrist Dr Shoham Das has lifted the lid on what he believes were clues the evil nurse left to indicate she was guilty of killing seven babies in her care

Mohammed Qais Ratyal, 17, died after he was stabbed through his chest by a shard of glass when he plunged through the greenhouse in the garden of a house in Halifax, West Yorkshire

The newly discovered caves linked to the Loch Ness Monster have multiple entrances and include flooded underground passages, much to the excitement of believers in the creature

Experts have issued a warning that the giant sunspot could release energetic explosions that are so powerful they are capable of knocking out Earth's power grids

The cable car had been carrying six children and two adults to their school in the remote mountainous region of Battagram when one of the cables snapped on Tuesday morning

Finn Webber, 23, from Somerset, suffered head injuries, a broken leg and dislocated hip after an oil tanker slammed into the two cars eight holidaymakers were travelling in

Symptoms of a lack of vitamin D can include a sweaty scalp, muscle aches and weakness, waddling gait, chronic widespread pain or bone pain in lower back, pelvis and foot

Many of the shoppers who came across the yuletide offerings felt frustrated that the shop hadn’t even waited for thermostats to fall before pressing ahead with Christmas

The popular doughnut franchise brought out a series of adverts that celebrates people coming together for events like birthday parties, life milestones and sport

Rhys Jones is an ex-criminal defence lawyer who once represented Peter Moore who killed four men 'for fun' in 1995 - he shares his take on why Lucy Letby killed seven babies

Lucy Letby is expected to be sent to HMP Low Newton in Durham after becoming the fourth female convict in British history to be given a whole-life order for her horrific string of murders

A 23-year-old man in Shrewsbury has died and police have arrested four men on suspicion of murder following the "terrifying" attack on Monday afternoon that's left locals "shaking"

Experts say those at an increased risk of falling ill from mouldy food include elderly people, children, pregnant women and those with weakened immune systems

Lucy Letby has become the fourth woman in British history to be given a whole-life jail sentence so she will die behind bars for killing seven defenceless babies in her care

A Teaching Regulation Agency disciplinary panel heard under Malcolm Drakes' leadership Broadford primary school in Romford, became a model school for phonics and won an award

The 33-year-old has defiantly refused to appear in the dock at Manchester Crown Court where she has been handed down a whole-life term for the ruthless killings of seven babies

Evil nurse Lucy Letby, 33, has been handed down a whole-life tariff for killing seven babies as she worked at Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit in Chester

Footage by Panjab Broadcasting Channel shows the moment that the live commentary is interrupted by petrified spectators behind wire fences start running from the brawl in Derby

Penny, a paediatric specialist who runs the site Sick Happens, said there are five red flags when a child is coughing that should never ignore in an Instagram post

Nutritionist Gabi is recommending coffee lovers delay their first caffeine hit as by doing so you can boost your energy levels and see an overall improvement in your health