All news by author: Lucy Thornton

Member of the public wrote on a Bridlington Health Forum that her son witnessed a dentist firm in East Yorkshire saying the wait to get an appointment could be “eight to ten years”

Harpa Sigurdardottir, from Grindavik, recalled the frightening moment lava struck properties next to her brother's house following a volcanic eruption in Iceland

Debbie Bartlett believes the actual death toll caused by Harold Shipman could be far greater than feared - her grandmother Eva Lyons was his first victim in 1975

Victims of flooding in Rotherham, South Yorkshire have told how their homes have been gutted with many still not recovered from the devastation of Storm Babet

Luke Littler, described the "Ronaldo of darts", knocked his hero Raymond van Barneveld out of the PDC World Darts Championship and will face Brendan Dolan in the quarter-final

Kate Vokes, 54, and her son Archie Vokes, 22, were skiing in the French Alps on Thursday when an avalanche swept through the off-piste area and killed them both - the mum was a charity boss who'd previously met the Queen

Ever since being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, rugby league legend Rob Burrow has been dedicated to raising vital funds and will undoubtedly leave a lasting legacy

Chris Marriott had been enjoying a post-Christmas walk with his wife and two sons when he spotted an unconscious woman and rushed to help her and was struck by a car

Chris Marriott had been out enjoying a post-Christmas walk with his wife and two young children when he spotted an unconscious woman and rushed to help her - only to get struck by a car

Christian Marriott had been out on a post-Christmas walk with his wife and two young sons, aged eight and six, when he saw an injured stranger - the dad rushed to help her but was killed in an alleged car ram attack

The refugees thanked the kind-hearted British people who have put them up - saying it showed 'there are some good people in the world'

Thousands have been evacuated from Grindavik in Iceland after a volcanic eruption on Monday night following a series of small earthquakes - which has been described as 'close to the worst case imaginable'

A volcanic eruption north of Grindavik, by Hargafell in Iceland, is taking place and a series of earthquakes has also shaken the island just weeks after thousands were evacuated

Kevin Sinfield has recently smashed the £10million mark following his ultra-marathon challenge but has no plans to halt his fundraising for a Motor neurone disease cure

Flori's Friends Rescue based near Canterbury in Kent is pleading with the public to help them with a £1 a month donation. They fear they have just six months running costs left before they have to close

Young Emily Andrews, who is profoundly deaf, was above to share the joy of Christmas thanks to a bit community spirit and an 'elf' trained to speak sign language

Elouise Smith, aged three, needed three hours of surgery after she was attacked by a Staffy-cross at a friend's house in Doncaster, with her mum saying she "felt sick" when seeing her covered in blood

The family of Marcia Grant, 60, said their heartbroken dad has been left haunted with flashbacks of the moment their teenage foster son mowed her down in Sheffield

Lincoln the Tesco cat was banned from visiting his local Tesco in Hornsea, East Riding due to "health and safety concerns. Now he has visitors coming from as far as Nottingham to see the social media star, with a global fan following

Officers working on Operation Stovewood - started in the wake of the horrific Rotherham sexual abuse scandal - have found more than one thousand victims in their nine year investigation

The ex-Home Secretary has joined victim’s family’s calls for Venables to stay locked up after failing to appear at his own parole hearing

There were scenes of jubilation as four jeeps carrying 24 hostages released by Hamas ended their weeks of terror this evening and are now set to return to loved ones

Ten days after 4000 locals were forced to flee their homes, Icelandic authorities are rushing to build barriers to protect the town of Grindavik and a power plant as nearby volcano threatens to erupt

The Icelandic Met Office says the risk of an eruption in the next few days remains 'high', with two giant walls being built to protect the power plant and abandoned town of Grindavik

People are being evacuated from buildings due to a crane that is in "danger of collapse" in Leeds with emergency services at the scene and police telling people to avoid the area