All news by author: Lucy Thornton

Brave sailors who saved stranded Brits from the recent wildfires have been praised as "true heroes" for showing a “Dunkirk spirit” as approximately 30 boats transported them to safety

The wildfires that are ravaging the popular Greek island saw 19,000 people evacuated leaving popular beach resorts savaged with melted sunbeds and charred decking are all that remains

Ali and Paul Simpson, both 42, a couple from Canterbury in Kent, described dramatically escaping from flames and being rescued by the army as wildfires took hold in Rhodes, Greece

Kerry Needham wants officers here and on the Greek island of Kos to prove their claim her son Ben, who disappeared in 1991, died in an accident. The mum is still clinging to hopes he is alive

One couple with four kids fear they will be left with no home despite if they pub they run in Morecambe, Lancs, eventually has to close

Hattersley station re-opened in east Manchester in February 2023 after a revamp costing £570,000 but the ticket office is already earmarked to close along with almost all others across England

Pensioner Isobel Porter's reaction to being able to take the plunge again touched leisure centre staff, with her husband saying she "keeps asking when she can go back"

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Extreme conditions are set to continue next month, with warnings one heatwave in July will last two weeks and mean conditions will rise to more than 40C in some areas

De Zoysa was still handcuffed when he shot Sgt Ratana at the Croydon custody block in South London, after being stopped and searched in nearby Norbury and found with seven rounds of ammunition

Blistering temperatures are predicted for up to 14 days in July and could beat last year’s record-breaking 40.3C (105F) seen in Lincolnshire with extreme heat 'not out of the question'

The teenage girl died after being pulled from the sea at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire yesterday, a tragedy which struck amid a UK heatwave during which temperatures have hit 30C

Humberside Police have said two teenagers were airlifted to hospital shortly after 7:30PM on Saturday

The number of clubs has dropped by 75% in the last 50 years and there are now only around 1,100 left - and even the home of hit film The Full Monty has been left to rot

Phil Garner and his wife Julia reared the tiny bird after finding her abandoned at a lake - and although she eventually fled their home, she return six months later with a shock for the couple

A homeless man named Trevor may have saved 50 people after he fought off the alleged Nottingham killer as he tried to break into Seeley Hirst Hostel amid the murders

A couple have told how they came across the body of a man in Nottingham who was in a pool of blood before police later arrived during horror attacks in the city on Tuesday morning

Since the death of 10 year old Jack Lis in November 2021, there have been a total of 15 deadly dog attacks in the UK - five including children as young as 17-months-old

Emma Whitfield lost her son Jack Lis in a horrendous dog attack while the 10-year-old was playing at his friend's house - now she's calling for action on breeds like the notorious XL Bully

The rugby league legend, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease four years ago, will be joined by wife Lindsey and children Macy, 11, Maya, seven, and Jackson, three, for the event

Family saved Vick's life by prising the crazed animal's jaws apart - and as his mother tried to calm him down after the savage attack, the boy asked her: 'Mummy, am I dying?'

The 40-year-old, who has motor neurone disease, said of the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon: 'The whole day was one day in a million'

Katie Highton, 27, and Steven Harnett, 25, were named as the two people killed at a property in Dalton, Huddersfield on Monday - the new couple had gone to the cinema the night before

Marcus Osbourne, 34, has been charged with the murders of Katie Highton and Steven Harnett who were found stabbed to death at a property in Dalton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire on Monday

Katie Higton and Steven Harnett died in a 'nightmare’ bloodbath after suffering multiple injuries - a 34-year-old man remains in custody after he was arrested on suspicion of double murder