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Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper accused the Tories of allowing criminal gangs to deal drugs “on the streets, in town centres and even outside schools” as she promised to tackle hotspots

Nicola Bulley, 45, was last seen walking the family dog Willow at the footpath of the River Wyre in the village of St Michael's in Lancashire at 9.20m on Friday, January 27

Police searching for Nicola Bulley have reportedly drafted in the help of a top UK detective who's previously helped to crack some major criminal cases.

Staff providing humanitarian support reportedly used sex workers after an earthquake killed 220,000 people in 2010. The scandal led to the charity being blocked from bidding for government funding

Police officers in England took more than 730,000 sick days last year - up from 320,000 in 2012/13. They're having to cope with 'horrific cases' and 'austerity and budget cuts', says one police federation boss

Workers at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), who grant permits for the import of exotic and endangered animal products, are on strike this week after being denied a proper pay rise for 11 years

'For communities across the UK, pubs are where we meet, socialise and are entertained, but so many are ringing last orders and closing due to the cost of living crisis'

BBC director general Tim Davie has been accused of disrespecting licence fee payers after he said it was 'truly amazing' the broadcaster is 'pulling off' the charge

Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed will today announce tough measures to ensure offenders are 'met with consequences' - and he will detail plans for people who dump rubbish

Guest columnist Paul Nowak - general secretary of the Trades Union Congress - is urging the government to stop attacking workers' right to strike and sort out the staffing crisis across the public sector

The Communication Workers Union announced on Thursday that members had voted by 95.9% on a 77.3% turnout to take further strike action

Shadow Home Secretary is set to unveil plans to bolster neighbourhood policing teams and ramp up PCSO numbers, saying they "were once the eyes and ears on our streets"

Kim Jong-un has introduced a baffling new policy which bans people from using his daughter's name. North Koreans in Chongju have been summoned by security services to change their names

'Without our NHS, the only way children like Teddi Shaw would get the lifesaving treatment she's had would be if her parents were millionaires - we must keep fighting for public healthcare'

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council leader Drew Mellor slammed the Treasury which he said appears 'determined that the future of local government is one of maximum council tax and cuts to services'

The Broadcast 2040+ campaign is stepping up its battle - and a petition by a leading pensioners' group has crossed the 10,000-signature milestone, forcing a response from the Government

Helen Stobbart quickly deteriorated in the months before her death owing to her heroin addiction, crack cocaine, and methadone with her mum convinced she would still be alive with the right help

Union bosses have hailed an "important pay victory" after reaching a deal to break the deadlock with London-based bus firm Abellio.

Despite already having access to the vast Government Art Collection - some 14,700 works - the purchase of 13 'fine art photographs' was made at the taxpayers’ expense in March 2021

A Russian intelligence source close to the Kremlin has suggested Moscow will "intensify undercover work with secret informants" across the UK, it has been claimed

MPs will be handed a £2,440 salary boost from April, amid a wave of strikes by nurses, railway workers, teachers and others over pay disputes - and we want to know what you think.

Details of the latest pay hike for MPs comes as the Government is locked in bitter disputes with unions over wage increases for public sector workers such as nurses, teachers and ambulance crews

The SurveyMonkey poll for the Silver Voices group revealed an overwhelming majority in favour of a ballot in 2023 amid growing anger at the Conservatives

It's exactly a year ago that the late Queen celebrated an unprecedented 70 years as monarch - and to mark the event, she carried out what turned out to be among her final public appearances - but she was on sparkling form

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said the idea that Ambulance workers didn't provide minimum cover while on strike is an "absolute, utter lie"