[ad_1] 2 hours agoJosie Hannett,BBC South East Investigations TeamLewis & Zoe SteeperOliver Steeper was nine-months-old when he died after choking at nurseryA coroner has written to the Department for Education calling for changes to early years framework following the death of a nine-month-old baby who choked at nursery in Kent.Oliver Steeper died six days after he choked on pasta bolognese at Jelly Beans Day Nursery, in Ashford, on 23 September
[ad_1] PA MediaJohn Swinney criticised the new Conservative proposals Conservative proposals to make gender reassignment a reserved issue for the UK government are "an explicit, outright threat" to devolution, the First Minister has said.John Swinney told BBC Scotland News the Tory election pledge to rewrite the Equality Act would "erode the powers" of the Scottish Parliament in the process.The minister for women and equalities Kemi Badenoch told the Times newspaper
[ad_1] 2 hours agoShivani Chaudhari & PA Media,BBC News, EssexRSPCARSPCA officers found dogs had been chained to treadmills at a Essex houseMembers of a dog-fighting ring have been jailed after illegal bouts were organised across Europe and some animals were forced to fight to the death.Dogs had been chained to treadmills, kept in dirty conditions and were caged in isolation, Chelmsford Crown Court heard on Monday.Members had organised bouts at
[ad_1] Just nowAdina Campbell & Liz Jackson & PA Media,BBC NewsMetropolitan PoliceZara Aleena, 35, was attacked as she walked home in east London in 2022Zara Aleena’s family is “tortured” with the thought that her “death was preventable”, an inquest has heard.Jordan McSweeney killed the 35-year-old law graduate as she walked home from a night out in Ilford, east London, in June 2022.McSweeney was handed a life sentence with a minimum
[ad_1] 3 hours agoCharlotte Andrews,BBC NewsRoyal NavyAble seaman Lewis Curl served in the Royal Navy from 1942 to 1946An armed forces veteran has died just days before the 80th anniversary of D-Day.Often deployed from Portsmouth Naval Base, Lewis Curl served in the Royal Navy from 1942 to 1946.He was a cypher coder on HMS Belfast and was granted leave. But after returning to Portsmouth, he was recalled to join HMS
[ad_1] 7 hours agoAshleigh Keenan-Bryce,BBC Scotland NewsHandley FamilyAfter GP examinations, Peyton's parents, Kirsty and Craig, took her to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in GlasgowA toddler who suffered sinus pain and lethargy for three months was found to have a raisin stuck up her nose.Peyton Handley, of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, told her parents, Craig and Kirsty, that she had a pain and would scratch around the area.But despite several GP appointments
[ad_1] A mother has admitted killing her five-month-old daughter who was found injured in a park in Leeds.Hayley Macfarlane, 39, was initially charged with murdering baby Evelyn but pleaded guilty to infanticide at Leeds Crown Court on Monday.Police found the child with serious injuries in Woodhouse Moor park on 20 December 2023, but she later died.The Crown Prosecution Service accepted the plea and Macfarlane, of Carrington Street, Barnsley, was remanded
[ad_1] Getty ImagesAnna Beaumont, from Cardiff, was found unresponsive in a pool at Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida on TuesdayA 13-year-old girl has died while on a family holiday in the US.Anna Beaumont, from Cardiff, was found unresponsive in a pool at Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday.Local police reported that she was transported to hospital in a critical condition, but died the next day.In statement, Orange County Sheriff’s
[ad_1] A mother has pleaded not guilty to killing her four sons who died in a house fire in south London.Deveca Rose, 29, appeared at the Old Bailey charged with the manslaughter of Leyton and Logan Hoath, aged three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath, four.The brothers, who were two sets of twins, died after the fire in Collingwood Road, Sutton, at about 19:00 GMT on 16 December 2021.Ms Rose, of
[ad_1] PA MediaGreen MSP Ross Greer says the debate is an outrageous snub to his partyThe Scottish Greens have labelled the decision to exclude them from the first televised leadership debate of the general election as "outrageous". STV will screen a 90 minute programme later, featuring the SNP, Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats. However the Greens will not be represented as they currently don't hold any Scottish seats at
