Purgatory News

Amanda Pritchard is to become the new head of the NHS in England..

A man who was jailed for assisting others to go to Syria to fight for the so-called Islamic State has been charged with breaches of his terrorist notification requirements..

A slice of the Prince and Princess of Wales’s wedding cake is up for sale – 40 years after Charles and Diana tied the knot..

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has been praised for speaking openly about the importance of looking after her mental health.

The Prince of Wales will lead the nation during a dedication ceremony for the new UK Police Memorial honouring all fallen officers and staff..

Deacon Blue star Ricky Ross is among those being honoured by a university as it marks graduations with an online celebration amid the pandemic..

People advised to shield during the first wave of the pandemic were eight times more likely to get Covid-19 and five times as likely to die following infection than the general population, a study has indicated..

A type of frog extinct in England since the mid-1990s has been reintroduced to its former home, after animals were flown in from Sweden and first established at a secret site in Norfolk..

Two 14-year-old boys have been found guilty or murdering a teenage boy who was “lured” to a park in Reading and fatally stabbed..

A £5,000 reward is being offered for the safe return of two life-sized figures of comics Laurel and Hardy..

Police are urging people to “exercise extreme caution” when swimming in lochs and rivers after six people – including four young boys – died in a series of tragic incidents..

Labour will launch its “new deal for working people” that promises to “fundamentally change” the economy..

A total of 378 migrants were detained by the UK authorities in 12 incidents on Sunday..

Amost a quarter of Scots aged 40 to 49 have still not had two doses despite Nicola Sturgeon expecting them all to be fully vaccinated by Monday..

A number of small boats carrying migrants have been intercepted attempting to cross the English Channel..

Roads across central London were closed for the event with crowds cheering the runners..

Coventry judoka Chelsie Giles claimed Great Britain’s first medal of the Tokyo Olympics, winning bronze after defeating Switzerland’s Fabienne Kocher in the women’s -52kg repechage.

Adam Peaty stayed on course to become the first British swimmer to retain an Olympic title after sailing into the final of the men’s 100 metres breaststroke alongside compatriot James Wilby..

Naomi Osaka returned to the tennis spotlight on and off the court with victory over China’s Zheng Saisai in the opening round in Tokyo..

Andy Murray’s bid for a third straight Olympic singles gold medal ended before it began when he withdrew ahead of his first match with a minor thigh strain..