Purgatory News

Negotiators looking to secure the world’s first treaty to combat plastic pollution are under pressure to secure an ambitious deal this week after previous talks ended without consensus..

The family of a mother who was shot in her home has appealed for anyone with information to come forward, 20 years on from her murder..

The NHS maintained care for an estimated 10,000 more patients during the latest doctors’ strike compared with last year’s industrial action..

Anyone who advertises Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under new plans to crack down on smuggling gangs..

A murder investigation is under way after a teenager was stabbed to death..

Police have seized drugs worth an estimated £3.68 million during a raid in Glasgow..

A protest against the use of a hotel to accommodate asylum seekers has begun, with rival groups of protesters separated by police..

A further arrest has been made in connection with two aircraft being damaged at an RAF base..

A 76-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with child cruelty offences after children became unwell at a summer camp in Leicestershire..

Kemi Badenoch has said she does not see herself as Nigerian and no longer has a passport for the country..

The Scottish Government has been accused of removing dangerous cladding at a “glacial pace”, after figures showed just 0.2% of potentially affected buildings have completed remediation work..

Drugs minister Maree Todd has said she will never “sit back, relax and say ‘job done'” in the fight against drug deaths..

More new mothers will be able to access 24/7 breastfeeding support after the Government extended a national helpline..

Tottenham captain Son Heung-min has revealed he will leave the club this summer..

Storm Floris will batter parts of the UK on Monday with unseasonably strong winds, the Met Office has announced..

Police arrest 10 men in Bradford over historic child sex abuse allegations By Tom Wilkinson, PA Police investigating historic sexual abuse of children in Bradford have arrested 10 men..

Robberies involving a knife, or the threat of one, have reduced in most of the UK’s high-risk areas, according to Home Office data..

Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has praised the “love and compassion” of NHS staff who cared for him after his car crash at a Top Gear test track..

Heathrow airport has said it can build a third runway for £21 billion within a decade..

Small business owners should not have to put their family homes on the line to get started, the Prime Minister said as he unveiled plans to give them more access to finance..