Doctors have used a new type of medicine called "gene silencing" to reverse a disease that leaves people in crippling pain. The condition, acute intermittent porphyria, also causes paralysis... Read more
An NHS scheme that has enabled GP practices to free up more time for doctors to see their patients is to be extended following a successful pilot.NHS England said the Time For Care scheme, t... Read more
Holidaymakers look set to embrace staycations in Wales this year as Brexit sparks nervousness about European holidays, tourism chiefs say.The Easter holidays were due to be the first break a... Read more
Former Liverpool captain Tommy Smith, who helped the club to domestic and European success in the 1960s and 1970s, has died aged 74.Known as the "Anfield Iron", Smith had a... Read more
Cricketer Alex Hepburn has been found guilty of rape after attacking a sleeping woman.The ex-Worcestershire player assaulted the victim at his Worcester flat after she had consensual sex wit... Read more
Veteran stand-up comedian Ian Cognito has died on stage during a performance.The 60-year-old comic sat down on a stool while breathing heavily, before falling silent for five minutes during... Read more
A man who repeatedly stabbed his former girlfriend in a jealous rage as she tried to fight him off has been jailed for life for her murder.Joe Atkinson atta... Read more
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange could face a renewed investigation into an allegation of rape in Sweden.Assange, 47, who had been granted asylum in Ecuador's London embassy for seven yea... Read more
Pregnancy club Bounty UK has been given a £400,000 fine for illegally sharing the personal information of more than 14 million people.The fine was issued by the Information Commissioner's Of... Read more
A British woman who faced prison in Dubai over a jibe she posted on Facebook has embraced her daughter after landing back in the UK.Laleh Shahravesh, 55, had faced up to two years in jail af... Read more
Media playback is unsupported on your device Ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage has launched his new Brexit Party, saying he wants a "democratic revolution" in UK politics.Speaking in Coventry, he... Read more
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said the UK government should not extradite Julian Assange to the US, where he faces a computer hacking charge.The Wikileaks co-founder was arrested for a sep... Read more
Overall levels of violence in England and Wales are on the decline, in spite of an increase in knife crime, a study of A&E data suggests.Analysis by Cardiff University found admissions o... Read more
Media playback is unsupported on your device Upskirting is now a criminal offence in England and Wales after a campaign by a woman targeted at a music festival.Offenders will face up to two... Read more
Mobile phone detectors are to be used by police to find drivers using devices at the wheel.The Thames Valley and Hampshire forces are rolling out the technology to show when motorists are us... Read more
One person has been killed in a microlight crash at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport.The aircraft came down at the famous course, which has hosted 10 Open Championships, at about 19... Read more
Media playback is unsupported on your device Theresa May has told MPs it remains her "priority" to deliver Brexit, defending the decision to delay the UK's exit from the EU.The new deadline... Read more
Media playback is unsupported on your device Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.Assange took refuge in the embassy in 2012 to avoid ext... Read more
Media playback is unsupported on your device A man who killed a woman in a speedboat crash has been jailed for an extra six months for fleeing the country.Jack Shepherd fled before he was se... Read more
A 22-year-old British woman has been found dead in the bathroom of a hotel in southern Switzerland, police say.Her 29-year-old German boyfriend has been taken into custody and reportedly tol... Read more
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