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Extending police powers for detaining mental health patients to NHS staff could cause “significant harm with dangerous consequences”, leading organisations have warned. The Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, the Royal College of Nursing and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services are among those saying proposed changes to the Mental Health Bill will set a “dangerous precedent” that puts people at risk. In March, the […]

FA Cup winners Crystal Palace did their best to spoil Liverpools title party as they secured a 1-1 draw at Anfield..

FA Cup winners Crystal Palace did their best to spoil Liverpool’s title party as they secured a 1-1 draw at Anfield. A 1-1 draw and Ryan Gravenberch’s red card could not dampen spirits as fans were not prepared to allow anything to spoil seeing the trophy lift in person for the first time in 35 years. Mohamed Salah equalled the Premier League record of most goal involvements in a season […]

A police officer fighting for his life in hospital after being seriously injured in a crash while on duty has been named by Thames Valley Police as Pc Christopher Miller. Four people have now been arrested in connection with the collision on the B416 Bells Hill in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, on Thursday night. Thames Valley Police said a white BMW did not stop in the incident and on Sunday afternoon […]

Lando Norris slashed Oscar Piastri’s title lead after navigating the two-stop strategy puzzle to clinch his first Monaco Grand Prix victory. The British driver converted pole into the win around the famed streets of Monte Carlo as he held off home favourite Charles Leclerc in the closing stages. It was a slow and controversial race of strategy, game-playing and tactics. The event is the jewel in the Formula One crown […]

Former BBC executive and TV presenter Alan Yentob has died at the age of 78, his family has announced. Yentob joined the BBC as a trainee in 1968 and held positions as controller of BBC One and BBC Two, director of television, head of music and arts, as well as the director of BBC drama, entertainment and children’s. A statement from his family, released by the BBC, said Yentob died on Saturday May […]

Angela Rayner has said she “never” wants to be Prime Minister or leader of the Labour Party. The Deputy Prime Minister was asked to rule herself out from the top job after a memo she sent to Rachel Reeves suggesting tax rises was leaked to the press. Ms Rayner suggested reinstating the pensions lifetime allowance and changing dividend taxes in a memo to the Chancellor with ideas to raise revenue, […]

Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a house fire where a mother and three of her children died in north-west London. A 43-year-old woman and three of her children, a 15-year-old girl and two boys aged eight and four, died at the scene of the blaze which gutted two homes in Tillett Close, Stonebridge, in the early hours of Saturday. A 41-year-old man was arrested in the […]

Stormont minister Gordon Lyons has portrayed his attendance at his first senior GAA game as evidence of his commitment to promoting all sports in Northern Ireland. The DUP Sports Minister was welcomed to the Athletic Grounds in Armagh on Saturday afternoon for the gaelic football match between All-Ireland champions Armagh and Derry. Mr Lyons did not take his seat in the main stand until after the traditional pre-match singing of […]