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Top Plymouth hotel given second zero food hygiene score in 18 months

Urgent improvements needed

Pensioner slapped with £80 council fine for wheelie bin that went missing 10 years ago

The 76-year-old said the ordeal left her feeling anxious for months

September challenge which can save households £345 by Christmas

Created by credit card company thimbl.com, the challenge involves saving £3 each day from 1 September until 24 December.

Butcher brain surgeon "performed number of operations on wrong parts of patients' bodies"

An inquiry into Sam Eljamel heard he may not have been “open” with colleagues and patients about the outcome of these “wrong site surgeries” at NHS Tayside.

Death toll in Philippines ferry fire rises to 35 as more bodies are recovered

Benn and Garcia turn past scandals into a $30m Las Vegas world title payday

Fight offers revealing snapshot of boxers once facing uncertain futures after positive drug tests now vying for a welterweight world championship Four years ago Conor Benn’s career was thrown into limbo after two positi…

No charges over a week after body of shooting victim Ryan Kettlewell found in Ecclesall Woods

Ryan’s body was found in Sheffield woodland last week

Burnham ‘knows he would lose’ a vote on Scottish independence, Gilruth says

Scottish Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth said the Prime Minister was ‘scared’ to agree a mechanism for a second independence vote.

Amateur darts players poised to take first step in bid to ‘Beat Luke Littler’

Regional heats for next month’s Netflix show will begin in London on Saturday.

Floral tributes left at Ecclesall Woods in tribute to Ryan Kettlewell after shooting

Ryan’s body was found last week

I tested 40 lunch boxes – here are the best in the UK for leaks, looks and sustainability

Tired of squashed sarnies and spilt dressing? From stainless steel to insulated to plastic-free, here are the lunch boxes for kids and adults we rate the most • The best water bottles If packed lunches are a high-stakes…

GAA player who injured woman in hit-and-run handed suspended sentence

Mum-of-five sobs in court after Broad Street night out leads to arrest

The mum appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court for the first hearing of her case

MPs reject attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales

The draft legislation had proposed allowing adults, with fewer than six months to live, to apply for an assisted death.

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary refuses to apologise for calling rival airliners 'rapists'

The Ryanair boss says he is refusing to apologise after the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre penned an open letter

The northern UK town where you can get an Amazon delivery in 39 minutes

Drone deliveries are being trialled in the UK town with a view to expanding the service across the whole of the country

Strathclyde University professor sacked over student sexual harassment allegations

Dr Ibrahim Khadra has been at the centre of allegations of sexual harassment by some students at the University of Strathclyde.

Sheffield social club's fight for survival in face of "crippling costs" and changing habits

“The club culture has changed unbelievably. It's a very difficult trade to be in”

Diving duo - Lawrence and Cox produce brilliant catches for England

Dan Lawrence and Jordan Cox both produce brilliant, diving catches to dismiss Shan Masood and Babar Azam respectively, with both batters having caused problems for England on day three of the third Test at Edgbaston.

Assisted dying bill rejected by MPs in knife-edge Commons vote

MPs have rejected a draft law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales by 270 votes for to 286 against

Owner of high street rival chain reportedly 'in talks' to buy Poundland

The budget retailer is once again up for sale.

'I'm a lorry driver, three types of motorists need to be stopped immediately'

Millie, 22, is a lorry driver and has said people driving cars should stop doing three things immediately - with her admitting she gets verbally abused most days she gets behind the wheel

Derry dissident parade: Two men found guilty over illegal IRA commemoration in City Cemetery

Families say they're fleeing East Lothian homes with headaches and 'crazed pets' after leak

"I’m very worried about the health implications"