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Oles was resettled in the Bradford area and is now heading to Durham to study law. BBC News

Survivors who were abused at a children’s home have said it is “shameful” they have had no personal apology from the council responsible for their care. In February, a jury at Bradford Crown Court concluded that former manager Malcolm Phillips sexually abused six children at Skircoat Lodge in Halifax between …

As a child, Paul Aaron can remember his mum shouting at him for cutting up her party dresses to make clothes for his Barbie dolls. But decades later, his mother Ali is a lot more understanding as his coveted knitwear designs have been worn by some of the world’s most …

A crash involving two heavy goods vehicles and a car has closed a section of the M6 in Staffordshire. National Highways said it happened at about 04:00 BST between junctions 15 and 16, heading north. It said the police, fire service and ambulance service were all called and described the …

Pudney said the dosage in each gummy was found to vary, with some having “10 times more” than others. However, he said the “real worry” was when a synthetic drug like spice started “cropping up in something that is supposed to be a THC edible”. He said the high dosage …

A disabled teenager is urging a council to listen to people with accessibility issues as he battles to secure vital changes to the pavement near his home. Jack, 14, from Everton, who was born with cerebral palsy and uses an electric wheelchair, said he wants to get his “independence back” …

She said she was told this was normal and was not shown a mirror until the procedure was over. “When she finally gave me the mirror, my first thought was ‘oh my goodness, I’ve just been mutilated. I just need to get out of here’,” she said. Joanne said that …

Casey said: “When I got this award I was just shocked and excited. I’m just so honoured to be in that list. “The football is the excuse, it’s more the fact we’re a community where we’ll be your friend. “We share the same struggles and the same success stories. It’s …

Manchester City‘s interest in Chelsea‘s Enzo Fernandez has been no secret, despite not submitting a bid for the Argentine before the Blues’ Friday deadline. Chelsea told interested parties they had until 17:00 BST on Friday to make an offer for the 25-year-old – with them wanting £120m for his signature. …

What if Fernandez to Man City doesn’t happen? Talk of City signing 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi has been rumbling all summer, and the club have reportedly held talks with the Moroccan, who would cost an estimated £85m. Bouaddi is said to be keen on the move. The teenager impressed at this …

A man has described winning the title of Britain’s best beard for a third time as “crazy”, as he now turns his attention to securing another world title. Lewis Aylmer, from Hull, defended his title at the British Beard and Moustache Championships in Kilmarnock on Saturday, winning the under 15cm …

Herman said he had performed around the world as a trapeze artist, but wanted to settle in one place after 15 years of constant touring. The acrobat said he plumped to stay in Great Yarmouth because of his relationships with both The Hippodrome and the town-based organisation Out There Arts, …

“We were getting ready to close up for the night when we started smelling a bit of smoke,” he said. “We looked over and saw sparks and then it all just went ‘poof’. “We got a lot of it down with our hose by the time the fire brigade got …

Once the train has been removed, engineers will be able to fully assess the damage to the railway and “understand the scale of the repair work needed before services can resume safely”, the rail firms said. John Whitehurst, interim CEO of Greater Thameslink Railway, which runs Southern Railway, said: “We’re …

The condition of six donkeys found in a “desperate state” after Storm Chandra swept across the UK has vastly improved, animal carers have said. Mimi, Martha, Mabel, Aida, Pippin and Lily-Mae had “their lives turned upside down” when strong winds and heavy rainfall hit in January, said The Donkey Sanctuary. …

A fire that began in the garden of a home in Pershore turned into a fast-moving blaze – the kind of “escalation” the county’s fire chief describes as becoming far more common in the dry conditions. Three homes were destroyed in the town centre on Thursday as dozens of residents …

Families have been evacuated from their homes in two streets after a huge fire broke out at a neighbouring industrial building. The blaze, which has shot huge plumes of black and orange smoke into the sky, was spotted at just after 07:30 BST at a site off Wellington Road in …

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 90s died in a house fire. Gloucestershire Police was called to Elmgrove Road West in Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, at 04:00 BST on Sunday. Emergency services searched the house and found the elderly woman, who was unconscious. Ambulance …

Up to 833 properties in three Kent villages have low pressure or no water for a second day, South East Water (SEW) says. The company said the interruptions in the Charing, Challock and Molash areas started at about 19:45 BST on Saturday. Incident manager, Mike Court, said SEW was sorry …

“We are just trying to keep them fed, hydrated, and just give them a moment of peace or downtime when they’re feeling their worst.” That is the mission of dozens of volunteers who are providing firefighters with respite while they tackle some of the biggest wildfires across the country, including …