Chris Webb secured a majority of 7,607 Labour has won the Blackpool South parliamentary by-election and made gains in council contests to heap pressure on Rishi Sunak. In the contest triggered by the resignation of former Tory MP Scott Benton following a lobbying scandal, Labour’s Chris Webb secured 10,825 votes, a majority of 7,607. Tory …
Patients would be able to dim the lights, control the temperature and play music via Bluetooth at new multi-million-pound mental health facilities being built in Derbyshire. Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is leading the construction of £150 million new mental health facilities in Chesterfield and Derby – dubbed the “making room for dignity” project – …
A concerned MP and a determined councillor who are continuing to campaign to reduce traffic congestion along the busy A61 road through a north Derbyshire town are urging residents to take part in their consultation survey in a bid to secure funding for a new highways redevelopment. NE Derbyshire MP Lee Rowley and Derbyshire County …
Apple has confirmed it is working to fix an issue that is causing some iPhone alarms to not play a sound, after users who overslept raised the glitch on social media. The alarm, built into the Clock app of the device, is the wake-up tool of choice for many iPhone users. However, in recent days, …
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump both crashed out of the World Snooker Championship on an extraordinary day of quarter-final action at the Crucible. The two top-ranked players had been odds-on to set up a mouthwatering last-four clash but were dumped out by qualifiers Stuart Bingham and Jak Jones respectively. Coupled with David Gilbert’s win over …
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Voters will head to the polls on Thursday in a series of local elections seen as the final test of public opinion before Rishi Sunak goes to the country later this year. Forecasts suggest the Tories could lose up to half of the council seats they are defending, with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt saying the party …
Figures from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, based on births registered in 2022, suggest between 600 and 1,200 women each year may suffer from the condition. The data is broadly in line with previous estimates, which suggest one to two new mothers in every 1,000 are affected. Postpartum psychosis is a serious mental health illness …
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A 36-year-old man is to appear in court charged with murdering a 14-year-old boy in a sword rampage in east London. Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo will appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court having been charged by police on Wednesday evening. The dual Spanish-Brazilian national, of Newham, has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder, …
The Manchester Co-op Arena has cancelled its opening concert with US rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie at the last minute due to a “technical issue”. The £365 million venue, the biggest indoor arena in the UK, had already postponed its opening twice last week after rescheduling performances from Peter Kay and The Black Keys. …
Forecasts suggest tomorrow’s local elections could see the Conservatives lose up to half of the council seats they are defending The Prime Minister’s position is not under threat, a Cabinet minister has said as the local election campaign enters its final day. Forecasts suggest Thursday’s local elections could see the Conservatives lose up to half …
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