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Two US firefighters have been shot dead after a man armed with a rifle started a wildfire and then ambushed first responders in a northern Idaho mountain community. A third firefighter was injured ...

On-screen warnings issued by the BBC about discriminatory language during Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set were “not good enough,” a minister has said. The BBC is facing questions after rapper Bobby Vylan ...

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The Treasury Committee said the design of the Lifetime Isa penalising benefit claimants is “nonsensical”, and said their complexity could increase the risk of savers making poor financial decisions.

A major clean-up operation has begun at Glastonbury Festival to return the site from a pop-up city of 200,000 music fans to a Somerset dairy farm. The festival’s clean-up team began picking up ...

A Big Brother runner-up has officially been ordained a church minister 20 years after appearing on the reality show.

Andy Farrell admits Tomos Williams will be a major loss for the British and Irish Lions after he was forced out of the Australia tour with a significant hamstring injury.

A dangerous driver from East Lancashire sped away from police on one of Bolton’s busiest roads before crashing into an Audi, a court heard ...

Darwen Scooter Weekend returned this weekend and an organiser said the atmosphere was “brilliant”. The event, hosted by the Screaming Dead Scooter Club, took place on Friday and Saturday and brought a ...

A Darwen-based developer’s plan for eight new homes in Padiham has been rejected over fears about the ground instability of the site.

Boothman, of Cornmill Court, Waddington, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a sample of breath at the police station. He was fined £369 with a £148 victim surcharge and £85 costs, and banned from ...