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The existence of a subterranean part of a city's history – a tunnel linking a prison to a nearby hospital – has been unveiled. Senior engineers at the Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI) said the underground passage leading to the jail …

Derbyshire County Council has generated nearly £1m from fines issued for unauthorised school absences, a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed. The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) obtained figures which show the authority issued 20,487 penalties since 2021, totalling …

A man allegedly seen carrying an axe in Nottingham has been arrested after a taxi driver's tyres were slashed following a "disagreement". Police said armed officers were sent to Waterloo Crescent, near the Forest Recreation Ground, at about 08:20 BST …

New speed limit signs for mobility scooters have been placed in a shopping centre – and they are already making a "significant difference". Idlewells Shopping Centre in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, placed notices on its entrance doors in May aiming to improve …

The relationship between William Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway may have been happier than previously thought, according to new research. For more than 200 years it has been believed that Shakespeare left his wife in Stratford-upon-Avon when he travelled …

An 86-year-old pensioner has embarked on a 73-mile (117km) wheelchair challenge in support of his wife. Wheelchair-user Thomas Hedley, who lives at a care home in Ashington, Northumberland, has decided to wheel himself the equivalent length of Hadrian's wall to …

An MP says she has been diagnosed with an autoimmune condition months after returning to work following a "life-threatening" illness. Chippenham MP Sarah Gibson was in intensive care at Bath's Royal United Hospital (RUH) after a viral infection to her …

A fast ferry service in Jersey will undergo trials on Friday ahead of sailings from Saturday, DFDS has announced. The Tarifa Jet was meant to come into service on 28 March but the first sailing was cancelled due to technical …

A body has been found in a reservoir during the search for a man after a boat capsized. It is believed to be the man who fell into the water with his son at Draycote Water, near Rugby, on Thursday …

The UK's largest pork supplier has launched an independent review into its animal welfare policies and livestock operations after claims staff were abusing piglets at a farm run by the business. Cranswick, based in Hessle in East Yorkshire, suspended using …