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The normalisation of restrictive practices and and mismatch of accommodation were among issues identified in a review of care for adults with learning disabilities. The findings have been published in an independent review by specialists Cordis Bright into the residential …

A park ranger has told the BBC a "devastating" wildfire on the Isle of Arran was likely caused by a glass bottle being discarded amongst litter. The wildfire – which started last Thursday – caused significant damage in the Glen …

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Israelis that "we are on the eve of an intense entry into Gaza." Israel would, he said, capture territory and hold it: "They will not enter and come out." The new offensive is …

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously and unambiguously backed the argument that the definition of a woman in the Equality Act should be based on biological sex. Reading out the ruling, Lord Hodge cautioned that it should not be taken …

Business owners are calling for a halt to works to pedestrianise a road outside their shops ahead of the summer. Some people fear the works in Terminus Road, in Eastbourne, will impact trade as the town enters the busiest time …

The initial costs of an onshore wind farm project have been higher than expected but the scheme is still within budget, the chairman of Manx Utilities has said. John Wannenburgh MHK confirmed £3.14m had so far been spent on "predevelopment …

Fire crews are tackling a moorland fire in Derbyshire's Peak District National Park. Crews from multiple stations in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire are at the scene of a fire at Froggatt Edge, north of Baslow, which was reported at about …

Members of council-run leisure centres – including some referred by GPs – fear they could lose access to fitness classes because of pay cuts for instructors. According to trainers, a plan by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to stop giving …

Politicians have been reacting to Gerry Adams' libel victory over the BBC. The former Sinn Féin leader has won €100,000 (£84,000) in damages over a BBC story about the murder of a British agent. A court found Mr Adams was …

FLS archaeologist Matt Ritchie said: "This visualisation allows us to imagine what this Clyde Cairn – a type of tomb characteristic of south-west Scotland – would have looked like when it was first built. "The architecture suggests its use as …