Pair are believed to be in talks over a move while club could be about to make two more signings

Education Department blamed as libraries and play areas are turned into makeshift classrooms

The husband of a pregnant woman who died weeks after two trainee surgeons mistakenly extracted her ovary instead of her appendix described a “litany of errors” under the NHS experience that left him “revolted”.

There was relief for Tories when they defended a marginal seat in the latest council by-elections after slumping in some other contests since the May 2 main polls.

The UK Independence Party (Ukip) continued its winning streak after last week's county polls, taking a seat from the Tories in the latest council by-elections and coming second in two Labour ones.

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Actress Andrea Riseborough says she believes Lady Thatcher, who she played in a BBC drama, had “psychopathic tendencies”.

20-year-old victim releases shocking images of injuries in an appeal to catch attacker

Four members of an alleged child sex trafficking gang were arrested by police in the early hours of this morning, officers have said.

Here is a table giving the percentages of pupils attending good or outstanding secondary schools by local authority area in England.

Outlook: The double-dip is over, so the number-crunchers tell us. Over in Dagenham – a part of the world perhaps not regularly frequented by David Cameron unless there's a photo-op involved – there weren't too many champagne corks popping yesterday. The good folks of Dagenham have the sense to prefer Babycham anyway.

Ford workers in Southampton and Dagenham were left “shocked and angry” today after the US carmaker axed 1,400 jobs in the UK, dealing a major blow to the economy just hours after it officially emerged from recession.

Union leaders have been called to a meeting with motor giant Ford amid fears over the future of the firm's van factory in the UK.

Cricket commentators are used to longeurs, but these football-watching types couldn't handle an evening of boredom in Warsaw