The Government is expected to take back control of the clean-up of nuclear waste at Cumbria's Sellafield, following a string of failures by a private sector consortium of US, French and British engineers. Alarmed by spiralling budgets – £70bn and counting – and a series of delays to crucial projects, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has quietly drafted in a team of consultants from the accountants KPMG to review how Sellafield is run, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.

New weather phenomenon sees gigantic volumes of water vapour transported through the air

Fire chiefs say nature reserves are under threat while forecasters expect 32C in the South-east

Rescue workers last night urged National Parks to introduce a licensing system to control the numbers of charity walkers attempting to climb Britain's highest peaks. Rescue teams, they said, could not carry on automatically turning out to help lost walkers.

After series of alleged blunders, British Medical Association says it has no confidence in CQC's ability to oversee health services

A 23-year-old man is being held in custody by police after his mother and sister were found dead at their home in Cumbria.

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Police investigate whether human error led to the death of the 24-year-old victim

David Gill, the founder of South Lakes Wild Animal Park, claims Sarah McClay made a 'sad error of judgement'

Owner tells of frantic attempt at rescue as police investigate technical fault or human error at zoo

24-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Preston Royal Infirmary

A two-year-old boy has undergone surgery on his face after he was savaged by a family dog.

The comedian used the word 'n*****' a number of times in his set

The Northampton manager, Aidy Boothroyd, was quick to hail Lee Nicholls after the goalkeeper inspired his team to the npower League Two play-off final following a 2-0 aggregate win over Cheltenham.