Elected police leaders can easily sack chief constables and avoid scrutiny for their decisions because of the threat of an embarrassing public row, say MPs.

Sir Bruce Keogh's investigation will suggest that 14 trusts had higher than average mortality rates

Shadow Health Secretary hits back by saying things have got a lot worse under Coalition

Gwent's chief constable retired after she was given an ultimatum to leave or face the push after a series of spats with her elected police commissioner.

A man has been arrested following a "minor explosion" at the constituency office of Conservative MP Nick Boles in Lincolnshire today.

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Ukip may be gaining recruits, but holding on to some of the gains they made only last month is proving to be a challenge. They had their greatest success in Lincolnshire, where they have emerged as the main opposition on the county council, under the leadership of Chris Pain, who has an ambition to be the next MP for Boston and Skegness. Today, he stepped down as chairman of the East Midlands regional party pending a police investigation into racist comments that appeared on his Facebook page. Mr Pain denies authorship. He says that his Facebook account was hacked. The Ukip national executive has agreed to "suspend judgment".

One of the defendants is thought to have spent time at Woolwich whilst serving

The attack was the second on the Grimsby Islamic Cultural Centre in just three days

The trio - all in their twenties - have been bailed to return to a south London police station, according to the Metropolitan Police

Every Sunday Michael Adebolajo's mother Tana would don traditional West African dress and depart from her neat semi in London's Essex suburbs to attend church with her family.

Anti-terror police investigating the "barbaric" murder of a soldier in London have searched a property 150 miles away in Lincolnshire.

Report condemns a charity running 35 schools for ‘procedural irregularities’ and ‘weak’ controls

Team has flown world-famous diamond formation for first time in 18 months after 2011 tragedies