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.

‘Nothing improper’ about string of mistakes that led to collapse of officers’ corruption trial

Hiker spoke with two soldiers who had broken away during exercise and were looking for water

A third man remains in a serious condition in hospital after the incident on Saturday

Lance Corporal Craig Roberts’s death is confirmed as a third serviceman remains in hospital

A fire at a crematorium forced a string of funerals to be cancelled today.

The schoolgirl was last seen getting into difficulty on Sunday afternoon off the coast of Whitmore Bay

Police investigating the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl who was last seen in difficulty in the sea have recovered a body.

4-year-old went missing from Barry Island, south Wales

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27-year-old mother-of-three Joanne Thomas reportedly suffered from depression and was not seen in weeks

The deaths of two people found in a house in a valley community are being treated as “unexplained,” police said.

England Under-20s became Junior World Champions on Sunday for the first time after fighting back from a 12-point half-time deficit to defeat Wales Under-20s 23-15 in Vannes, France. It was a double first for England who also became the first team from the northern hemisphere to win the tournament.

Plans by a Welsh council to restrict the amount of rubbish to be collected to two sacks per fortnight have provoked anger, with more than 1,000 people signing a petition opposing the limit.