Man dies after parachute incident in County Durham British Skydiving Board to investigate after man in his 40s found at industrial estate in Shotton
Second man dies after taking ‘unusually strong’ heroin in north Devon Two people still in hospital after major incident across Westward Ho!, Bideford and Barnstaple
David Blunkett says devising 99-year prison sentences is his ‘biggest regret’ Labour former home secretary says imprisonment for public protection sentences have resulted in ‘deeply damaging outcomes’
Red walls and green dreams: what are the key battlegrounds in England’s local elections? From Hartlepool to Bristol, successes in 2 May’s polls will set the tone for the impending Westminster race
‘The what-ifs crush you’: parents suffer as Wimbledon school crash investigation makes slow progress Families of two girls killed when a Land Rover ploughed into their school are still waiting for answers, 10 months later
MP’s defection reflects ‘disillusionment’ of Tory voters, says Wes Streeting Shadow health secretary said Dan Poulter’s defection showed he believed ‘only Labour can be trusted with the NHS’
Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out July election amid record low poll rating Prime minister says he is not distracted by poor personal ratings as rebel MPs are said to be plotting to oust him after local elections
‘It would be seismic to win in Sunak’s backyard’: is Labour about to paint England red? Thursday’s local elections are a chance for Keir Starmer to show his party’s breadth of support – not least in the embattled PM’s North Yorkshire
Threat of summer poll a tactic to ward off Sunak revolt, say senior Tories Rumours of an early election, despite Labour’s lead in opinion polls, being used to keep unruly Conservative MPs in check
Prisoner who absconded while attending family funeral found Police Scotland thanks public who helped trace 29-year-old Jamie Ross who escaped from guards while at Edinburgh crematorium