Police name drug death teenager

Police have named a 16-year-old girl who died after it is feared she used an illegal drug.Read

Headteachers cross swords with Gove

Michael Gove has faced the wrath of headteachers over the state of the education system, just hours after they passed a landmark vote of no confidence in the Government's school reforms.Read

Pool tragedy response criticised

Relatives of a five-year-old British girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt have said they are angry and hurt that more was not done to save her.Read

Young women killed in car crash

A teenage driver and her female passenger have died and three men are in hospital after their car careered off the road into undergrowth.Read

Olympics star Ennis ties the knot

Olympic champion Jessica Ennis wore a winning smile as she married her long-term partner at a church in Derbyshire's Peak District.Read

Rowling's Harry Potter book on sale

It marked the spellbinding start to the Harry Potter series of best-selling books which took the world by storm.Read

Tory peer denies jibe at activists

David Cameron has given his backing to Tory co-chairman Lord Feldman after he denied being responsible for alleged comments describing grassroots party activists as "swivel-eyed loons".Read

Briton drowns on holiday in Italy

A British tourist has drowned while swimming on a family holiday in Italy.Read

New Moderator describes 'honour'

The new Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has described her appointment as an "enormous privilege and honour".Read

Headteachers vote against reforms

Headteachers have passed a vote of no confidence in the Government's education policies.Read

Surgery row trust to replace chief

An NHS trust at the centre of a row over children's heart surgery is to replace its chief executive.Read

North Korea 'fires three missiles'

South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters.Read

France signs gay marriage into law

French president Francois Hollande has signed a law authorising gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.Read

Egypt hotel pool tragedy girl named

A five-year-old British girl who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt has been named by her family, according to reports.Read

Child dies in Egyptian hotel pool

A British child has died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt, travel company First Choice has said.Read

60 hurt as commuter trains collide

Two commuter trains serving New York City have collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five critically injured and one very critically injured, Gov Dannel Malloy said. There were no reports of fatalities.Read

Heads 'tired of constant change'

Schools are losing their sense of humour under piles of data and spreadsheets as headteachers are forced to "wrestle with an octopus" of government initiatives and reforms, according to a union leader.Read

Archbishop to bless married couples

The Archbishop of Westminster will bless more than 600 married couples to celebrate marriage as "an exclusive commitment and a life-long partnership between a man and a woman".Read

Co-op AGM faces up to bank worries

Concerns about the financial health of the Co-operative's banking arm are likely to loom large when the food-to-funerals group faces members at its AGM.Read

Briton dies in Egyptian resort

A British national has died in the Egyptian holiday resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the Foreign Office said.Read

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