Paralympic gold medallist Sammi Kinghorn has said that being made an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) is a “cherry on top of the cake”.

An eyewitness said the driver told her the ‘brakes failed and accelerator jammed’ before crash in Eastleigh, Hampshire.

The family of Gemma Simpson said her killer, Martin Bell, should serve his full sentence in a maximum security jail.

Bobby Brazier is leaving popular BBC soap EastEnders after four years. Clair Norris, who plays Bernie Taylor, has also left the show after eight years. Team #EastEnders has won Soap of the Year at the ...