An Oxfordshire village which could house more than 1,000 asylum seekers has voted overwhelmingly to become an independent state in a symbolic “referendum”..

A total of 14 recommendations have been made in the Thirlwall Inquiry report – including the fitting of baby monitors in all cots and incubators in neonatal units and CCTV cameras focused on insulin storage fridges..

Some babies could have been saved from death and harm at the hands of Lucy Letby if safeguarding action had been taken earlier, an inquiry prompted by the child serial killer’s crimes has found..

People relying solely on the full new state pension are on course to breach the personal tax allowance for the first time after official earnings data put some pensioners in line for a potential rise of nearly £500 a year from next April..

Vandalism is preventing investment in improvements to public toilets in Seaford.

Younger adults are being urged to check blood pressure regularly.

Two new off-grid cabins will soon open in Sussex as part of major expansion by Shacks, the UK retreat brand.

There are some truly ludicrous aspects of the unwritten British constitution, writes Andy Winter.