Image copyright AFP/ Getty Images Dozens of people have contacted the BBC about abuse they suffered as children after four ex-footballers spoke out on the Victoria Derbyshire Programme. The emails detailed abuse – often by trusted authority figures – not only in football, but in other sports including tennis, diving …

Three years after a heart attack, Ken Hutchison raised money to renovate an unused phone box into an installation for a defibrillator. Now, 50 people have been trained to use it in his village of Torthorwald, near Dumfries.

Rail bosses have agreed to hold formal talks with unions in a bid to resolve the ongoing Southern rail dispute. But how have rail strikes in the past ended? Improved offer Even after months at loggerheads, one side may eventually give way. That was the case after a pay and …

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Media captionThe book was handwritten by JK Rowling A one-off copy of a Harry Potter spin-off book that was handwritten by JK Rowling has sold for almost £370,000. The bejewelled copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard had been owned by Barry Cunningham, the publisher who first signed Rowling. …

Image copyright Emma Tapping Image caption Ms Tapping said “the haters will hate but nothing and no-one will change how I do Christmas” A mother who saw her picture of a mountain of presents for her children go viral last Christmas has shared an image of an even bigger pile. …

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Former BBC weather forecaster Ian McCaskill has died aged 78, his daughter has confirmed. David Sillito looks back at his career.

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The NHS is missing opportunities to learn from patient deaths, according to a review by the Care Quality Commission. The CQC says too many families are not being included or listened to when an investigation happens. The government commissioned the review after a BBC investigation into Southern Health Trust.